Manila, Nov. 15 -- acific region on Sunday signed the world's largest free trade agreement.

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) was signed on the sidelines of the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) held via video link.

The agreement includes 10 Asean member states: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam - along with Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.

Indonesia's Trade Ministry said RCEP is the largest regional trade agreement in the world.

The pact will take effect once participating countries ratify the agreement domestically within the next two years.

India was included in the trade pact, b...