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RCEP

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (ASEAN+6)

Asia-Pacific countries hold talks on free trade deal
30-Sep-2013 Jiji Press
Sixteen Asia-Pacific countries started substantive discussions on a proposed regional free trade agreement (RCEP) at a four-day working-level meeting in Brisbane, Australia.
Economic ministers agree to establish Asean+6 FTA by 2015
23-Aug-2013 The Nation
The 16 economic ministers of Asean+6 have agreed to finalise the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership by 2015, when the Asean Economic Community takes full effect.
Asean, 6 trading partners eyeing more tariff cuts under new Asia-Pacific FTA
23-Aug-2013 InterAksyon
Asean and its six free trade agreement partners are eyeing more tariff cuts under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), with duties on vehicles possibly to be a "hot topic" in the negotiations, Philippine Trade Secretary Gregory L. Domingo said yesterday.
RCEP is not a bloc to compete with TPP, says Mustapa
21-Aug-2013 Bernama
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is not a bloc to compete with the ongoing negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said today.
The rush toward Asia-Pacific FTAs
17-Jul-2013
Following the recent launch of free trade negotiations between the United States and the European Union, there are now three mega-trade-and-investment liberalization blocs being shaped in various parts of the world.
India becomes part of regional trading bloc despite Chinese opposition
8-Jul-2013 Times of India
India overcame resistance from China to become a part of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, an Asean + 6 grouping which is set to emerge as one of the most significant free trading blocs in the world, government sources confirmed.
Will Asia’s largest FTA make a difference?
1-Jul-2013 Jakarta Post
Unless there is enough political will to close potential loopholes disguised as “flexibility” and pursue reforms deeper than those ever before attempted, RCEP may be seen as serving the geopolitical interests of a few players, to little economic effect.
President Ma reiterates hope to join TPP and RCEP
27-Jun-2013 China Post
President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday reiterated the administration’s hope to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), in order to allow Taiwan to effectively take part in regional economic integration.
Integration of free trade agreements in East Asia urged
21-Jun-2013 China Daily
A senior Chinese trade official on Thursday called for the integration of free trade agreements in East Asia, while experts called for an acceleration of domestic reforms geared toward a market-oriented economy to facilitate the establishment of trade pacts.
China weighs choices on pacific trade pacts: experts
19-Jun-2013 Xinhua
Some leading political economists have lauded China’s renewed interest in the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), telling Xinhua that China would enjoy more leverage on the tenor of negotiations "from the inside."
Seoul to become bridge between US, China through FTAs
14-Jun-2013 Yonhap
Under its new trade policy, Korea’s top priority will be to conclude negotiations for a bilateral FTA with China at the earliest date possible, while also seeking to speed up negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Big trading blocs moving at breakneck pace to raise free trade standards
22-May-2013 IP Watch
The pace to negotiate bilateral or plurilateral free trade agreements has been accelerating rapidly over the last month as the big trading blocs seem eager to position themselves in the race for market access and standards. Special report for Intellectual Property Watch.
Rival trade pacts could converge
16-May-2013 China Daily
Separate multiparty free-trade talks in Asia backed by China and the United States are generally seen as a rivalry between the world’s two biggest economies, but some experts say the agreements could prove complementary and ultimately converge.
Date set for talks on Asia-Pacific free trade zone
25-Apr-2013 DW
China and 15 other Asia-Pacific nations have agreed to launch a first round of talks next month aimed at creating one of the world’s largest trading blocs. China is trying to outpace a similar effort by the US.
Between China and America? Real choices facing Indonesia
22-Apr-2013 Jakarta Globe
Are the RCEP and TPP really competing for members and agenda items?
Taiwan hoping to join ASEAN-led trade agreement on WTO model
14-Apr-2013 CNA
Taiwan wants to take part in a proposed regional trade agreement but is still assessing the mode of participation and its impact on industry, an official of the Ministry of Economic Affairs said Saturday.
Joining TPP best answer for worries of further US encirclement
10-Apr-2013 Global Times
It is easy to perceive why China is highly apprehensive at the thought of Japan joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). This move fits into a complex pattern that has fed China’s paranoia about being encircled.
NZ consults on regional FTA
12-Feb-2013 Tax News
The New Zealand Government is consulting on a sixteen-nation free trade agreement between New Zealand, Australia, the ten ASEAN states, China, India, Korea and Japan (RCEP)
Talks on ASEAN+6 trade bloc to kick off in May
31-Jan-2013
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) together with the group’s six major trading partners are slated to begin in May the first round of negotiations to form the world’s largest economic bloc by 2015.
Thailand’s move to join the FTA race: A good thing?
22-Jan-2013 Bangkok Post
Thailand has recently stepped up its efforts on opening its market by joining various Free Trade Agreement negotiations such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. What would these FTAs mean for Thailand?