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South Korea, China, Japan hold new trade talks amid rising protectionism
South Korea, China and Japan held a new round of trade talks on Friday in Seoul in the latest push to work out differences for a free trade deal amid rising trade protectionism.
US seeks bilateral FTA with Japan
Trade representatives suggests Washington wants to start talks after Tokyo finalizes TPP.
Turkey’s economy minister seeks Japan trade pact this year
Japan-EU deal adds urgency; Ankara plans ’countermeasures’ against US tariffs
Japanese envoy says signing of new TPP sends message to China on trade rules
As Canada, Japan and nine other countries prepare to sign the rebooted Trans-Pacific Partnership this week in Chile, some see it as a way to set the stage for closer relations with China.
Japan approves signing of TPP free trade pact without US
The Japanese government on Tuesday approved the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact without the United States. Ministers from 11 participating countries are scheduled to gather in Chile on Thursday to sign the deal, paving the way for it to take effect in early 2019. Japan’s TPP minister Toshimitsu Motegi is expected to attend the signing ceremony.
RCEP negotiators make progress in Singapore as Japan pushes for year-end deal on trade pact
Ministers from 16 East Asian countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership made progress at a meeting in Singapore Saturday but many gaps remain.
In America’s absence, Japan takes the lead on free trade
The Japanese government is still hoping for a multilateral Asia Pacific order that includes the United States. Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso confided to US Vice President Mike Pence in early February that Japan encourages a US return to the TPP.
US amenable to trade talks with Japan, 4 other TPP members: USTR
In 2018, the Trump administration will continue efforts to build stronger, better and fairer trading relationships with Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, New Zealand and Brunei.
Trade and climate: How the EU can protect the Paris Agreement
It is possible to effectively integrate the Paris Agreement into new trade deals, including CETA and the upcoming JEFTA with Japan.
EU, Japan to sign free trade deal by summer: EU official
Leaders of the European Union and Japan will meet to sign a free trade deal by summer if everything goes smoothly, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said.
Japan’s belt and road puzzle, decoded
Japan’s support for the belt and road is contingent on shaping China into a responsible global player.
The ’Indo-Pacific Strategy’ emerges as a counter to China’s ’One Belt, One Road’
A Japanese official speaking in Washington discussed conditions for Japan’s participation in China’s BRI project, while also suggesting China seek a partner role in the emerging ’Indo-Pacific Strategy’.
Argentina: Japan wants to invest in energy and mining sector, says secretary
Argentina and Japan are moving ahead with a bilateral investment treaty.
Interview: Japan hopes US returns to TPP but overhaul tough - negotiator
Japan’s chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Kazuyoshi Umemoto, told Reuters that an agreement among the remaining 11 member nations, set to be signed next month, may have had an impact on the United States.
Moving forward in global trade
Thailand has entered into negotiations for a number of free trade agreements (FTA). Its first FTA was the Asean Free Trade Area, signed in 1992. The country has six FTAs with India, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Peru and Chile.
A four-nation alliance may be rising to counter China’s Belt and Road
Four countries — the US, Japan, India and Australia — could join forces to set up an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative in an attempt to counter Beijing’s growing influence, the Australian Financial Review reported Sunday.
Japan and Norway: Elevated economic, geopolitical and gender equality cooperation on the horizon
Bilateral ties between Tokyo and Oslo are set to converge, with multiple areas for cooperation.
Auto industry skeptical of Canadian TPP side deal on vehicles with Japan
Auto workers and manufacturers are rejecting assertions by Canada’s trade minister that the country won major access for them into the highly protected Japanese market in the recently rebooted Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Tokyo’s drift towards intellectual property crusader
Japan’s role in RCEP negotiations appears to have been shaped by its participation in the TPP. Japan is now championing for expanded intellectual property right provisions which may block access to affordable medicines
The rise of China and the fall of the ‘Free Trade’ myth
China’s economic success lays bare an uncomfortable historical truth: No one who preaches ‘free trade’ really practices it.