Asia & Pacific
Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Asia and the Pacific region.
- AANZFTA
- Asia & Pacific
- Australia
- Australia-China
- Australia-Japan
- Australia-Thailand
- Bangladesh
- BIMSTEC
- Canada-India
- Canada-Korea
- China
- China-ASEAN
- China-India
- China-Japan-Korea
- China-Taiwan
- China-Thailand
- EU-ACP EPAs
- EU-ASEAN
- EU-Australia-New Zealand
- EU-India
- EU-Japan
- EU-Korea
- Eurasian Economic Union
- IBSA
- India
- India-ASEAN
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Japan-ASEAN
- Japan-Indonesia
- Japan-Mexico
- Japan-Thailand
- Japan-Vietnam
- JPEPA
- Korea
- Korea-ASEAN
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
- New Zealand-China
- New Zealand-Thailand
- PACER & PICTA
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- RCEP
- SAFTA
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- TPP
- US-Australia
- US-China
- US-India
- US-Korea
- US-Malaysia
- US-Taiwan
- US-Thailand
- Vietnam
Macao and Hong Kong signed a Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement to advance liberalization of trade and service, and create favorable conditions for regional integration.
Indonesia and Turkey signed a document leading to negotiation rounds of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two countries.
Agreement directly meets Belt Road objectives by liberalizing trade and investment along Eurasian landmass.
Bangladesh and Nepal have agreed to examine existing tariffs and remove non-tariff barriers and para-tariff measures to reverse the very low level of bilateral trade.
A new trade policy looks set to shift Papua New Guinea’s focus towards the development of bilateral ties and away from multinational agreements as part of broader efforts to create a more balanced trading environment.
E-commerce and the digital economy will be the key points of focus when Singapore takes over the chairmanship of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean).
Taiwan has conditionally lifted a 16-year-old ban on beef imports from Japan, clearing a major roadblock in negotiations on an economic partnership agreement.
Lighthizer stressed the need to address longstanding trade barriers, including on U.S. meat and other agriculture exports.
Canada has agreed to commence exploratory discussions on a Free Trade Agreement with the 10 member nations that make up Asean, according to an announcement by the Canada-Asean Business Council.
A free trade agreement to be signed by China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will help businesses better explore opportunities under the Belt and Road Initiative.
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ABAC
APEC Business Advisory Council is pushing for an FTA among APEC members -
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 -
PANG
The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) plays the role of the Pacific regional “peoples’ watchdog on trade issues”.
