Asia Trade Update

We are pleased to bring you the latest Asia Trade Update for February–March 2015. This Newsletter contains Free Trade Agreement, regulatory and trade developments around the region.

Inside this issue:

FREE TRADE AGREEMENT DEVELOPMENTS

• China and Korea Initial Bilateral FTA

POLICY DEVELOPMENTS

China

• AQSIQ Issues New Administrative Provisions on Importing and Exporting Blood and Biological Products

Indonesia

• MOI Preparing Policy Requiring Mobile Phones to Have 40% Local Content

Philippines

• EITI to Push for Mandatory Reporting of Tax Payments of Mining and Gas Firms
• BOC to Release List of Regulated Imports in April 2015

Singapore

• Singapore Budget 2015

Vietnam

• Government Issues New Regulations on Customs Procedures, Customs Audit and Customs Supervision