China is pushing to get the RCEP pact wrapped up fast. But the negotiations over the ambitious regional trade deal, which began over five years ago — with the 19th round of talks being held in Hyderabad last month — look unlikely to conclude by the tentative year-end deadline.
The ongoing third Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM3) of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has updated a draft report on APEC economic policy on human resources development and structural reform, said Assistant to the APEC 2017 SOM Chair Do Hung Viet.
China is pushing to get the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact wrapped up fast. But the negotiations over the ambitious regional trade deal, which began over five years ago – with the 19th round of talks held in Hyderabad last month – look unlikely to conclude by the tentative year-end deadline.
APEC’s two-day third senior officials meeting (SOM 3) began yesterday with the participation of more than 200 delegates from the 21 APEC economies, the APEC Business Advisory Council, the ASEAN Secretariat and the Pacific Economic Co-operation Council.
APEC is the region’s premier economic forum. Vietnam hosts its third Senior Official Meeting (SOM 3) of 2017 from August 18 to 30.
Global value chains (GVCs) development and cooperation, and promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)’ integration into GVCs have been high on agenda and supported by APEC member economies via a vast chain of initiatives and activities, heard a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on August 26.
APEC officials shared views and experience in negotiating, concluding and implementing regional trade agreements (RTAs) and free trade agreements (FTAs) at a dialogue in Ho Chi Minh City on August 27.
With global warming expected to significantly impact future yields in countries located closer to the equator, the United Nations agriculture agency is calling on Asia-Pacific economies to take a leading role in adaptation and mitigation.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
