THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and its trading partners have decided to delay to next year the conclusion of talks for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), even after 19 rounds of negotiations.

Asean Secretary General Le Luong Minh said the objective was to come up with a “substantial” RCEP during the Philippine chairmanship of the Asean this year.

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