China, Japan and South Korea will sign a treaty in May to boost cross-border investment and better protect intellectual property, a report said Sunday.
The deal is expected to be sealed when leaders of the three countries meet in Tokyo, four years after negotiations were launched, the Nikkei said, stepping up cooperation between nations that have not always enjoyed easy ties.
The trilateral accord adds to existing bilateral investment deals among the three.
The planned trilateral deal would enable settling intellectual property disputes under international frameworks, the newspaper said.
The deal is expected to be sealed when leaders of the three countries meet in Tokyo, four years after negotiations were launched, the Nikkei said, stepping up cooperation between nations that have not always enjoyed easy ties.
The trilateral accord adds to existing bilateral investment deals among the three.
The planned trilateral deal would enable settling intellectual property disputes under international frameworks, the newspaper said.
