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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Asia and the Pacific region.

Cambodia scheduled to join Asean-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement
15-Feb-2021     Khmer Times
Cambodia recently notified the Asean Secretariat it is ready to comply with AHKFTA, meaning the pact covers all Asean member countries from Feb 12.
A new Anglo-Japanese alliance threatens China's TPP plans
11-Feb-2021     Nikkei Asian Review
As London eyes entry into Quad, Beijing looks to New Zealand for opening.
MSG to pursue ratification of Melanesian Free Trade Agreement
21-Jan-2021     Fiji Times
The Melanesian Free Trade Agreement is a comprehensive and progressive free trade agreement that aims to achieve regional integration of economies in the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
Turkey ratifies free trade deal with Azerbaijan
19-Jan-2021     Anadolu
Turkey ratified the free trade agreement with Azerbaijan, according to a notice issued in the Official Gazette.
Tehran, Kabul to ink preferential trade agreement
11-Jan-2021     Tehran Times
Director General of the Asia-Pacific Office at Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization said that a preferential trade agreement with Afghanistan is going to be signed in the near future.
ASEAN-Hong Kong FTA set for Feb 12
11-Jan-2021     The Phnom Penh Post
The part in relation to Cambodia under the ASEAN-Hong Kong free trade agreement (FTA) and Investment Agreement (IA) is set to take effect on February 12, according to Hong Kong’s Trade and Industry Department.
HKSAR gov't says free trade, investment agreements with ASEAN to come into force in full
8-Jan-2021     Ecns
The free trade and investment agreements between Hong Kong and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will come into force in full on Feb. 12 when the part related to Cambodia took effect.
Fifth TIFA council meeting held
21-Dec-2020     The Himalayan Times
The United States affirmed its engagement with Nepal on its efforts to foster innovation and investment through improvements in intellectual property protection and enforcement.
Cambodia’s aim in trade deals: keep the US and Japan close, but China closer
30-Nov-2020     South China Morning Post
Phnom Penh is negotiating a raft of free-trade agreements, but the pacts are not expected to lessen its reliance on Beijing.
Central Asian NGOs raise concerns about BRI projects
19-Nov-2020     The Third Pole
Experts are calling on their governments to strengthen oversight of Belt and Road Initiative projects as anger rises over their environmental and social impacts.