TIME flies as they say. And the pressure is on for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiators from 16 countries as they meet in Perth this week to narrow the gap and possibly wrap up the free trade deal by year-end.
Last November at the Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Asean leaders and six of their dialogue partners gave officials until the end of this year to conclude the RCEP.
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