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ASEAN leaders seek to conclude world's biggest free trade deal

Leaders at the ASEAN summit in Bangkok

Leaders at the ASEAN summit in Bangkok Source: AAP

The China-backed 16-nation deal would create the biggest free-trade region in the world, covering nearly half the world's population.


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By Sonia Lal, Biwa Kwan

Presented by Bethan Smoleniec

Source: SBS


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The China-backed 16-nation deal would create the biggest free-trade region in the world, covering nearly half the world's population.



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