the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA). The upgrade will be officially signed in 2023. By upgrading the AANZFTA, the participating countries hope to spur post-pandemic growth, ...

In 1992, members created the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) with the goals of creating a single market, increasing intra-ASEAN trade and investments, and attracting foreign investment. In 1996 ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has never been spared from the challenges posed by global geopolitical dynamics ...

A significant milestone for Asean and China’s trade relations was achieved in October last year with the substantial conclusion to the Asean-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) 3.0 negotiations, marking a ...

China is still recognized and valued as the most beneficial economic partner to the member states of the Association of ...

The year 2025 will be tough, but if Malaysia uses its position as ASEAN Chair wisely, ASEAN will prove tougher.

The establishment of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area has significantly boosted the regional integration process. Trade figures highlight this partnership: for 15 consecutive years, China has been ...

Mayors of 12 cities, together with representatives and experts, from China and ASEAN countries gathered in Nanning city, ...

The ASEAN nations are also central to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, a free trade agreement that was signed in 2020, creating the largest trade bloc in history.

with the two sides focusing on expanding a free trade area covering a market of 2 billion people. Blinken said the annual ASEAN summit talks were a platform to address other shared challenges ...