Asia & Pacific
Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Asia and the Pacific region.
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Articles
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11-Oct-2018 Business Times Singapore, Indonesia ink pact to offer protection, global arbitration access to investors
Singapore and Indonesia signed an agreement to promote and protect investments, with the treaty promising Singapore companies operating in Indonesia protection and access to international arbitration in the event of investment disputes. -
20-Sep-2018 US Department of Agriculture Indonesia concludes negotiations on FTA with Australia
The Indonesia-Australia agreement provides preferential access for a number of Australian agricultural products. It also provides a framework for addressing non-tariff measures. -
20-Aug-2018 Vietnam+ L’Australie conclura cette année des ALE avec l’Indonésie et Hong Kong
Le gouvernement australien prévoit de conclure des accords de libre-échange avec l’Indonésie et Hong Kong fin 2018, a annoncé son ministre du Commerce. -
17-Jul-2018 APRN Briefer: Mega-FTAs and its implications on Asian Workers
Cross-regional mega-FTAs are now being preferred over bilateral and plurilateral trade agreements as imperialist powers compete for cheap labor, sources of raw materials, and markets. -
10-Jul-2018 Fiji Times Bid to explore Fiji-PNG free trade agreement
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says he would like to explore the possibility of a free trade agreement between Fiji and PNG. -
9-Jul-2018 South China Morning Post Belt and Road and Hong Kong free trade deals offer wider opportunities for local business
As Hong Kong is expected to actively participate in the Belt and Road Initiative, these trade deals are going to play an even more important role. -
28-Jun-2018 China Daily Hong Kong and Georgia sign FTA deal
The FTA is comprehensive in scope, encompassing trade in goods, trade in services, investment, dispute settlement mechanism and other related areas. -
29-May-2018 Xinhua Mongolia, Russia to seek free trade deal
Mongolia and Russia have agreed to work toward a free trade agreement to expand bilateral economic cooperation. -
25-May-2018 The Diplomat TPP’s regulatory capitalism and China’s Belt and Road challenges
The revived TPP 11 operates as a significant alternative to China’s approach, embodied in the Belt and Road Initiative. -
24-May-2018 AKI Press Mongolia, US agree to hold trade and investment framework agreement meeting
The second consultative meeting of Mongolia-US Economic Policy Dialogue in Washington, DC to discuss views on wide range of issues on bilateral economic ties. -
18-May-2018 Anadolu Agency Turkey, Venezuela ink trade agreement over phone
“By expanding its scope, we aim for this agreement to be turned into a free trade agreement as soon as possible,” Erdogan told. -
18-May-2018 Actualité Turquie La Turquie et le Venezuela signent un accord commercial par téléphone
"En élargissant sa portée, nous visons à ce que cet accord soit transformé en accord de libre-échange le plus rapidement possible", a déclaré M. Erdogan. -
5-Apr-2018 Deccan Herald To counter China’s BRI, India joins US, Japan to boost connectivity in Indo-Pacific
India has joined hands with Japan and United States to build infrastructure for promoting connectivity in Indo-Pacific region, ostensibly to counter the Belt and Road initiative of China. -
26-Mar-2018 Radio NZ Fiji and PNG talk post Brexit trade
Fiji and Papua New Guinea have held talks with Britain to ensure trade isn’t disrupted post Brexit. -
1-Mar-2018 Kyodo US amenable to trade talks with Japan, 4 other TPP members: USTR
In 2018, the Trump administration will continue efforts to build stronger, better and fairer trading relationships with Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, New Zealand and Brunei. -
16-Feb-2018 Post Courrier PNG to sign free trade agreement
Papua New Guinea will sign the Melanesian Spearhead Group free trade agreement as soon as the leaders resolve some of the outstanding domestic trade-related issues. -
15-Feb-2018 Khmer Times With Brexit in the horizon, Cambodia hopes for UK trade deal
Cambodia is seeking a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom, in a move to ensure that bilateral trade remains robust once the UK officially leaves the EU. -
6-Feb-2018 Asia Society Policy Institute Shifting trade winds: US bilateralism & Asia-Pacific economic integration
Certain long-standing provisions of trade agreements, specifically ISDS, are worthy of reconsideration. -
31-Jan-2018 Global Times Mongolia to push for trade ties with S.Korea
Mongolian Prime Minister expressed strong expectations for an economic partnership agreement with South Korea. -
30-Jan-2018 South China Morning Post Free trade – not turf rows – tipped to top China, Japan, South Korea summit agenda
The leaders of three of Asia’s biggest economies will aim to advance a free-trade agreement and economic cooperation, putting territorial rows and military tensions aside at an expected trilateral summit in April, Chinese diplomatic observers said.
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ASEAN Briefing
ASEAN Briefing is a platform dedicated to the various and increasing number of trade treaties and agreements throughout the ASEAN region, produced by tax and legal professionals Dezan Shira & Associates. -
Asia Regional Integration Center
Database of bilateral and plurilateral FTAs with at least one of Asian Development Bank’s 48 regional members as signatory. -
Australia-ASEAN-New Zealand FTA
An Australian government webpage on the Australia-ASEAN-New Zealand FTA negotiations, agreed to end 2004 and begun early 2005. -
Macau-China FTA
Official website on the Macau-China Closer Economic Partnership Agreement -
Pacific Network on Globalisation
The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) is a campaign network of concerned individuals and organisations responding to economic justice issues and the impact of globalisation and free trade on Pacific communities.
