SOUTHEAST ASIAN countries today are far more integrated than they have ever been in the modern history of the region, but Asean has some way to go before it can call itself a real community.
On the final day of the 19th round of negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement held here on Friday, various collectives that raised voices over its likely impact on the country’s indigenous groups, are left with no hope.
The Philippines has benefited from a substantial increase in trade and investments with the economic integration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) which created a wide choice of goods for consumers thus supporting local businesses to expand overseas.
Organised by the Asia-Pacific Market Department (APMD) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), the conference aimed to provide valuable information and insights for Vietnamese firms exporting or looking to export to these markets.
Policies that facilitate SMEs development are the most important topic of discussion at the third meeting of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), said Stewart Beck, President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.
South Korea's foreign ministry has been fine-tuning schedules to have bilateral ministerial talks with more than a dozen countries, including the United States, on the sidelines of an upcoming regional security forum, ministry sources said Thursday.
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is one of the two proposed mega free trade agreements (FTAs) aiming at greater integration in the Asia-Pacific region, the other being the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The negotiations are being undertaken between the ten member countries of ASEAN and its six FTA partners Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea. What are they aiming to achieve? What India hopes to gain?
Vietnam and New Zealand on July 27 affirmed their determination to raise two-way trade to 1.7 billion USD by 2020 during Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue’s working visit to New Zealand.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
