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ASEAN Business

China pushing Asean to seal trade pact upgrade as US tariffs bite

Singapore’s strengths lie particularly in high-tech manufacturing sectors such as semiconductors, precision engineering, med-tech, and pharmaceutical production, where reliability, quality control, and innovation are critical.
Economy & Policy

US reshoring spurs opportunities for Singapore in semiconductor, med-tech, other high tech sectors: RHB

A man reads a Vietnamese newspaper with a front page story on the inauguration of US President Donald Trump. While Trump's earlier threats of tariffs are not off the negotiating table yet, pundits say Asean now has more leverage.
ASEAN Business

Asean readies for Trump’s tariff tantrums, trade turmoil

The pact represents Britain’s first free trade deals with Malaysia and Brunei, but while it had agreements with the other countries.
Global Enterprise

Britain joins trans-Pacific pact in biggest post-Brexit trade deal

UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch is optimistic about the CPTPP, and helped promote the deal as a former UK trade and business secretary.
Opinion & Features

UK’s biggest post-Brexit economic opportunity dawns

Chan Chun Sing (seated) signing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) FTA on Nov 15, 2020. The RCEP represents the pinnacle of existing FTAs between Asean and China.
Opinion & Features

ACFTA 3.0: Will it match the promises of RCEP and CPTPP?

(From left) Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, Vietnam's Minister of Trade and Industry Nguyen Hong Dien and British Secretary of State for Business and Trade Kemi Badenoch at a meeting of trade ministers in New Zealand on Jul 16, 2023 as the UK signs the CPTPP. PHOTO: REUTERS
Global Enterprise

Singapore ratifies UK’s accession to transpacific free trade pact

There is a broad consensus that the UK needs to better its foreign direct investment record. One of the regions in which most improvement is needed is the Asia-Pacific.
Opinion & Features

Boosting post-Brexit appeal in Asia-Pacific is key UK goal

The CPTPP (top) is open to accession requests by economies that are ready to meet the high standards of the agreement and have a demonstrated pattern of complying with trade commitments.”
International

Trans-Pacific trade deal members meet at Apec summit, say open to new members

US President Joe Biden (right) and China's President Xi Jinping at sidelines of the G20 Summit in November 2022. Current indications are that Xi will likely attend the upcoming Apec summit, though American officials say nothing is yet definite.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

Reading the Xi leaves: A Biden meeting good for everyone

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