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Stronger TPP support hammered out for beef, pork farmers
19-Nov-2015 The Japan Times
In a set of measures to cut the impact of trade liberalization under the planned Trans-Pacific Partnership accord, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has included stronger support for loss-making beef and pork farmers
Japan to strengthen copyright protections in light of TPP
19-Nov-2015 The Japan Times
The Cultural Affairs Agency is considering revising the copyright laws after Japan and 11 other countries agreed to strengthen protection of intellectual property rights as part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
Trans-Pacific Partnership investment chapter: maintaining important protections for U.S. investors overseas
19-Nov-2015 The National Law Review
The final text of the TPP’s Investment Chapter remains broadly consistent with other U.S. investment agreements and includes some important new language that is consistent with the U.S. Model BIT issued by the U.S. State Department
APEC ministers welcome progress in creating new trade zone
18-Nov-2015 ABS-CBN
Ministers of 21 Asia-Pacific economies on Tuesday welcomed progress in efforts to establish a region-wide free trade zone as they wrapped up a two-day meeting in Manila.
Protests continue as Obama praises TPP at APEC summit
18-Nov-2015 Tele Sur
APEC has been overshadowed by South China Sea tensions and terrorism, but still as leaders discuss free trade, protesters slam them for worsening poverty.
TPP fine print: Biotech seed companies win again
17-Nov-2015 IATP
The TPP requires countries to join international patent treaties that serve the interests of global biotech seed companies.
Why doesn’t the Trans-Pacific Partnership mention climate change?
17-Nov-2015 Good
While the text of the TPP does address the environment in general ways, it does so with none of the urgency that climate change action demands.
Papua New Guinea leader confident country able to join TPP deal
17-Nov-2015 Sputnik
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister sees no reason why his country cannot become a member of TPP trade agreement.
Why TPP is a Canadian digital policy failure
17-Nov-2015 The Tyee
The implications for digital policies such as copyright and privacy should command considerable attention. On those fronts, TPP appears to be a major failure.
Free trade: the hidden costs to our oceans and climate
17-Nov-2015 Huffington Post
With almost half of our carbon emissions and over 90 percent of our planet’s warming being absorbed by the ocean, the cheap goods on our grocery store shelves might not be such a good deal after all.
TPPA debate: We need a free trade of opinions
16-Nov-2015
There is a shaky YouTube video of our prime minister, John Key, explaining "the logic" behind the opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership during a visit to Oxford in North Canterbury.
What a new NAFTA complaint can tell us about the TPP
16-Nov-2015 AFL-CIO
A coalition of U.S. and Mexican labor and civil society groups are taking an unprecedented legal approach to protect workers’ rights that will test the strength of labor protections in international trade agreements.
A first glance at the Investment Chapter of the TPP agreement: a familar US-style structure with a few novel twists
16-Nov-2015 IA Reporter
In broad terms, the agreement’s investment chapter looks familiar – particularly in relation to other recent U.S. investment treaties and FTAs.
The TPP SPS chapter: not a “model for the rest of the world”
16-Nov-2015 IATP
SPS provisions in TPP will further weaken and possibly conflict with global standards setting bodies on food and plant safety.
Pacific trade deal could limit affordable drugs: world health chief
13-Nov-2015 Reuters
A massive trade pact between 12 Pacific rim countries could limit the availability of affordable medicines, the head of the World Health Organization said
TPPA vs tobacco control - the devil is in the details
13-Nov-2015 Malaysia Kini
Now that the whole text of the TPPA has been released, it appears the TPPA provides many avenues for the tobacco industry to thwart and frustrate government efforts to enact stronger measures.
How the TPP could change where your clothes come from
13-Nov-2015 Vox
There’s a reason President Obama made the case for the Trans-Pacific Partnership at Nike’s headquarters: American clothing companies that want to manufacture their clothes in Vietnam are big winners in the massive trade deal.
LDP to offer farmers revenue insurance to cushion TPP impact
13-Nov-2015 The Japan Times
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to set up an insurance system to cushion the blow for farmers when the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact comes into effect
The Trans-Pacific Partnership poses a grave threat to sustainable development
13-Nov-2015 The Conversation
It is essential that future trade deals promote human development, access to knowledge, public health, human development, and climate action.
3 Ways the TPP Will Hurt the Climate—If We Let It Pass
12-Nov-2015 3 Ways the TPP Will Hurt the Climate
The Trans Pacific Partnership is in climate denial - nowhere in its more than 5,000 pages does it mention climate change.