11-Feb-2019
NHK World Japan
Japan and Turkey will hold talks in Tokyo on a bilateral economic partnership agreement.
10-Feb-2019
The Korea Herald
South Korea, Japan and China are making slow progress on FTA negotiations amid contentious issues involving each country’s interests.
31-Jan-2019
European Commission
The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and Japan enters into force on 1 February 2019.
17-Jan-2019
CTech Calcalist
Israel and Japan are in talks to enter a free trade agreement between the countries.
17-Jan-2019
Australian Financial Review
Donald Trump signed the so-called Asia Reassurance Initiative Act (ARIA) includes a call for the US to return to multilateral trade deals, countering the President’s own tendency to pursue agreements with individual countries such as Mexico, Canada and Japan.
7-Jan-2019
The Straits Times
Pacific trade pact takes off with tariff cut in six nations that ratified the pact
12-Dec-2018
The Hindu Business Online
Over the past decade, India’s trade imbalance vis-à-vis its existing CEPA partners has steadily increased, says a study by Third World Network.
11-Dec-2018
Nikkei Asian Review
Japan’s parliament approved an economic partnership agreement with the EU, clearing a key hurdle for the tariff-cutting pact to take effect next year.
10-Dec-2018
The Korea Herald
South Korea, China and Japan will hold their 14th round of negotiations to discuss ways to open goods and services markets and lower other trade barriers.
28-Nov-2018
Nikkei Asian Review
US businesses are seeking a comprehensive trade deal with Japan that also includes services and investments even as Tokyo tries to limit the scope of upcoming bilateral talks to goods only.
28-Nov-2018
Food Navigator
The North American Meat Institute called for US beef and pork exports to receive the same tariff benefits that have been granted to competitors under the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
15-Nov-2018
Nikkei Asian Review
Indonesia accuses Japan of trying to ’force its interests’ on members
5-Nov-2018
Manila Standard
Japan plans to expand the coverage of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement to include the e-commerce sector and more concessions in agriculture.