ASEAN ministers sign first e-commerce deal for rapid, efficient transactions

Singaporean Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing (R) hands over the signed document to ASEAN Secretary General Lim Jock Hoi during the signing ceremony of ASEAN's agreement on e-commerce, in Singapore, on Nov. 12, 2018. Trade ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states signed an agreement on e-commerce on Monday, encouraging paperless trading between businesses and governments of the bloc to generate rapid and efficient transactions. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)