Yunnan puts economic zone atop priority list
Ecns.cn, China, 21 January 2014
Province steps up efforts to promote links with neighboring countries Southwest China’s Yunnan province vowed to further promote trade, education and services cooperation with neighboring countries in 2014, its governor said on Monday. Yunnan intends to boost the Bangladesh-China-India- Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor, the cross-border economic cooperation zone with Vietnam, he said. More…
Removal of tariff, non-tariff barriers will boost trade: Pakistan
Business Standard, 17 January 2014
Pakistan’s Commerce Minister Khurram Dastigir Khan Friday said South Asia has a huge potential for intra-regional trade and economic cooperation and that removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers would go a long way in boosting trade. Addressing the SAARC Business Leaders’ Conclave in Delhi, Khan said intra-regional banking mechanisms would help boost cooperation among South Asian countries. More…
Seoul to push for int’l forum on Northeast Asia cooperation
Yonhap News, January 15, 2014
South Korea will push to establish an international forum to boost cooperation in the Northeast Asian region, government officials said Wednesday. Japan’s aggressions in the early 20th century and military and economic rivalries have often driven up regional and diplomatic tensions in the area, which encompasses South Korea, China and Japan. More…
Sri Lanka’s trade liberalisation: What you see is NOT what you get
Daily Mirror 08 January 2014
Sri Lanka’s 2014 Budget claims a continuous commitment by the government to maintain a liberal, consistent and simple trade regime. The budget speech puts it this way: “A four band tariff structure presently in place is further consolidated aligned with simplicity to facilitate production and trade.” More…
China hints at joining TPP talks
New Straits Times, 02 January, 2014
FOR the first time since it came into existence in 1995, the World Trade Organisation last month achieved a breakthrough, reaching a series of agreements to streamline trade that are expected to boost the world economy by up to a US$1 trillion (RM3.28 trillion) a year. More…
S. Korea, China to hold new round of FTA talks next week
Xinhuanet, 02 January, 2014
South Korea and China will hold a new round of talks for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) next week, the South Korean government said Thursday. More…