‘Let’s boost Aussie-Asean trade’

Big plans brewing: Farrell (centre) and Wong (fifth from left) posing for a photo with journalists, including The Star’s Allison Lai (far right), in conjunction with the special summit in Canberra, Australia.

CANBERRA: Australia wants to double its A$187bil (RM578.4bil) trade with Asean countries by the end of the year, says its Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell, who describes the current trade activity as “not enough”.

“Our trade with China last year was A$300bil (RM928bil). Our trade with South-East Asia in total was only A$187bil. So we think we can do a lot more.