Hong Kong Hopes To Conclude ASEAN FTA Soon

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, May 5, 2017

Hong Kong expects to conclude free trade agreement negotiations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations by the end of the year.Read Full Story

Australia Expands Online FTA Portal

by Mary Swire, Tax-news.com, Hong Kong

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

The Australian Government is now providing information on exporting to an additional nine overseas markets covered by free trade deals.Read Full Story

Hong Kong Seeking ASEAN FTA Deal By March

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

During the question-and-answer session of the Joint Business Community Luncheon on January 26, Hong Kong's Chief Executive, C Y Leung, stressed the importance to the city of global free trade. Read Full Story

Trump Confirms US Withdrawal From Trans Pacific Partnership

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed that, during his first day in office, he will withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade treaty.Read Full Story

China Pushes Its Pan-Asian Trade Deals With TPP In Doubt

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Monday, November 14, 2016

Given the increased probability that the Trans-Pacific Partnership will not be ratified by the United States, China is pushing its own longer term objective of a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific and the more-immediate Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.Read Full Story

EU, ASEAN Decide To Resume FTA Talks

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Representatives from the Association of South East Asian Nations and the European Union have confirmed their "commitment to intensify work towards the timely resumption of region-to-region free trade agreement negotiations." Read Full Story

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