Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, in interviews, has said that he believes that the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Singapore and Taiwan would quickly lead to similar agreements between Taiwan and other countries within the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN).It was announced last month that Taiwan and Singapore would initiate talks later this year on the feasibility of signing a bilateral economic cooperation agreement under the framework of the World Trade Organization. Lee said that the scope of that agreement would be clarified by then. Full story
