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RI-Japan partnership too exclusive
23-Mar-2005 Jakarta Post
The public, along with NGOs, academics and business groups — both pro- and anti-free trade — should be well-informed about the development of the Indonesia-Japan EPA.
No rush in free-trade deal with US - DTI
21-Mar-2005 Manila Bulletin
Philippine Trade and Industry Secretary Juan B. Santos said there is no rush in the proposed bilateral free-trade agreement with the US noting the country’s trade with the US is slowly losing steam while gaining markets elsewhere particularly, ASEAN, Japan and Greater China.
Japan seeks bilateral trade deals with southeast Asia
28-Feb-2005 Daily Times
Japan plans to expand trade in Southeast Asia through a network of bilateral free trade pacts - from Thailand and Malaysia to Indonesia and the Philippines, a senior Japanese trade official said.
China-Japan-Korea investment opportunities studied
25-Feb-2005 China Daily
A joint study group, consisting of members from China, Japan and South Korea, issued a report recently on possible trilateral investment arrangements between the three countries, which recommended that a legal framework concerning investment among the three countries should be explored in the near future. Such an investment arrangement, if well operated, would give a fresh boost to the start of FTA negotiations.
JPEPA: More Japanese investments, trade opportunities seen
23-Feb-2005 Philippine Star
More Japanese investments and trade opportunities are expected to pour into the Philippines following a recent visit from one of Japan’s biggest trade groups - the Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren) - and the forthcoming realization of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement.
Japan trying to resume FTA talks with S. Korea
23-Feb-2005 Kyodo
The bilateral negotiations have made little progress as South Korea has criticized Japanese-planned liberalization of farm product imports as being far from sufficient.
Japan to sign FTA with Switzerland
22-Feb-2005 New Kerala
An FTA with Switzerland, to be reached by April, would allow Japan to strengthen its position to fight back pressure to open up its agricultural market.
Japan may accept more workers from Thailand
14-Feb-2005 Japan Times
The Japanese government is considering allowing in more Thai workers by relaxing employment conditions for cooks, masseurs and caregivers under a proposed free-trade agreement.
Thai-Japanese FTA threatens RI exports
11-Feb-2005 Jakarta Post
Indonesia risks losing up to US$5 billion in non-oil and gas exports to Japan per year, should Thailand succeed in ongoing negotiations with Asia’s largest economy for a free trade agreement.
Japan, Philippines agree to speed up work to sign FTA
4-Feb-2005 Kyodo
Japan and the Philippines have agreed to speed up work to sign a bilateral free trade agreement and compared notes over Japan’s plan to tightening immigration control over Philippine nationals.
RI, Japan FTA to boost ASEAN-Japan trade liberalization
2-Feb-2005 Jakarta Post
A free trade agreement (FTA) between Indonesia and Japan, which has been initiated by the two governments, will not pose a threat to a similar trade deal currently being developed between Japan and Southeast Asian countries, an official said on Monday.
FTA with Seoul hindered by goods made in North
1-Feb-2005 Asahi
Products made by South Korean companies in an industrial park north of the demilitarized zone are likely to form the latest kink in sputtering free trade talks between Tokyo and Seoul.
Indonesia, Japan to start preliminary FTA talks
31-Jan-2005 Jakarta Post
Indonesia and Japan are scheduled to hold a two-day meeting to discuss a possible bilateral trade agreement on Monday.
Stop the mad pursuit of bilateral free trade and economic partnership agreements!
26-Jan-2005 IMC QC
We - farmers, fisherfolks, rural women, workers from the formal and informal sectors, and NGOs belonging to the Stop the New Round! Coalition - express our strong opposition to the Philippines government’s mad pursuit of bilateral free trade agreements particularly with Japan, China and the USA.
Groups say the govt to lose P16.9B in revenues
26-Jan-2005 ABS-CBN
Two members of the Philippine House of Representatives are pushing for a congressional inquiry into the bilateral trade and investments agreements entered into by the government, which did not go through proper public consultations despite their far-reaching impact on the economy as well as the provisions of the Constitution.
Taiwan calls for free trade pact with Japan
23-Jan-2005 Kyodo
Taiwan’s Minister of Economic Affairs Ho Mei-yueh called on Japan to strike a bilateral free trade agreement, saying such a pact will be "very beneficial to Japan."
Tokyo tries dual trade diplomacy
20-Jan-2005 Asahi Shumbun
The government wants to have it both ways with its trade diplomacy this year, focusing on bilateral free trade agreements in the first half and multilateral negotiations at the World Trade Organization in the second.
Tokyo in push on trade deals
17-Jan-2005
Japan will push to conclude a basic bilateral trade agreement with Thailand and Malaysia within the next few months, according to a senior trade official, who denied suggestions from a member of his own ministry that talks with those two countries had stalled.
Basic Policy towards further promotion of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs)
14-Jan-2005 MOFA
As approved by the Council of Ministers on the Promotion of Economic Partnership on 21 December 2004
Japan, India agree to conclude dialogue involving FTA in 1 yr
7-Jan-2005 Kyodo
Japan and India agreed Thursday to conclude in one year the ongoing dialogue on economic cooperation, which involves the possibility of signing a free trade agreement, Japan’s trade minister Shoichi Nakagawa said.