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Hong Kong, ASEAN Nations Sign Free Trade Deal
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Monday, November 13, 2017
Hong Kong has signed a new free trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which is expected to become effective from January 2019. Read Full Story

Hong Kong, ASEAN Conclude Free Trade Talks
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Hong Kong has announced the conclusion of free trade agreement negotiations with the Association of South East Asian Nations. Read Full Story

Canada Agrees To Exploratory ASEAN Trade Talks
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Monday, September 11, 2017
Canada and representatives from the ASEAN member states have agreed to launch exploratory discussions to determine the potential for a free trade agreement. Read Full Story

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

Laos Must Broaden Tax Base, Strengthen Administration: IMF
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Laos should increase its revenues by broadening the tax base, reducing exemptions, and strengthening tax administration, the International Monetary Fund said in its Article IV Report for the country. 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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