Asia: Greater Mekong Sub-Region member countries to conclude agreement to facilitate overland trade and transport.

(From Thai Press Reports)

Section: Regional News - The six member countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) will conclude the final chapters of an agreement to facilitate overland trade and transport at a meeting in Beijing on Tuesday, the Bangkok Post reports.

The GMS members are Burma, Cambodia, China's Yunnan province, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

The ministerial meeting on Tuesday will sign three documents - on transit and inland clearance customs regimes, the temporary importation of motor vehicles and container customs regimes.

Another protocol on the frequency and capacity of services and issuance of quotas and permits will …