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China asks NZ to let workers in as part of free trade agreement
3-Oct-2006
China wants New Zealand to admit skilled workers on temporary permits as part of a planned free trade deal.
China, Chile put free trade agreement into effect
3-Oct-2006
China and Chile’s free trade agreement, which is expected to eventually exempt 97 percent of all trade goods from import tariffs, went into effect on Sunday.
Talks on Chinese free trade deal falter
3-Oct-2006
A meeting between Australia’s new Trade Minister, Warren Truss, and his veteran Chinese counterpart Bo Xilai has failed to advance negotiations on a free trade agreement, throwing into doubt whether a deal can be concluded within a two-year timeline.
Pakistan, China to hold FTA talks on 10th
3-Oct-2006
Pakistan and China are scheduled to hold fourth round of negotiations on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Beijing on October 10.
Don’t worry about FTA, says China
3-Oct-2006
Australian manufacturers should not be concerned about a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with China, Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai says.
Auto firms drive protest against free trade pacts
2-Oct-2006
After plantations and agriculture, its now the turn of the auto sector to protest against free trade agreements (FTA).
Beijing nears the barriers in FTA race
2-Oct-2006
For many farmers in both China and Australia, whose agricultural trade experts were attending a conference last Wednesday, rain is a rarity, so longing looks were cast at the muddy streets and umbrellas outside. The conference, focused on the agricultural issues involved in negotiating a Free Trade Agreement, was held in Xian, the ancient capital of 13 Chinese dynasties and the heartland of Chinese agriculture.
China refuses to put cards on trade table
28-Sep-2006
Agriculture minister Peter McGauran’s lightning trip to Xian, home of the famed terracotta warriors, yesterday was to open a joint agriculture conference intended to persuade the Chinese that Australian farmers are no threat to their 800 million peasant counterparts, most of whom are barely above the poverty line and who form a potentially volatile force in Chinese politics.
Nothing cropped from agriculture in Australia-China FTA
28-Sep-2006
All agricultural products remain on the table in talks for a free trade agreement with China - which Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran describes as the "single most important thing" anyone can do for Australia’s farming industry.
Nippon Keidanren urges Abe govt to mend ties with China, S. Korea
27-Sep-2006 Mainchi Daily News
The Japan Business Federation, or Nippon Keidanren, on Tuesday urged the new government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to repair the country’s soured relations with China and South Korea in order for Japan to achieve its goal of concluding an economic partnership agreement with ASEAN, China and South Korea.
African trade links on upsurge
26-Sep-2006
A striking increase in trade and investment between China, India and Africa holds great potential for growth and job creation in the poverty-stricken sub-Sahara, a World Bank study released on Sunday said.
UNICE speech - EU-China Business Summit
22-Sep-2006
Outline intervention by Michael Treschow, Vice-President, UNICE (Confederation of European Business)
Employment implications of trade liberalization with East Asia
20-Sep-2006 CAW
This study examines the employment impacts of Canada’s existing bilateral trade relationships with East Asia, and the likely employment effects of the proposed Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA).
Africa’s silk road: China and India’s new economic frontier
19-Sep-2006 World Bank
Skyrocketing Asian trade and investment in Africa show the beginning of a change in world trade patterns, according to a new World Bank report. The report contains a chapter on trade and investment agreements between Asia and Africa.
Merkel eyes free trade zone to help the west rival China
18-Sep-2006 MSNBC
Spurred by concern about China’s growing economic might, Germany is considering a plan for a free-trade zone between Europe and the US.
China to advance bilateral and regional free trade negotiation
18-Sep-2006 People’s Daily
China will not shy away from using bilateral or regional free trade agreements to facilitate trade, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday. The remarks came after WTO chief Pascal Lamy warned that China’s pursuit of separate bilateral and regional free trade agreements would harm its long-term commercial interests.
Workshop discusses competitiveness of Viet Nam’s farm produce in China
18-Sep-2006
Viet Nam’s farm produce are facing challenges in the Chinese market as a result of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (AC-FTA), in particular stronger competition from the products of other ASEAN countries.
Japan looks to play leading role in regional trade
14-Sep-2006
Amid growing concern that Japan could be left behind by the proliferation of regional trade agreements, the government recently floated a proposal for what it describes as a comprehensive economic partnership for East Asia.
China competition ’hurts manufacturers’
14-Sep-2006
Australia’s manufacturers are feeling the pinch from China, booking losses of close to $1 billion as they try to compete with the emerging economic giant, a new report said.
Beijing condemns protectionism
14-Sep-2006
China has voiced its concern over increasing trade protectionism by its counterparts, which it sees as the main threat to its competitiveness in the world market.