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16 Asia-Pacific nations eye 2019 conclusion of RCEP trade deal after delay
Leaders from 16 Asia-Pacific nations including Japan, China and India said Wednesday they will now seek a free trade agreement in 2019, missing a year-end deadline amid disagreements over tariffs and other politically sensitive issues. The delay underscores the difficulty posed by the diversity of ...
Substantial RCEP deal by year-end appears unlikely, Japanese official says
Japan, China and 14 other Asia-Pacific countries are unlikely to meet their goal of reaching a substantial conclusion on the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership free trade pact by the end of the year, a Japanese trade ministry official said. Leaders of the 16 countries, ...
RCEP ministers begin talks, seek accord on key parts of giant free trade deal
Ministers from 16 Asia-Pacific countries, including Japan, China and India, began talks Monday in Singapore, in a race to agree on key parts of a free trade deal before the end of the year. At stake is the creation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ...
Japan’s busy year on trade likely to shake up the economy for years to come
The nation’s deal makers are having a busy year, as the reincarnation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership moves a step closer to implementation and another trade pact may also be concluded.
RCEP nations unlikely to reach 'substantial agreement' on trade pact this year
The 16 mostly Asian countries negotiating what will be the world's largest free trade area might not be able to achieve their target of a substantive deal by the year's end, an official source familiar with the talks has said. Leaders of the countries participating ...
Japan looks to use Pacific trade pact as shield from tough U.S. demands
Even without the participation of the world’s largest economy, the deal has been described as a game-changer.
Abe pledges to promote free trade with Thailand, offers legal and political assistance to Cambodia
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday confirmed their cooperation in promoting free trade, with the Southeast Asian country expressing its readiness to join the 11-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership that Japan has helped spearhead. In a news briefing after their meeting ...
RCEP negotiators agree on package of trade objectives to be reached by year-end
Meeting in Singapore, the 16 participants hammered out a road map of sorts for creating the world’s largest free trade area.
Asian envoys denounce 'real threat' of global trade war at ASEAN summit
Asian countries have voiced concern about the potentially devastating impact of a U.S.-China trade war, with ministers calling for the acceleration of talks for a gigantic Beijing-backed free trade deal that excludes the United States. Fear that the simmering trade tensions between the world's top ...
Japan pushes Asia economies to discuss trade pact amid rising protectionism
Ministers from 16 countries gathered in Tokyo to discuss the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, seen as a possible alternative to the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
RCEP negotiators make progress in Singapore as Japan pushes for year-end deal on trade pact
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 ...
Agreeing on RCEP — China's favorite trade deal — set to drag into 2018
After talks aimed at wrapping up the Trans-Pacific Partnership almost collapsed in acrimony in Vietnam last week, ministers are now warning that a rival Asian pact should also focus on quality over speed. That doesn't mean the 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership won't get done. ...
