A notable absentee was India, which withdrew from the RCEP negotiations last year citing concerns over opening up its agricultural and manufacturing sectors to more foreign competition. ASEAN leaders have said they still intend to expand trade with India and that the door remains open for New Delhi to rejoin the bloc. |
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A notable absentee was India, which withdrew from the RCEP negotiations last year citing concerns over opening up its agricultural and manufacturing sectors to more foreign competition. ASEAN leaders have said they still intend to expand trade with India and that the door remains open for New Delhi to rejoin the bloc. |
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TOKYO - Japanese business leaders welcomed the signing of the world's largest trade deal by Tokyo and 14 other Asia-Pacific partners on Sunday, expecting a boost in trade and investment in the region and strengthening of supply chains. "The signing is extremely significant toward realizing a free.... |
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British diplomats will arrive in Brussels this weekend to news that China and 14 other countries have agreed to set up the world’s largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal many in Asia are hoping will help hasten a recovery from the shocks of the coronavirus pandemic. |
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and 14 other countries agreed Sunday to set up the world’s largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal many in Asia are hoping will help hasten a recovery from the shocks of the The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, was signed virtually.... |
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With China significantly scaling up its troop contribution for United Nations Peace Keeping (UNPK) missions, India and the U.S. are looking to undertake training of military personnel for the missions from South East Asian countries on the lines of the ongoing initiative for African countries. “The U. |
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ON OCTOBER 27 shortly before his 96th birthday, Tom Moore left us after an active life that touched many people from Stonington Connecticut to Limerick, Co Galway, other parts of Europe and Asia. Born in Westerly Rhode Island in 1925 Tom went to Taft School and at the age of eighteen went straight.... |
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India on Saturday expressed concern over "actions and incidents" that "erode" trust in the South China Sea, and underlined the importance of adhering to international law, respecting territorial integrity and sovereignty. In an address at the 15th East Asia Summit (EAS), External Affairs Minister S.... |
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A sign is seen above the entrance to an HSBC bank branch in Manhattan in New York. — Reuters pic. KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement may prove to be the tonic that Asia needs to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic-induced economic slump, said HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd (HSBC Malaysia) today. |
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Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies formed the world’s largest free trade bloc on Sunday, a China-backed deal that excludes the United States, which had left a rival Asia-Pacific grouping under president The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at a regional summit in Hanoi,.... |
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ON Friday, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) released the names of players making up the pool for the Gilas team seeing action at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup 2021 qualifiers later this month in Manama, Bahrain. The 16-man pool of amateur and collegiate stars, the.... |
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by Mao Pengfei, Nguon Sovan. PHNOM PENH, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement is a boon not only for the Asia, but also for the rest of the world, Cambodian academics said. Leaders of 15 RCEP participating countries signed the.... |
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A sign is seen above the entrance to an HSBC bank branch in Manhattan in New York. — Reuters pic. KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement may prove to be the tonic that Asia needs to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic-induced economic slump, said HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd (HSBC Malaysia) today. |
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by Mao Pengfei, Nguon Sovan. PHNOM PENH, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement is a boon not only for the Asia, but also for the rest of the world, Cambodian academics said. Leaders of 15 RCEP participating countries signed the.... |
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The long-awaited Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is the most consequential achievement in facilitating East Asian economic integration in the past 20 years, Vice Minister of Commerce and Deputy China International Trade Representative Wang Shouwen said Sunday. |
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The RCEP, which will cover 30% of GDP and of the world population, represents an economic and political boost for Beijing, its main promoter Fifteen countries in Asia and Oceania have signed this Sunday the agreement to form the largest trade association in the world, in what represents a great.... |
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E-Gilas Pilipinas claims the top spot at the end of the elimination round of the Southeast Asia/Oceania conference |
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SINGAPORE - Across the globe, glaciers are in trouble. Global warming is speeding up melting and disrupting weather patterns that can bring too much or too little rain to the mountains. Billions of people, especially in Asia, rely on these vast storehouses of ice for drinking water, irrigation and hydropower. |
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MANILA, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) mega trade deal among 15 Asia-Pacific countries can be a "dynamic catalyst for global economic progress" amid the COVID-19 pandemic that brings economic activities to a near-standstill, a Philippine columnist said. |
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HANOI--Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies formed the world's largest free trade bloc on Sunday, a China- |
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The China-backed RCEP deal excludes the US and will account for 30 percent of the world's economy and population. |
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FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, March 5, 2020, masked tourist walks by an oil on canvas of 1814 entitled Leonidas at Thermopylae, by Jacques Louis David, at the Louvre Museum in Paris. With the COVID-19 virus taking firmer hold in Europe, the continent is facing the same complications seen in Asia weeks ago. |
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WE , the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Australia, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the Russian Federation, and the United States of America, met via.... |
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Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chairs the 4th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Summit as part of the 37th Asean Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam November 15, 2020. — Reuters pic. HANOI, Nov 15 — Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies formed the world’s largest free trade bloc today, a.... |
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TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Iranian athletes have managed to win one gold, five silver, and 11 bronze medals in the final of the 2020 Asia Taekwondo Poomsae Championships.
The 2020 Asia Taekwondo Poomsae Championships were held online from November 12 to 14. |
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