Any resumption in negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement will be on condition that it paves the way for “fair trade” and a level playing field, International Trade and Industry Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali told the Malaysian News Agency (Bernama) on November 10.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has upgraded the website on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to help people and businesses gain a better insight into the major deal to which Vietnam is a signatory.
Thai media on February 9 quoted Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak as saying that he had ordered the Commerce Ministry to submit a request to become a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership is expected to positively impact the Vietnamese economy and at the same time pose challenges to it.
UK International Trade Secretary Liam Fox on October 31 welcomed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)’s taking effect later this year.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is hoped to take effect in December 2018 after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on October 30 that his country had ratified the agreement.
Canada has filed its notice of ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) with New Zealand which acts as the depository country overseeing the deal’s implementation.
The Australian Senate passed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on October 17, making Australia the fourth signatory country to ratify the trade deal.
Japan and Chile on September 18 agreed to cooperate on the early implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), formerly known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Vietnam and Japan on September 13 urged the US to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal, now renamed Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), almost two years after US President Donald Trump withdrew from the deal, according to the AFP news agency.
The Malaysian government will continue to negotiate the terms of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) until it is satisfied that they will not be detrimental to the country, said Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
One year after the US’s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the remaining 11 Asia-Pacific countries, including Vietnam, have signed a new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CP TPP) to remove tariff barriers in the region.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc advocated boosting cooperation between Vietnam and New Zealand in fields of mutual interest such as education-training, organic agriculture, smart agriculture, and infrastructure while addressing the Vietnam-New Zealand Business Forum in Auckland on March 13.
The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) said the freshly-signed trans-Pacific trade deal will give Malaysia a competitive edge in the region and build investor confidence.
The RoK has announced that it will decide whether to join CP TPP, within the first half of this year after considering its impact on the national economy and consulting with member states.
Vietnam needs to step up reforms to benefit more from the CPTPP signed by 11 nations in Chile on March 8, said Hoe Ee Khor, Chief Economist of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) in Singapore.
The signing of the CP TPP in Chile on March 8 will open up many opportunities for trade between Canada and Vietnam, said President and CEO of Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF) Stewart Beck.
Vietnam plays an important part in the negotiation for the CP TPP, according to Canadian Minister of International Trade Francois – Philippe Champagne.
Vietnam, as a big economy in ASEAN in terms of both trade and investment, has an important role in Japan’s strategy involving the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CP TPP), according to a Japanese expert.
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