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With Eye on China, Japan Refuses to Ease Trans-Pacific Trade Pact Rules for New Members (Nikkei Asia) — Initially a small trade agreement signed by four Pacific Rim countries — Brunei, Chile, Singapore and New Zealand — the TPP-11 has suddenly turned into something of an exclusive club that nations are clamoring to get in. But next year’s chair of the trade pact, Japan, will be the gatekeeper upholding the strictest standards. Formally known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the TPP-11 has recently attracted interest from a wide range of co...

Singapore and Malaysia in Talks Over High-Speed Rail Project as Deadline Approaches (The Straits Times) — Singapore and Malaysia are still in discussions over the twice-delayed high-speed rail (HSR) project, which has until Dec. 31 before officials have to make a final decision on its status, a Singapore Ministry of Transport spokesman has said. The ministry was responding to a Malaysian news report on Sunday, quoting an unnamed source, that said Malaysia is planning to continue the project without Singapore’s involvement and end the line — which starts in Kuala Lumpur — in Johor, not...

Cambodia Shuns China’s Sinovac Vaccine in Favor of COVAX Shots Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (Nikkei Asia) — Cambodia will acquire 1 million doses for its first batch of Covid-19 vaccinations — an effort partly funded by the country’s rich elite — but is not opting for China’s Sinovac shots at this stage. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that the vaccine stocks had been ordered via the United Nations-backed COVAX facility, which subsidizes vaccines for 92 lower income countries. The program — run by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance — provides support for poor countri...

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