One year on, RCEP becomes big boost for trade, regional cooperation

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One year on, RCEP becomes big boost for trade, regional cooperation

STORY: One year on, RCEP becomes big boost for trade, regional cooperation DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:19 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of countries within the framework of RCEP 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LAO ZHENGCHANG, China Railway Nanning Bureau Group Co., Ltd. 3. various of cross-border trains 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BUI THI HAI, Head of a company based in Vietnam 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WICHAI KINCHONG CHOI, Senior vice president, Kasikornbank, Thailand 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ALEKSIUS JEMADU, Int'l relations observer, Pelita Harapan University, Indonesia STORYLINE: One year on, the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact offers a timely boost to faster economic recovery and long-term growth and prosperity of the region. The RCEP agreement, the world's largest free trade deal, entered into force a year ago. It groups 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as China, Japan,

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