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Japan to focus on FTAs after collapse of WTO Talks
31-Jul-2006
Japan is expected to focus its trade policy more on bilateral free trade agreements after the World Trade Organization’s Doha round of global trade liberalization talks has effectively collapsed.
Expert panel wants India, Japan economic pact to get cracking
30-Jul-2006 Financial Express
A joint study group, which was set up during the Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s visit to India in 2005, has given the green signal for having a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and Japan.
RI-Japan trade deal waiting on new law
28-Jul-2006
Trade Minister Mari Elka Pengestu says the government cannot sign a much-awaited Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Japan by the year’s end unless the House of Representatives speeds up the passage of the new investment bill.
ANALYSIS: WTO collapse forces Japan down rocky FTA road
27-Jul-2006 Kyodo
Now that the global trade talks under the World Trade Organization have collapsed, Japan will be forced to walk down what looks like a rocky road to seek bilateral free trade agreements, marking a departure from its trade policy based on both multilateral and bilateral approaches.
India considering trade pacts with EU, Japan
26-Jul-2006 Reuters
India is considering economic cooperation agreements with the European Union and Japan to boost trade, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said on Tuesday, a day after global free trade talks collapsed.
Japan-Korea BIT (2002)
23-Jul-2006
Japan-Bangladesh BIT (1999)
23-Jul-2006
Japan-Hong Kong BIT (1997)
23-Jul-2006
Japan-Pakistan BIT (1998)
23-Jul-2006
Japan-China BIT (1988)
23-Jul-2006
Japan-Mongolia BIT (2001)
23-Jul-2006
Japan-Russia BIT (1998)
23-Jul-2006
Japan-Sri Lanka BIT (1982)
23-Jul-2006
Japan-Turkey BIT (1992)
23-Jul-2006
Australia-Japan trade study to end in Dec.
22-Jul-2006 Houston Chronicle
A feasibility study examining a possible free trade deal between Australia and Japan will be finished by December, possibly allowing negotiations to begin in early 2007, the trade minister said Frida
Japan, India agree to launch FTA talks
18-Jul-2006 Mainichi
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and his Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, agreed Monday that Japan and India will begin work to enter negotiations to conclude a free trade agreement between them.
Thailand : US FTAs push Thai garment exporter out of the country
16-Jul-2006 Fibre 2 Fashion
Thai garment manufacturers are currently on tenter hooks as the US goes about concluding Free Trade Agreements with different countries having apparel and textile manufacturing bases.
Japan, Malaysia FTA takes effect
14-Jul-2006 Kyodo
A free trade agreement between Japan and Malaysia took effect Thursday, enabling the two countries to scrap tariffs on essentially all industrial goods and most agricultural, forestry and fishery products within 10 years.
FTA negotiations with Chile resume
11-Jul-2006 Japan Times
Japan and Chile began five days of official talks Monday in Tokyo aimed at concluding a bilateral free-trade agreement by the end of the year.
Thaksin may sign Japan FTA
11-Jul-2006 The Nation
Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is considering whether to sign the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement in September as requested by Tokyo, a member of the Thai negotiating team said. Meanwhile, a Commerce Ministry official said that overall there are few advantages for Thailand in the agreement.