Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
Cathay Cineplex receives letters of demand for about S$2.7 million in rent and other costs owed
MM2 Asia, which runs the cinema chain, is trying to resolve the matter while prioritising minimal disruption to business operations
Make your cake and get help too
A new baking studio lets you have all the fun of baking without the washing up or prep work
New Zealand leader urges US to return to CPTPP trade pact
NEW ZEALAND Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday (May 25) the United States should return to a regional trade pact it quit in 2017 if it wanted to engage economically with the Indo-Pacific ...
New Zealand says Canada isn’t fulfilling CPTPP dairy obligations
NEW ZEALAND has initiated dispute settlement proceedings against Canada over dairy quotas, the first time it has taken such action under a free trade agreement.
Shaping Southeast Asia's supply chains in 2022
The abrupt arrival of Covid-19 disrupted supply chains massively, creating bottlenecks that stymied the seamless flow of goods and raw materials that powers the global economy. As the effects of disru...
Taiwan to woo backers at Apec for bid to join Pacific trade pact
[TAIPEI] Taiwan will seek support for its bid to join a trans-Pacific trade pact when it attends a meeting of economic leaders of the Asia-Pacific group APEC next week, President Tsai Ing-wen said on ...
Taiwan joining WTO is not a precedent for CPTPP, China says
[BEIJING] China indicated that Taiwan's path to joining a regional trade deal is going to be difficult, with a government spokesperson saying that the fact that it could join the World Trade Organizat...
Japan welcomes Taiwan bid to join trade pact, citing shared values
[TOKYO] Japan on Friday welcomed Taiwan's application to join a trans-Pacific trade pact, citing shared democratic values with the island, which China claims as its own.
China formally applies to join CPTPP trade pact
[BEIJING] China has applied to join the Asia-Pacific trade pact once pushed by the US as a way to isolate China and solidify American dominance in the region.
Canadian and Japanese leaders tout benefits of Pacific trade deal that Trump abandoned
[OTTAWA] The leaders of Canada and Japan on Sunday touted the benefits of a Pacific trade deal that US President Donald Trump walked away from and said the pact should serve as a model for future agre...
