11-Oct-2017
China Briefings
China is steadily laying the groundwork for its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative program.
7-Jul-2017
Farm Journal’s Pork
National Pork Producers have let the administration know that the U.S. should focus on the Asian-Pacific area, starting with Japan.
20-Jun-2017
South China Morning Post
The new trade discussions target multiple countries in Asia, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told reporters at the 2017 SelectUSA investment summit
5-May-2017
People Over Profit
The People Over Profit network together with local civil society organizations in the Philippines warn of intensifying corporate attacks on people’s rights and join calls for an independent, sovereign and peaceful Southeast Asian region.
10-Mar-2017
Latin America Herald Tribune
Peru will try to expand its free trade agreements with countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), but "preferably" through the Pacific Alliance
29-Mar-2016
Financial Express
Hard bargaining between potential partners.
25-Mar-2016
The Himalayan Times
The commerce ministers will discuss on enhancing intra-SAARC trade flows under SAFTA and vision for further trade liberalisation by reducing non-tariff and para-tariff barriers.
24-Nov-2015
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
The smoke haze that has engulfed Singapore, Malaysia and other parts of Southeast Asia for two months could violate international law and be the subject of an investment treaty claim against Indonesia.
23-Nov-2015
Macau Daily Times
Thirteen years after mooting the idea, Southeast Asian leaders formally created a unified economic community.
20-Nov-2015
Charlotte Observer
Opponents argue the APEC agenda of liberalizing trade further strengthens wealthy nations at the expense of developing countries, who largely can only compete in low wage industries such as garment manufacturing.