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Resistance to RCEP stems from concerns domestic market will open up to Chinese goods
The potential is there but several barriers must be overcome
Beneficiary of US-China trade ructions joins trade entrepôts on elite list
Manufacturing PMI shows first contraction in 4 months
Integration a pipe dream but regional bourses to continue thriving as economies boom
The $1bn rail link was designed to ease congestion
Survey points to optimism as US and China near trade deal
South-east Asians overwhelmingly support open markets. Their leaders do not.
FTCR survey finds rising incomes sustain household consumption across most of Asean 5
Improved economic sentiment in Vietnam and the Philippines also boosts regional index
Pence takes veiled swipe at Beijing’s regional ambitions ahead of Trump-Xi meeting at G20
States raise antitrust games after being caught flat-footed by Grab and Uber
Political sentiment index also fell in the Philippines and Thailand
More than manageable risk, investors face structural uncertainty
Nations examine offensive options amid allegations of Chinese intrusions
Trump’s secretary of state to discuss denuclearisation and sanctions with Asean leaders
The cause of political freedom in south-east Asia is not yet lost
Vietnam most vulnerable but current accounts in Indonesia and Philippines are fragile
FTCR Economic Index rises to 4-year high despite inflation concerns elsewhere
FTCR Index shows greater consumer optimism in Indonesia, mixed sentiment elsewhere
Producers search for new markets as Beijing curbs domestic output
