Indonesia and Chile are both confident about concluding a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) on time at the fifth round of negotiations in Chile, scheduled for this October.
Ask Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim whether his country sees itself as Asian or European, and his studied response is to point out that while the Turks came from Central Asia, and their culture is Asian, they combine all this with European values.
An ASEAN-wide work permit, redoing the currency basket of ASEAN states, giving national treatment to ASEAN investors, beefing up ASEAN-based security venues, getting ASEAN states to comply with its own agreements – these are a few of the challenges that ASEAN faces as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Experts from APEC member economies spoke about the need to invest in quality infrastructure at a workshop hosted by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City.
Speaking at the Singapore-Turkey Business Forum Monday while on an official visit to Singapore, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım (L) said bilateral trade between the two countries has been continuously increasing over the last 10 years and will accelerate with the free trade agreement (FTA), signed in November 2015 that will take effect by October of this year.
The Turkey-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (TRSFTA) will come into force on Oct 1 after it was ratified on Monday (Aug 21), announced Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim at a joint press conference at the Istana.
Việt Nam strongly support promoting co-operation in water management for sustainable agricultural development among APEC members, a senior Vietnamese official told the first APEC Water Resources Authorities Meeting for Food Security that opened in Cần Thơ on August 19 2017.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha agreed on Thursday that the two countries would strive to raise two-way trade to US$20 billion before 2020. Total bilateral trade volume last year reached $12.5 billion.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
