On November 18 2022, the Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam promulgated Circular No. 32/2022/TT-BCT, which amends Circular No. 05/2022/TT-BCT prescribing Rules of Origin under RCEP Agreement.

Cambodia's trade value with the other 14 members of RCEP topped $24 billion in the first nine months of 2022, marking a roughly one-tenth year-on-year increase, according to commerce ministry data.

The economic downturn and high inflation in many major export markets exerts difficulties on Vietnam’s textile exporters for 2023.

The World Bank's research (2022) forecast that Việt Nam's GDP would increase by about 4.9 per cent and exports would increase by 11.4 per cent by 2030.

Hong Kong expects to be joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) as the administration sets to discuss its inclusion with all 15 RCEP members next year.

Sri Lankan president said steps should be taken to gain membership in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world's largest free trade agreement to date.

Hong Kong is set to gain early admission into the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

Some studies by major international institutions have shown that a full-pledged implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement will boost trade volume by around 40 billion USD, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has said.

A series of economic woes, including the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, inflation, strengthening dollar, hawkish Fed stance, equity markets’ mayhem, supply chain disruptions, fluctuating energy prices and several other geopolitical issues have been forcing various countries to adopt new strategies for survival and recovery.

Before and after its establishment, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership has faced many an obstacle and criticism. The main criticism is that China's intention behind helping establish the RCEP is to exploit and control the Association of Southeast Asian Nations politically and economically. But actually the worst challenge to the RCEP has come from the United States－in the form of the Trans-Pacific Partnership proposed by former president Barack Obama.