Thailand pushes ASEAN trade unity

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/business/07/14/asean-2017.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Thai Vice Commerce Minister Winichai Chaemchaeng speaks to Cathy Yang for ANC&#x27;s The Boss. ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - Southeast Asian nations should prioritize regional integration over the interests of their individual countries, Thai Vice Commerce Minister Winichai Chaemchaeng said Friday.Instead of saying &quot;Thailand first,&quot; it should be &quot;ASEAN first,&quot; Winichai told ANC&#x27;s &quot;The Boss.&quot;Winichai said he hoped the, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, ASEAN&#x27;s free trade mechanism, would be passed this year.Winichai urged Thai businessmen in the Philippines, particularly in the food and entertainment industries. China and India are Asia&#x27;s next big markets, he added.Micro, small and medium enterprises can help drive growth in Southeast Asia as protectionism grips the rest of the world, he said.

MANILA - Southeast Asian nations should prioritize regional integration over the interests of their individual countries, Thai Vice Commerce Minister Winichai Chaemchaeng said Friday.

MANILA - Southeast Asian nations should prioritize regional integration over the interests of their individual countries, Thai Vice Commerce Minister Winichai Chaemchaeng said Friday.

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Thailand pushes ASEAN trade unity

Cathy Yang,

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Published Jul 14, 2017 05:33 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 14, 2017 08:06 PM PHT

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