Tag: #ASEAN
-
Masood Khan lauds Malaysia’s principled stand on Kashmir
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21 (APP): President of Azad Jammu Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan Tuesday thanked Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and the Malaysian nation for their principled stand and strong support to the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the aftermath of August 5, 2019. He saluted the Malaysian leadership that after India threatened to cut…
-
ASEAN, S.Korea agree to resist all forms of protectionism
BUSAN, Nov 26 (Xinhua/APP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s 10 member countries and South Korea agreed Tuesday to resist all forms of protectionism and enhance trade for regional prosperity. The agreement was reached after the two-day ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit was held in Busan, the southern port city of South Korea, to celebrate the…
-
S. Korea, ASEAN nations launch consultative body on smart cities
BUSAN, Nov. 25 (Yonhap/APP):South Korea and 10 Asian countries will cooperate to build “smart cities” and explore business opportunities relating to them, Seoul’s transport ministry said Monday. They agreed to launch a consultative council on smart city projects at a ministerial meeting during the two-day 2019 South Korea-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) special summit,…
-
S. Korea eyes striking FTAs with 12 more countries by 2022
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Yonhap/APP):South Korea’s trade ministry said Thursday it plans to strike free trade agreements (FTAs) with 12 more countries by 2022, which will further allow Asia’s No. 4 economy to expand its presence covering around 90 percent of the world’s combined gross domestic product with its FTAs. “Amid growing protectionism around the globe,…
-
S. Korea hosts int’l forum on partnerships with ASEAN
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap/APP): South Korea’s presidential advisory panel hosted an international forum here Thursday on the country’s push for stronger ties with Southeast Asian nations. Held under the theme of “ASEAN and Korea: Partnership for Prosperity,” it came ahead of a major summit between the two sides to take place in Busan later this…
-
India will not join RCEP trade deal
Bangkok, Nov 4 (AFP/APP): India said Monday it would not join a sprawling Asian trade pact, raising fears over how domestic producers would be hit, in a major blow to the deal. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was meant to account for 30 percent of global GDP and loop in half of the world’s…
-
US says ‘extremely engaged’ in Asia after Trump skips ASEAN meet
Bangkok, Nov 4 (AFP/APP): US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross insisted Monday that his country remained “extremely engaged” with Asia despite Donald Trump skipping a regional leaders summit. Ross and US national security advisor Robert O’Brien are the most senior members of the Washington delegation in Bangkok for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting,…
-
World’s biggest trade deal to be delayed till 2020
Bangkok, Nov 3 (AFP/APP): The signing of the world’s largest trade pact will likely be kicked back to 2020, according to a draft statement by Southeast Asian leaders, delaying a deal craved by China to offset a painful tariff war with the US. The 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) spans from India to New…
-
Indonesian envoy for enhancing bilateral ties in trade
RAWALPINDI, Oct 05 (APP):Indonesian Ambassador to Pakistan Iwan Suyudhie Amri has said that business and trade ties between Indonesia and Pakistan will be further strengthened in future to get benefit from each other experiences. The relations between Indonesia and Pakistan are based on mutual respect and touching new horizons adding these relations have seen marked…