A new free trade area to rival both the European Union and the North American Free Trade Area comes into operation on January 1st. It will consist of China and six founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations -- Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Brunei, the largest trading area in terms of population in the world. The agreement will see the elimination of tariffs on 90% of traded goods.

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