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Trump says China trade talks moving along nicely, but deal has to be right

Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 08:26 AM

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that trade talks with China were moving along "very nicely," but the United States would only make a deal with Beijing if it was the right deal for America. Read more »

Will Philippines benefit from Asia mega free-trade deal?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 11:55 PM

The Philippine government asserts the country stands to benefit from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), given its strategic location in the region. Read more »

What is the RCEP trade deal and what happens now?

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 12:45 PM

Backed by China, the sprawling Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was poised to link half the world's people and mark Beijing's dominance in Asian trade.  Read more »

Xi pledges wider market access, free-trade deals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 11:40 AM

President Xi Jinping on Tuesday pledged to further open China's economy, declaring the world must "tear down walls" as he opened an annual trade fair in Shanghai.   Read more »

RCEP members fail to sign free trade deal

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 11:02 PM

THAILAND—After 7 years, participating countries in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) failed to sign a mega free trade deal during a summit in Nonthaburi, Thailand. Read more »

PH shares join regional rally on partial US-China trade deal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 11:36 PM

Markets in Asia cheered news of a partial trade deal between the US and China. Read more »

Partial US-China trade deal only 'baby step' as thorny issues remain

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 08:10 AM

A partial US-China deal may only offer a temporary tariff reprieve because it lacks specifics and leaves the thorny issues for later, analysts said, allowing both economic powers to claim success.   Read more »

US, Japan sign limited trade deal, leaving autos for future talks

David Lawder and Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Sep 26 01:35 PM

The US and Japan signed a limited trade deal on Wednesday that cuts tariffs on US farm goods, Japanese machine tools and other products while further staving off the threat of higher US car duties. Read more »

Trump says trade deal with China could happen sooner than people think

Jeff Mason and David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 26 09:33 AM

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday a deal to end a nearly 15-month trade war with China could happen sooner than people think and that the Chinese were making big agricultural purchases from the United States, including of beef and pork. Read more »

Pelosi vows to thwart US-UK trade deal if Brexit risks Irish peace

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 15 08:35 AM

The top Democrat in the US Congress warned Wednesday that lawmakers would block a trade pact with Britain if its exit from the EU undermines Northern Ireland's peace accord.  Read more »

Trump says China should treat Hong Kong 'humanely' before trade deal can be agreed

Reuters
Posted at Aug 15 07:15 AM

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that China wants to make a trade deal but it should treat Hong Kong "humanely" first, explicitly tying a trade agreement to a peaceful resolution of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.  Read more »

US, Japan eye possible small trade deal by September - sources

David Shepardson and Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Posted at Jul 17 11:20 AM

The United States and Japan are working on a trade deal involving agriculture and autos that could be agreed by President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when they meet in New York in September, three industry sources familiar with the discussions said on Tuesday. Read more »

Vietnam, EU sign landmark free trade deal

Khanh Vu and Phuong Nguyen, Reuters
Posted at Jun 30 10:04 PM

The European Union signed a landmark free trade deal with Vietnam on Sunday, the first of its kind with a developing country in Asia, paving the way for tariff reductions on 99% of goods between the trading bloc and Southeast Asian country. Read more »

Asia-wide free trade deal to partially 'insulate' region from US-China trade war: Lopez

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 04:20 PM

ASEAN leaders are expected to conclude negotiations on an Asia-wide free trade agreement this year, a move expected to insulate the region from the effects of the US-China trade war, an official said Friday. Read more »

Canada takes a first step toward ratifying trade deal with US, Mexico

Kelsey Johnson and Steve Scherer, Reuters
Posted at May 28 06:58 AM

Canada took a first step toward ratifying a new North American trade agreement on Monday just three days ahead of US Vice President Mike Pence's trip to Ottawa to discuss passage of the treaty. Read more »

Trump says China's Xi will soon come to White House

Reuters
Posted at Apr 26 07:35 AM

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would soon host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House, setting the stage for a possible agreement on trade between the world's two largest economies. Read more »

US, China trade talks could wrap in four weeks: Trump

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 05 06:33 AM

President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States and China could wrap up trade talks within 4 weeks after making quick progress on the potentially "epic" deal. Read more »

US-China trade talks resume next week, to focus on intellectual property

Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Feb 09 11:54 AM

US negotiators are preparing to press China next week on longstanding demands that it reform how it treats American companies' intellectual property in order to seal a trade deal that could prevent tariffs from rising on Chinese imports. Read more »

Agreement on world's biggest trade deal set for November, Singapore says

Reuters
Posted at Sep 01 09:17 PM

The deal, called the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, does not include the US, which is locked in a trade spat with China and pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.  Read more »

'Framework' agreed on Asia-Pacific trade pact without US

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 11 01:55 PM

DANANG, Vietnam - Remaining members of a major Pacific trade deal abandoned by the United States have agreed to a new framework after days of stalled talks to revive the pact, Canada's trade minister  Read more »