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.
Singapore will remain committed to a strong and mutually beneficial partnership with Malaysia, as neighbour and important partner, says Singapore High Commissioner to Malaysia, Vanu Gopala Menon.
Chile’s Ambassador to the Philippines Jose Miguel Capdevila is confident that it will just be a matter of time before Manila and Santiago sign a free trade deal (FTA) that will usher in vibrant exchanges of products, investments and people.
Under pressure to substantially increase its tariff offer under the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade negotiations, India has made a counter-proposal to make the bilateral services agreement between Australia and New Zealand free trade agreement (FTA) the basis of the services agreement under RCEP.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China should strengthen their links in trade, investment and finance, a professor from the People’s University of China (PUC) has said.
The region has gained greater attention following the official launch of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) at the end of 2015. ASEAN refers to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
