RCEP trade agreement inked

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The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was signed on November 15th, becoming the largest ever trade agreement. The 15-member deal includes ASEAN nations as well as China, Japan, Australia, and other countries across Asia and the Pacif

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Critical 37th ASEAN Summit to be held Nov. 11th-15th

Critical 37th ASEAN Summit to be held Nov. 11th-15th

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The 37th summit of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) and related meetings will be held via video link from November 11th to 15th. Currently headed by Vietnam, its Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will chair the bi-annual event. The mee

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ASEAN says RCEP deal will benefit Myanmar

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Myanmar will benefit from the ambitious Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), said ASEAN secretary Lim Jock Hoi. Lim argued that while Myanmar will not actually sign the 16-nation agreement, it would certainly benefit from it indirectl

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