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

Myanmar parliament approves Asean-Hong Kong investment agreement
4-Mar-2019     Khmer Times
Myanmar’s Union Parliament approved an agreement on investment between the ASEAN and China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR).
ASEAN – Hong Kong FTA likely to come into force in 2019
14-Feb-2019     SGGP Online
The ASEAN – Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is now in its final stage and is hoped to take effect within 2019.
Nouvelle-Calédonie et Vanuatu dans un accord de libre-échange
14-Feb-2019     Les Nouvelles Caledoniennes
Les gouvernements calédonien et vanuatais s’engagent dans un accord de libre-échange, facilitateur du développement des affaires entre les deux pays.
Laos cuts import tariffs on over 8,000 ASEAN goods
24-Jan-2019     Xinhua Net
Lao authorities have reduced import tariffs on 8,536 items to zero as part of efforts in establishing the ASEAN Free Trade Area, which currently Laos is already flooded with foreign product.
Maldives financially devastated by BRI
3-Dec-2018     New Delhi Times
New Maldives President offered the opportunity for India to revive relations with the Maldives after former government deepened cooperation under the Belt and Road initiative and signed the China-Maldives free trade agreement.
US-Nepal trade and investment forum
16-Nov-2018     Nepali Times
The United States engaged with Nepal to identify ways to increase intellectual property protections and facilitate foreign investment, as well as greater market access and reform in Nepal’s agricultural sector.
17th AEC Council meeting held in Singapore
13-Nov-2018     All India Radio News
ASEAN Economic Ministers and AEC Ministers signed the ASEAN Agreement on e-Commerce, concluded the ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA) and finalised the fourth protocol to amend the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA).
Singapore, Indonesia ink pact to offer protection, global arbitration access to investors
11-Oct-2018     Business Times
Singapore and Indonesia signed an agreement to promote and protect investments, with the treaty promising Singapore companies operating in Indonesia protection and access to international arbitration in the event of investment disputes.
Indonesia concludes negotiations on FTA with Australia
20-Sep-2018     US Department of Agriculture
The Indonesia-Australia agreement provides preferential access for a number of Australian agricultural products. It also provides a framework for addressing non-tariff measures.
Briefer: Mega-FTAs and its implications on Asian Workers
17-Jul-2018     APRN
Cross-regional mega-FTAs are now being preferred over bilateral and plurilateral trade agreements as imperialist powers compete for cheap labor, sources of raw materials, and markets.