SINGAPORE – Japan and Singapore entered their third round of negotiations Monday on a bilateral free-trade agreement with the hope of making it their last and putting the accord into force by next summer.
The Japanese negotiating team for the three-day talks is headed by Kazuo Asakai, ambassador in charge of global trade and economic affairs. The Singapore delegation is led by former Ambassador to Japan Lim Chin Beng.
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