SINGAPORE – Ministers from 16 East Asian countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership made progress at a meeting in Singapore Saturday but many gaps remain.
“There is still a lot to do but it’s possible to finish by this year,” said a high-ranking official from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) who took part in the one-day RCEP meeting.
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