The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is being negotiated between the 10 ASEAN countries, plus China, Japan, India, Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
The aim is to finish by the end of 2017.
MAJOR ISSUES
ISDS TPP-like proposals: India and some ASEAN countries are resisting this and want more exclusions for public interest regulation.
Stronger medicine monopolies: Japan and Korea have tabled TPP-like proposals, resisted by India and low income countries.
Movement of temporary workers: May be proposals for increased numbers of temporary workers without testing whether local workers are available. Read more here.