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Kyodo News, Published on 09/03/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia stands to benefit the most by joining a revamped Trans-Pacific Partnership, Moody's Investors Service said Friday, as 11 countries signed the slimmed-down trade deal without the US overnight.
Published on 02/03/2018
» SINGAPORE: Trade ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) this week discussed Singapore's proposal to develop a digital economy in the region, especially a framework to promote the use of e-commerce in the region, at their meeting in the city-state.
Reuters, Published on 11/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia and China signed 19 aid and investment pacts on Thursday in the latest sign of their strengthening relationship as Cambodia turns further away from Western donors.
Kyodo News, Published on 09/11/2017
» DANANG: Ministers from 21 Pacific Rim economies who were discussing free trade and regional economic cooperation failed Wednesday to agree on a joint statement and have decided to extend talks to Thursday, the Japanese government said.
Kyodo News, Published on 07/06/2017
» Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisolith met Wednesday in Tokyo to discuss implementation of a plan to spur development in Laos and other issues.
Published on 16/01/2017
» HANOI - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday that Japan will provide six patrol vessels to Vietnam as a part of a fresh yen-loan offer totaling 120 billion yen ($1 billion) to the Southeast Asian country to help its maritime safety efforts amid China's expanding activities at sea.
Published on 26/01/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's trade minister warned Tuesday that the country will lag behind Vietnam if it does not accede to the Trans-Pacific Partnership as parliament began a session to debate and vote on the controversial free trade pact.
Published on 10/10/2015
» JARKATA — Facing Vietnam as its biggest trade competitor, Indonesia is eyeing joining a US-led 12-nation Pacific trade deal within two or three years, although the process may take longer than expected, media reports and government officials said Friday.
Published on 22/08/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — The current global headwinds will not deter Southeast Asian economic ministers, who began their annual meeting here on Saturday, from pressing ahead with their ambitious plan for an Asean single market.
Published on 26/05/2015
» TOKYO — Japan will urge Indonesia to lower its tariffs on Japanese automobiles as agreed under a bilateral free trade pact that entered into force in 2008, Japanese Trade Minister Yoichi Miyazawa said Tuesday.