Australia


Australia hopes Indonesia will join TPP-11
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has expressed hope that Indonesia will one day join the revamped Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), popularly known as TPP-11.
Singapore, Australia to redouble efforts to conclude RCEP ‘most desirably’ within this year
Just a week after signing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) with nine other countries, Singapore and Australia vowed to “redouble” efforts to conclude an ambitious free-trade agreement among 16 Asia-Pacific countries this year.
Fears tobacco giants will use TPP to sue Australia over plain packaging as secrecy shrouds legal costs in Philip Morris case
Political party says the newly signed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, which contains similar clauses to the Hong Kong deal, could prompt more costly challenges in The Hague
Indonesia-Aust trade pact talks push out
Canberra and Jakarta are unlikely to finalise a free trade deal ahead of the Indonesian president's visit to Australia for a leaders summit.
The 'Indo-Pacific Strategy' emerges as a counter to China's 'One Belt, One Road'
A Japanese official speaking in Washington discussed conditions for Japan's participation in China's BRI project, while also suggesting China seek a partner role in the emerging 'Indo-Pacific Strategy'.
Revised TPP-11 text is largely unchanged: independent assessment and Senate Inquiry needed
Many of the most harmful clauses remain.
Churchill claims "unfair arbitration" in Indonesia legal battle
Churchill Mining updated the market on the progress made in its attempts to annul an international tribunal's award against it.
Moving forward in global trade
Thailand has entered into negotiations for a number of free trade agreements (FTA). Its first FTA was the Asean Free Trade Area, signed in 1992. The country has six FTAs with India, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Peru and Chile.
Australia, Peru sign free trade agreement
Under the deal, tariffs on 99 percent of Australian goods exported to Peru will be eliminated within five years.
Pacific Alliance, associate members advance trade talks, eye new economic opportunities
The talks brought together officials from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore with the Pacific Alliance coalition made up of four Latin American countries – Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.