Future of Investment and Trade Partnership holds ministerial meeting in city-state
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, center, speaks during a media briefing in Singapore on Nov. 18. (Photo by Ng Chun Kiat)Â
KENTARO TAKEDA
November 19, 2025 16:14 JST
SINGAPORE — A new economic grouping comprising Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand and 13 other small and medium-sized economies held its first in-person ministerial meeting on Tuesday, calling for a rules-based trading system amid growing turbulence from major power rivalries.