Ten nations' leaders agreed as part of a prominent Southeast Asian intergovernmental organization to promote regional stability by signing the world's biggest trade bloc with six other countries including China in 2020.
The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, "welcomed the conclusion" of negotiations on Sunday aimed at lowering trade barriers through a proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the ASEAN chair, Thailand, said.
Sustainable Development Goals — Asia-Pacific — Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) — United Nations — China — Thailand — Brunei — Cambodia — Indonesia — Laos — Malaysia — Myanmar — Philippines — Singapore — Vietnam — Australia — India — Japan — New Zealand — South Korea — United States
