The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, expected to be signed on November 15 within the framework of the 37th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, will be the world’s largest free trade agreement (FTA) and is a significant boost for ASEAN businesses, including those in Vietnam, according to insiders.

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted the global supply chain and hurt regional economies, it may become a driving force for the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), said Chheang Vannarith, President of the Cambodian-based Asian Vision Institute (AVI).

The ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Troika Open-ended Dialogue with Switzerland Trade Minister was held online on November 10 within the framework of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh chaired the online ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) on November 10 alongside the Foreign Ministers of other ASEAN members and the ASEAN Secretary General to prepare the framework for the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings which will take place from November 12-15.

VOV.VN - Providing that the internal procedures involving all related countries are completed in time, the signing ceremony of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is scheduled to take place on November 15, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and General Secretary of the National ASEAN 2020 Committee Nguyen Quoc Dung.

The 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings, slated for November 12-15, are the most important activity of ASEAN this year, attracting widespread attention both inside and outside of the region, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and General Secretary of the National ASEAN 2020 Committee, Nguyen Quoc Dung, said on November 9.

Thai Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanawisit will represent Thailand to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by the middle of this month, said the Bangkok Post on November 7.

A trade working group within the framework of the Ministerial-level Vietnam-Australia Economic Partnership Meeting convened an online meeting on October 27.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) places great importance on reinforcing the extensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia between Vietnam and Japan, said NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan during a meeting with the visiting Japanese Prime Minister, Suga Yoshihide, in Hanoi on October 19.

VOV.VN - The Lowy Institute, an independent and nonpartisan international policy think tank based in Sydney, Australia, announced the Asia Power Index 2020 on October 19, in which the nation ranked 12th out of 26 countries and territories, up one place from last year.