CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stock markets are mostly lower on Monday, despite broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday, as trader continue to be cautious amid the surge in coronavirus cases
Singapore deposited its instrument of ratification with the secretary-general of ASEAN on 9 April
Singapore has become the first country to complete the official ratification process for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement.
Singapore deposited its instrument of ratification with the secretary-general of ASEAN on 9 April making it the first RCEP participating country (RPC) to complete the process.
After eight years of negotiations, the RCEP was signed on 15 November on the fringes of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting.
Signatories include ten Southeast Asian countries – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – along with Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea. The 15 countries account for about 29% of global gross domestic product (GDP).
Man steals parking sign
A man stole a âno parkingâ street sign and attempted to put it in a dumpster on North Lumpkin Street on April 3, according to an Athens-Clarke County Police report.
When police signaled emergency blue lights and turned towards the dumpster, the man started running away. Police chased the man approximately one block until he stopped and said he was âdone running,â according to the report.
The man, who was under 21, appeared to be intoxicated. He said his friends told him to grab the sign and âtake it somewhere,â according to the report.
The man was taken to Clarke County Jail for public intoxication, underage drinking and obstruction of a law enforcement officer, according to the report.