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Asia/FTA brings hope to poorest region
Left behind for years while China’s economy was taking off, the Guangxi Zhuangzu autonomous region is finally showing signs of life thanks to Beijing’s free trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2002.
Mainland and Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (2003)
FTA with China likely to get a fresh look
Indicating that the idea of a free trade agreement with China has not been abandoned, the Indian government has begun a fresh exercise to explore the pros and cons of such an accord.
All talk, no action at FTA meeting
AUSTRALIA and China are unlikely to start real negotiations for a free trade agreement this year, and it could take a long time to end up with a result that tackled "behind the border" issues, a senior trade official has warned.
Australian firms raise concerns over FTA with China
Australian companies have raised serious concerns they may not be able to surmount Chinese regulations and restrictions ahead of the first in-depth free trade negotiations between the two countries.
Indonesia, China find love
China’s sustained growth will depend on how well it manages its political and trade relationships. Acquiring concessions and investing directly in natural-resource-based projects in Indonesia makes a great deal of sense for China.
Can CAFTA save textile and apparel producers?
The notion that 283,000 textile and apparel jobs will be created in Central America as a result of CAFTA is a pipedream.
Free trade deal with Chile in the pipeline
China is expected to ink its first free trade agreement (FTA) with a single country this year: Chile.
Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (2003)
CEPA Legal Text
Downer’s Asia trade vision
The Federal Government wants to establish a powerful free trade bloc with Asia, giving Australia unprecedented economic access to almost half the world’s population.
East Asian Free Trade Agreement (EAFTA): The road to better quality life?
Countries in East Asia that are parties to, or in the process of negotiating, one or more free trade arrangements not only with countries within the region but outside the region as well, are looming to take the “hub and spoke” characteristic — for example, ASEAN-China (2010), ASEAN-Japan (2012), and ASEAN-Korea, and Japan-Singapore (2002) and Japan-Philippines. Whether ASEAN would be the hub or spoke remains to be seen.
China-ASEAN FTA: trade in goods (2004)
China-ASEAN FTA: framework agreement (2002)
First round of trade talks with China from Aug 15
The first round of negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement between Pakistan and China is scheduled to be held on August 15 and 16 at Urumqi, China.
ASEAN and China on track to sign free-trade deal by 2013
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Friday said a free trade agreement with China will be signed by 2013, and that Malaysia’s exports to China surged 25 percent to a record high last year.
FTA to strengthen M’sia-China trade
Malaysia’s ties with the economic powerhouse of China are set to strengthen further with the implementation of the Asean-China Free Trade Area (FTA), Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Friday.
China calls for expediting Free Trade Agreement
Noting that bilateral trade between India and China is not as vast as their economies, the China Council for Promotion of International Trade has called for expediting the process of a free trade agreement (FTA).
China expresses interest in FTA with Korea
China, the country’s leading export market, has expressed interest in beginning government-level talks with Korea for an early free-trade agreement.
Inter-ministerial group to assess trade agreement with China
The Indian government is planning to constitute a high-level inter-ministerial group to weigh the pros and cons of having some sort of trade/economic pact with China.
FTA to propel regional economy
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are taking a tangible step towards creating the world’s most populous free trade area (FTA).