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• June 29, 2012 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 3 minutes
  

  Global Impact of a China-Japan-South Korea Free Trade Agreement

  By Joshua Gill Jun. 29 – Last month, at the Fifth Trilateral Summit between China, Japan, and South Korea the three countries jointly announced their intent to begin negotiations on a trilateral free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of 2012. The announcement raises questions not only about the impact of the successful negotiation of[…..]
• June 25, 2012 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  Myanmar Attracts International Investment

  By Joshua Gill Jun. 25 – Following U.S. President Barack Obama’s May 17 announcement that the United States would ease its sanctions against Myanmar, some American firms have begun to make efforts to expand into this newly available market. In his speech, President Obama declared that the suspension of the bans on the exportation of[…..]
• June 18, 2012 by admin Reading Time: < 1 minute
  

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• June 13, 2012 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: < 1 minute
  

  Free Trade Agreement between the EU and India Getting Closer?

  Jun. 13 – Long-delayed negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement between India and the European Union seem to be gaining momentum again. A ministerial level meeting is slated for June 26 between Commerce Minister Anand Sharma and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht to take the talks forward.
• May 29, 2012 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  India-Myanmar Sign Key Trade and Development Deals

  Infrastructure includes road linking India to Thailand May 29 – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in Myanmar meeting with President Thein Sein this week, has agreed on a number of key investment and development projects with the country. It has been the first visit to Myanmar by an Indian PM in 25 years. Among the[…..]
• May 23, 2012 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  Australia, Malaysia Sign Free Trade Agreement

  97 percent of traded goods to be rated at zero tariffs with immediate effect May 23 – Australia and Malaysia signed a free trade agreement yesterday that brings about a considerable easing of tariffs and trade between the two countries. The Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA) was signed off by the respective trade ministers of[…..]
• May 22, 2012 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 7 minutes
  

  Why ASEAN Matters For Your China Business

  The 2015 Free Trade Agreement will soon kick in. Is your China business ready? Op-Ed Commentary: Chris Devonshire-Ellis May 22 – The term “ASEAN” is cropping up more often these days, yet still many businesses in China are unaware of what it is and why it is gaining in importance. The basic answer is fairly[…..]
• May 14, 2012 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  China-Japan-South Korea Sign Trilateral Agreement and Launch FTA Talks

  By Xiaolei Gu May 14 – Leaders from China, Japan, and South Korea concluded the Fifth Trilateral Summit Meeting and signed the Trilateral Agreement for the Promotion, Facilitation and Protection of Investment (hereinafter referred as the Trilateral Agreement) at a summit in Beijing yesterday. The Trilateral Agreement represents a stepping stone towards a three-way free[…..]
• April 20, 2012 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: < 1 minute
  

  ASEAN and China to Become Top Trade Partners by 2015

  Apr. 20 – When taken together as a group, the combined members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will become China’s top trading partners by 2015, according to the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade. Made up of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, ASEAN[…..]
• April 9, 2012 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  China, India and Thailand Fastest Growing Markets for LDC Nations

  Apr. 9 – World Trade Organization Director-General Pascal Lamy has stated that China, India and Thailand are the fastest growing markets for exports from the world’s least developed countries (LDC). “Three of the five fastest-growing markets for LDC exports are regional partners: China, India and Thailand,” Lamy said.