The Fifth Meeting of the Joint Commission of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (FTA) was held on March 11-13 2014. Delegations from China and the 10 ASEAN countries attended the meeting. The meeting focused on the implementation of the China-ASEAN Summit
Beginning in 2015, the 10 member countries of ASEAN intend to form a common market—the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)—based on the free flow of goods, services, investment, and skilled labor and the free flow of capital. The member states of
As part of the new ASEAN strategy, New Zealand has made up an aspirant investment, trade and economic goals. Total trade between ASEAN and New Zealand has risen by an average of 9 percent per annum over the past ten years. New Zealand is the fourth