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MFA Press Release: Speeches by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, And Ministry of Transport, Mrs Josephine Teo, and Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence And Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman in Parliament during the Committee Of Supply Debate , 7 April 2015 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Apr 2016
(Source. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore). Speech by Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan ... It is important that we should demonstrate unity of purpose. Foreign policy begins at home ... We are a tiny island in a tough neighbourhood ... ASEAN and China signed a protocol last year to upgrade the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) and this will serve to further deepen the ASEAN-China economic cooperation and integration ... ]....

Cloud of costs hurting companies has a silver lining

Edit China Daily 23 Mar 2016
Last week, Tianneng Group of Zhejiang province in East China, which makes lead-acid batteries for electric vehicles, said it will set up a new plant in Southeast Asia, closer to its clients, amid surging production costs in China ... According to one expert, the trend should not alarm China ... The ACFTA, as part of a larger "mess" of ever increasing, overlapping FTAs, is a hot topic. The audience wanted to know ... Previous Page 1 2 Next Page ... ....

Can China champion accountable investments in ASEAN?

Edit Jakarta Post 01 Feb 2016
China has been included in the top 10 list of foreign investor in Indonesia since 2014. As in many other countries, China’s interest in Indonesia is in its energy and mining sectors; More than half of its total investment has been directed toward extractive industries ... Signed in 2010, the pact marks the effective implementation of the 2002 ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) ... China is, of course, also suffering from the downturn ... Tweet ....

ASEAN - China (MTIB - Malaysian Timber Industry Board)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Jan 2016
· The Framework Agreement provided the legal basis for ASEAN and China to negotiate enabling agreements that have led to the creation of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) on 1 January 2010 with special and differential treatment and flexibility for the newer ASEAN Member States of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam ('the newer ASEAN Member States') ... The ACFTA content = 100% - Non-ACFTA Materials = at least 40%....

DPM Teo Chee Hean at Business China Awards on 25 November 2015 (Prime Minister's Office ...

Edit Public Technologies 26 Nov 2015
(Source. Prime Minister's Office of Singapore). 通商中国主席蔡天宝先生. 各位嘉宾，. 大家晚上好！. 今晚，我很高兴再次来颁发通商中国奖，表扬对新中关系做出重大贡献的个人和团体。 ... 接下来，让我用英语发言。. Substantive Bilateral Economic Relations ... Beyond bilateral cooperation, Singapore and China also share a common interest in advancing regional integration through economic architecture such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the recent upgrade of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA)....

RI ‘not ready’ to join TPP

Edit Jakarta Post 28 Oct 2015
Hikmahanto Juwana, an international law professor with the University of Indonesia (UI), said he was surprised by the President’s statement, which contradicted traditional views held by state officials ... “We have seen a trade deficit between 2010 and 2014 after we joined the ACFTA [ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement] because imports of Chinese goods were cheaper,” Lana said ... ________________________________ ...   Tweet ....

ASEAN Showcases its Products at China-ASEAN Expo (ASEAN - Association of South-East Asian Nations)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Sep 2015
(Source. ASEAN - Association of South-East Asian Nations) ... The 12th China-ASEAN Investment Business Summit (CABIS) and a series of sideline meetings and events were also held ... H.E ... Zhang Gaoli, Chinese Vice-Premier emphasised that China is willing to work with ASEAN to accelerate the negotiations on upgrading the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ... ###. distributed by ... (noodl....

The Fourteenth AEM-MOFCOM Consultations 23 August 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (ASEAN - Association of South-East ...

Edit Public Technologies 23 Aug 2015
The Ministers noted the progress made in the negotiations on Upgrading of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area Agreement (ACFTA), and welcomed the finalization of the Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation (CPTF) provisions. The Ministers underscored the importance of maintaining the momentum and urged officials to expedite the negotiations toward the conclusion of the ACFTA Upgrading by November 2015....

Evergreen Line Launches China - Surabaya Service May-14-2015 (Evergreen Marine Corporation)

Edit noodls 15 May 2015
(Source. Evergreen Marine Corporation). In view of with the increasing market demand resulting from significant trade growth between China and the ASEAN countries, Evergreen Line is to partner with COSCO and China Shipping in launching a joint China-Surabaya Express (CSM) Service ... After the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) was established in 2010, bilateral trade volumes have continued to rise ... distributed by ... (noodl. 28256994) ....

Sugar import tariff according to international commitments (19/03/2015) (Ministry of Finance of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam)

Edit noodls 19 Mar 2015
(Source. Ministry of Finance of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) Sugar import tariff according to international commitments. Ministry of Finance has recently issued Document No ... The remaining items in group 1701 are not subject to ACFTA special preferential import tariff, import tariff in 2018 at 50%. Imported goods must fulfill the requirements of origin according to C/O form E in order to enjoy ACFTA import tariff ... 2015. 10%, 2016 ... 5%....

Circular 166/2014/TT-BTC issuing special preferential import tariff to implement ACFTA period 2015-18 (06/01/2015) (Ministry of Finance of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam)

Edit noodls 06 Jan 2015
Ministry of Finance of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) Circular 166/2014/TT-BTC issuing special preferential import tariff to implement ACFTA period 2015-18 ... Imported goods to enjoy special preferential tax rate under the ACFTA must meet the requirements of origin in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and belong to the list of countries defined in the Circular....

CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT OF THE 17th ASEAN-CHINA SUMMIT (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China)

Edit noodls 01 Dec 2014
(Source ... 13 November 2014. Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... We underscored the value of regional economic integration and noted the encouraging process toward further trade liberalization, including the upgrading of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) ... We noted the progress of negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which would build upon the ASEAN Plus One Free Trade Agreements, including the ACFTA....

ASEAN-China trade expected to reach $500b by 2015

Edit China Daily 14 Nov 2014
In a chairman's statement issued after the 17th leaders' meeting between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries and China, the ASEAN underscored the value of regional economic integration and an encouraging process toward further trade liberalization, including the upgrading of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA)....
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