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

Indonesia proposes ‘ASEAN-Pacific axis’ alternative to TPP and Chinese initiative
28-Nov-2016     Asia Pacific Report
Indonesia has proposed the setting up of a new trade bloc that could counterbalance the dominance of the United States and China.
Asean integration at the end of 2016
24-Nov-2016     Business Mirror
The launch of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in December 2015 was a milestone for Asean economic integration, which is, however, an ongoing process.
Labor joins Coalition in backing larger trade deal to replace TPP
18-Nov-2016     The Guardian
Consensus in Canberra as leaders prepare to attend Apec summit and confront the death of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
APEC summit opens reaffirming commitment to free trade
15-Nov-2016     Business Standard
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Leaders Week started off promising free trade "with or without" the US support.
APEC week kicks off in Peru with regional free trade area high on agenda
14-Nov-2016     Manila Bulletin
A creation of Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), which would include all APEC states, is one of the main topics on the agenda of the 2016 APEC Summit.
Myanmar government seeks parliament nod for Asean protocol
5-Oct-2016     Financial Express
The Myanmar government is seeking parliament approval to ratify the protocol to the Asean Charter on Dispute Settlement Mechanisms
Hong Kong - New milestone in liberalisation of trade in services under CEPA
19-Sep-2016     Conventus Law
Under the framework of the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (“CEPA”), several developments have been made in the area of trade in services.
Iran urges implementation of Free Trade Agreement with Iraq
20-Aug-2016     Tasnim News
Head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran Valiollah Afkhami Rad called for efforts to implement a free trade agreement with Iraq that officials from the two countries signed two years ago.
NTBs progressively reduced in Asean : Mustapa
5-Aug-2016     New Straits Time
Non-tariff barriers – regarded as the main stumbling block in the shaping of the Asean Economic Community – have been progressively reduced.
New industrial law drawn up ahead of AEC
21-Jul-2016     Myanmar Times
An industrial policy to bring Myanmar into the 21st century will be presented to parliament, with the aim of updating the law to equip the country to better compete in the ASEAN Economic Community.