Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea agreed Saturday to bolster economic cooperation, voicing opposition to trade protectionism by the United States.The ministers confirmed that they will speed up negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, by which ASEAN is trying to forge trade partnerships with Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.It is important to "cement our economic ties" and "conclude key initiatives such as RCEP," Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said at the op…READ FULL ARTICLE
