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EU wants to 'reconnect' with Southeast Asia amid Ukraine war
AFP, Published on 14/12/2022
» European Union (EU) leaders meet their counterparts from Southeast Asia for a summit in Brussels on Wednesday, looking to bolster ties in the face of the war in Ukraine and challenges from China.
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Apec to cut vaccine tariffs, mulls US hosting offer
AFP, Published on 13/11/2021
» WELLINGTON: Pacific Rim leaders agreed to cut tariffs on Covid-19 vaccines at a virtual summit Saturday, but failed to deliver meaningful movement on climate change and reacted coolly to US efforts to re-engage with the region.
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Huge Asian trade pact to be signed in coup for China
AFP, Published on 15/11/2020
» HANOI: Fifteen countries will on Sunday sign a sprawling Asian trade deal they hope will help them bounce back from the pandemic and which is seen as a huge coup for China in extending its influence.
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Trump, unmoved by election loss, to address Apec summit
AFP, Published on 20/11/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: US President Donald Trump will take part Friday in an Asia-Pacific summit as he continues to reject his election loss, a day after President Xi Jinping used the forum to hail China's growing economic clout.
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Xi pledges wider market access, free-trade deals
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» SHANGHAI: President Xi Jinping on Tuesday pledged to further open China's economy, declaring the world must "tear down walls" as he opened an annual trade fair in Shanghai.
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EU, South American bloc reach trade deal
AFP, Published on 29/06/2019
» BRUSSELS: The European Union and South American trade bloc Mercosur sealed a blockbuster trade deal Friday, ending 20 years of talks over one of the world's largest regional commercial accords, negotiators said.
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Pound extends rally as May secures Brexit deal revision
AFP, Published on 12/03/2019
» HONG KONG: The pound extended its rally in Asian trade after British Prime Minister Theresa May hammered out a revision to her controversial Brexit deal she hopes will be enough to push through parliament.
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As US retreats, China touts its trade deal wares to Asia
AFP, Published on 14/11/2018
» SINGAPORE: China is touting itself as the new defender of global commerce as it works with Asia-Pacific leaders to hammer out the world's largest trade deal -- with the United States relegated to the sidelines.
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China-backed RCEP trade deal pushed back to 2019
AFP, Published on 13/11/2018
» SINGAPORE: A China-backed bid to complete the world's largest trade deal -- without the United States -- was pushed back to next year after Asia-Pacific trade ministers failed to agree key terms at a Singapore summit.
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Asian countries denounce 'real threat' of global trade war
AFP, Published on 05/08/2018
» SINGAPORE: Asian countries have voiced concern about the potentially devastating impact of a US-China trade war, with ministers calling for the acceleration of talks for a gigantic Beijing-backed free-trade deal that excludes the United States.
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