Five things to know about Asian trade megadeal RCEP

Negotiations in Singapore will be closely watched for progress on tariff reduction

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The 16 countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership bring widely differing interests and concerns to the table.

KENTARO IWAMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- Leaders from 16 Asia-Pacific countries are set to meet in Singapore to seek what they call a "substantial conclusion" on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, a proposed free trade agreement that would link the region's two biggest economies -- China and Japan -- with fast-growing India and Vietnam.

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