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ASEAN economic ministers rush signing of 6 accords
Economic Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) rushed on Friday night the signing of six agreements including two protocols to the ASEAN-China FTA. The agreement on trade and services with China was left unsigned.
Japan, China, S Korea to negotiate investment pact from 2007
Japan, China and South Korea have decided to start negotiations in 2007 with the aim of concluding a tripartite investment treaty, it was learned Thursday.
China’s grand plans for Africa a two-way trade
Trade with China is likely to become an increasingly politically sensitive issue for a number of countries on the continent. That is because China is essentially buying the continent’s oil and minerals and selling back manufactured goods, a type of relationship redolent of a colonial one and similar to most of Africa’s existing trade relations with Europe and the US.
Canada signs Bilateral Investment Treaty with Peru — India and China are next
On November 14, 2006, Canada and Peru signed a bilateral investment treaty (BIT), otherwise referred to as a Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA). This is Canada’s first BIT to be negotiated in eight years and the first BIT to be based on Canada’s new 2004 Model FIPA.
China, Chile to start FTA talks on service trade/investment next Jan - report
China and Chile will start negotiations in January for a free trade agreement (FTA) covering service trade and investment, the official China Daily reported.
China, Pakistan sign free trade agreement
Chinese President Hu Jintao and Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf oversaw the signing of a landmark free trade deal Friday and vowed to take the allies’ "evergreen" relationship to new heights.
No FTA envisaged during Hu visit: Kamal Nath
India and China will sign at least half a dozen trade agreements during Chinese President Hu Jintao’s four-day visit to India, but no free trade agreement (FTA) is on the cards, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said Monday.
China, ROK agree on FTA feasibility study
China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) has agreed to start feasibility study on the establishment of a free trade area (FTA) at the official level in early 2007.
Industry and govt not yet ready for FTA with China
A slew of trade and investment agreements will be signed between India and China during the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao next week, even though the Indian government and industry are not yet ready for a free trade agreement between the two Asian giants.
SK, China to announce free trade plan: sources
South Korea and China will begin joint research into a possible free trade agreement from the beginning of next year, according to Korean government officials.
China trade deal worth $250m for SA
South Australia will earn at least $250 million annually from an Australia-China Free Trade Agreement according to a Monash University Centre of Policy Studies report for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Pak-China FTA talks continue
An eight-member team of Pakistan is right now in Beijing to finalise the much-awaited Free Trade Agreement with China, which is expected to be formally inked during Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to Pakistan this month.
China, Russia agree to expand energy, trade links
China and Russia agreed to expand cooperation in energy, trade and other areas Thursday, signing contracts worth more than 800 million dollars and a bilateral agreement to promote and protect investments.
US wary of move for E Asian economic integration
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum’s reported move to launch discussions on the creation of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific region (FTAAP) reflects Washington’s wariness of an initiative for East Asia’s economic integration centering around the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
China, EU reach new consensus on economic cooperation
China and the European Union (EU) reached eight-point consensus and signed new agreements on further developing trade relations and enhancing IPR protection in Beijing Tuesday.
Trading freedom
India has good reasons to be apprehensive about a free trade agreement (FTA) with China, even as Beijing is more than eager.
Delhi divided over Chinese ’threat’
Ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to New Delhi this month, security concerns about firms from his country investing in India is turning into a touchy issue.
China mulls FTA talks with India
China is considering the possibility of establishing a free trade area (FTA) with India, a senior official with the Ministry of Commerce has said.
China, Africa set up new partnership, sign trade deals
China and Africa have signed trade deals worth 1.9 billion dollars on the final day of a historic summit that saw the Asian giant deepen economic and political ties with the resource-rich continent.
South Korea seeks free trade talks with EU, China next year: president
South Korea wants to open free trade talks with the European Union and China as soon as next year, President Roh Moo-Hyun said.