China and its partners participating in the negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement are expected to conclude the talks within this year, a senior official said on Wednesday.

As the US-China tariff war rumbles on, it has been a great year so far for free trade agreements (FTAs) involving Asian countries.

Australian High Commissioner to India Harinder Sidhu bats for agreement after India Inc. raised concerns.

Auto components industry body ACMA said on Wednesday that government must keep automobiles parts out of the proposed free trade pact RCEP, saying it could lead to back-door entry of China, the single largest country from where India currently imports such items.

Opportunities for Australian firms to invest in Vietnam have never been better than now when the Southeast Asian economy is growing rapidly, said participants at a Vietnam-Australia business dialogue held in Sydney on July 22.

Commerce ministers of 16 countries including India and Japan which are negotiating the mega free trade agreement RCEP will hold a crucial meeting in Beijing next month to iron out differences and push the negotiations forward, an official said

China will host a ministerial conference of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) from Aug. 2 to 3 in Beijing, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday.

Trade officials from 16 nations across the Asia-Pacific region will sit down in the Australian city of Melbourne on Friday, to negotiate the terms of RCEP.

ASEAN members reached an overall common position on RCEP during their meeting in Bangkok on Saturday.

India is pushing for a revenue-sharing agreement with Chinaunder the proposed mega trade deal RCEP to ensure that domestic film producers get their rightful dues from revenue generated by showing Bollywood movies in China, an official said.