INDIA: The Finance Act, 2010 (Chapter VII - Clean Energy Cess)

This Act gives effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2010-2011. Chapter VII in particular, introduces the Clean Energy Cess. The cess shall be levied for the purposes of financing and promoting clean energy initiatives, funding research in the area of clean energy.

CHINA, DPR KOREA, JAPAN, MONGOLIA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, UNITED STATES, OTHER: Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative (NAPCI) 2015

The Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative (NAPCI) is a key element of the Trustpolitik pursued by the Park Geun-hye administration. It is a future-oriented effort by the ROK Government to replace a structure of conflict and discord in the region with an order of dialogue and cooperation. NAPCI is a “process” which seeks to build an order of multilateral cooperation in the Northeast Asian region. NAPCI aims to build up trust by cultivating a habit of dialogue and cooperation at various levels. NAPCI seeks to put in place a framework for sustainable peace and prosperity in the Northeast Asian region. NAPCI will contribute in positive ways to the efforts to resolve issues on the Korean Peninsula by encouraging the participation of North Korea.

CHINA, DPR KOREA, JAPAN, MONGOLIA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, UNITED STATES, OTHER: Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative (NAPCI): Moving beyond the Asian Paradox Towards Peace and Cooperation in Northeast Asia

The Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative (NAPCI) seeks, through the pursuit of Trustpolitik in the region, to build trust in Northeast Asia, which suffers from a trust deficit. The aim of the initiative is to gradually build trust as participating countries open up their minds and take concrete action, ultimately achieving a Northeast Asia of peace and cooperation. The Initiative recognizes that there are new issues such as disaster relief, transnational crime, environment and energy security, which transcend borders. Northeast Asian countries need to coordinate measures to address such issues. Basic principles are: Use a gradual, step-by-step approach; Proceed at a pace comfortable for all participants; Complement existing mechanisms for cooperation; Pursue multi-layered and multi-dimensional cooperation; Promote open dialogue and cooperation; Enhance participating countries’ sense of ownership over the process.

JAPAN: Tokyo Cap-and-Trade Program: Japan’s First Mandatory Emissions Trading Scheme

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly passed the bill, introducing Japan’s first cap-and-trade emissions trading program, to take effect in fiscal 2010. The sectors covered by the program (the sectors to which the cap applies) consist of the industrial sector and the commercial sector. These sectors account for approximately 40% of the greenhouse gases emitted in Tokyo. The document addresses the following: State of GHG emissions in Tokyo; Overview of the Tokyo Cap-and-Trade Program; Aiming to Establish a Carbon Market in Japan and throughout the World.

LAO PDR, MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, THAILAND: Joint Statement of the Lao PDR, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore Power Integration Project (LTMS PIP)

This Pilot project entitled was created in order to study cross border power trade from Lao PDR to Singapore. It will serve as a pathfinder to complement existing efforts towards realizing the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), by creating opportunities for electricity trading beyond neighboring borders. This initiative will contribute towards energy security by strengthening the power integration network and enhancing the economic prosperity of the region. The project is also expected to help identify and resolve issues affecting cross – border electricity trading in ASEAN.

FIJI: Commerce (Price Control) (Petroleum Prices) Order 2015

The Fiji Commerce Commission, sets the maximum retail or wholesale price, at which the goods mentioned may be sold in the areas so specified in the schedules. The Schedules provide for prices in the different areas of Fiji.

CHINA, KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, TAJIKISTAN, UZBEKISTAN: Joint Communique on the 14th Meeting of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

As reported on the Belt and Road Initiative WebPage, the joint communiqué consists of 22 items, including: "1. SCO member states will actively implement the arrangements of the Meeting of Heads of State of SCO Member States held in Ufa on 10 July 2015 in order to promote regional co-operation, improved conditions for investment and business activities, while applying efforts to support the peaceful development, prosperity and stability of all member states and the region in general. 2. Implement the SCO Development Strategy 2025, the Program for Multilateral Cooperation in Trade and Economy of the SCO Member States and the action plan for its implementation, the List of Events for Further Development of Project Activities in the Framework of the SCO for 2012-2016. Further expand co-operation in the spheres of trade, economy, finance, investment, transportation, telecommunications, customs, agriculture and energy, strengthen trade and investment facilitation, promote economic growth based on innovations, and promote the modernisation of the industrial sector via the joint creation of hi-tech enterprises that would support the stable socio-economic development of the SCO member states. 3. Reiterate support for China’s Silk Road Economic Belt initiative and its aims to promote gradual sustainable economic growth in the interest of keeping and supporting peace and stability in the region. 4. Support the mutually beneficial regional and international co-operation of production capacity in the interests of all SCO member states. "

CHINA: Action Plan on Belt and Road Standard Connectivity (2018-2020)

Action Plan on Belt and Road Standard Connectivity (2018-2020) (the Action Plan) was issued by the National Development and Reform Commission. This Action Plan highlights just how the goals set out in the Visions and Actions on Jointly Building the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road are to be achieved. Overall, the initiative has been designed to simplify investment and trade procedures, improve standards to an international level and support the construction of greater connectivity. It also aims to promote the wider adoption of China’s technical standards in the near term, as well as improving related policies and measures in a bid to boost greater co-operation in production and equipment manufacturing with third party nations.

CHINA, KAZAKHSTAN: Joint Declaration on New Stage of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Kazakhstan

Within this Declaration, China and Kazakhstan declared their intent to develop a comprehensive strategic partnership, promote bilateral relations, collaborate on establishing the China-Kazakhstan border as a peaceful and friendly zone, and to look to boost the prosperity of the areas along their common border. The two sides also stressed that China's Belt and Road Initiative and Kazakhstan's Bright Road economic policy will complement one another in facilitating the deepening of all-round co-operation between the two countries. Both governments also pledged to further strengthen cooperation with regard to production capacity and investment. The two sides also agreed to enhance inter-regional connectivity and cooperation in a number of areas, notably infrastructure construction, trade, tourism and investment, within the framework of the above initiatives.