Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Monday that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement, which entered into force earlier this year, will be a booster for regional and global economic recovery in the post-COVID-19 pandemic.

The value of China’s imports and exports jumped 16.6 percent in July from the same period a year ago, buoyed by the increase in trade with members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, according to the latest data.

A newly launched trade pact in Asia is helping to fuel an increase in intra-Asia container volumes for carriers and logistics companies since taking effect in January

Seven months after the world’s largest free-trade agreement (FTA) took effect, its critics say that member nations would be better off if they also signed separate bilateral trade deals with each other, because the scope of the regional deal is not comprehensive enough.

Bangladesh has taken up the initiative to join Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to retain duty benefits once it makes the United Nations status graduation from a least developed country to a developing one in 2026.

An increasing variety of agricultural products, leisure items and industrial supplies from ASEAN countries have gained easier access to the Chinese market

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is opening up an array of opportunities for local enterprises to bolster the export of agricultural products to member countries, according to industry insiders.

Shi Jielian, foreign trade manager of Guangxi Yongjiang Food Industry Co., Ltd., obtained the 13th certificate of origin under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) for her company this year, as she received an electronic invoice of “approval” from Nanning Customs in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

With the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the largest trade agreement involving many countries since the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO), due to be brought up in the Senate soon, the question remains: will the agriculture sector be left out?

After more than five months after taking effect, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has opened up many opportunities for Vietnamese seafood. However, the point of note for seafood enterprises is to learn and well comply with the rules of origin within the bloc as well as closely monitor and ensure the quality of export goods.