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Taiwan beefs up regional defences with 2nd phase of free trade zone
Taiwan is building up a free trade zone to counter the threat of being marginalised in the wake of trade deals being negotiated by major economies and regional Asian neighbours (TPP and RCEP).
Releasing TPP text early is inconsistent: Robb
"The Australian government agreed to a confidentiality undertaking to prevent the early release of TPP negotiating documents," says current Minister for Trade Andrew Robb
US trade body says it will be difficult for Korea to join TPP negotiations
The Office of the US Trade Representative is demanding that Seoul address four major trade issues before participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
TPP ministerial session ends without final agreement
Japan and the United States, which have been in bitter conflict over thorny issues including Japanese tariffs on farm products as well as auto trade, failed to fill the gaps during the key session in Singapore, hampering the whole negotiation.
2nd Wikileaks release: US refusing to budge on TPP issues
A new set of leaked documents from the latest round of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations show large differences remain between the 12 nations trying to hammer out a trade agreement.
Joe Stiglitz writes open letter to TPP negotiators
"At this point in time, we do not need a TRIPS plus trade agreement, we need a TRIPS minus agreement."
Leaks confirm fears about Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement
In mid-November, Wikileaks released the secret draft text for the Intellectual Property Rights Chapter of the TPP. Stuart Trew talks about what this leak tells us about the agreement as a whole.
Vatican criticises TTP and TTIP
At the WTO 9th Ministerial in Bali, Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi delivered a withering critique of the Trans Pacific Partnership and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
Korea suddenly wants in to TPP, resumes FTA talks with NZ
South Korea has suddenly emerged as willing would-be partner in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, as well as announcing today it was resuming negotiations with New Zealand on a free trade deal.
South Korea to have preliminary talks on joining TPP - Yonhap
South Korea plans to enter into preliminary negotiations on a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact and will inform the main countries involved of its intention, Yonhap news agency quoted the finance minister as saying on Friday.
Access to medecines and the TPP: Open letter to the PM of Canada
Delivered by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
#Maori culture could be trademarked by TPP multinationals
The scary thing about the TPP is that it won’t only affect indigenous free-hold land, nor will it just push our people further into poverty. The TPP will give multinationals the right to exploit and rape the ecosystem and further aid them in the acquiring of enforced trademarking and copyrighting of indigenous intellectual property and cultural/traditional knowledge.
Aussie sugar could get sweet FTA
The Australian Sugar Industry Alliance is demanding sugar’s inclusion in the Trans Pacific Partnership after it was left out of the US FTA in 2008.
Trade pact would make internet services more expensive
The TPP may effectively force the entire Internet Service Provider (ISP) industry to become the street cops for the movie and music industry.
Trade-talk protesters push limit, then back off
Will Munger, of Utah Tar Sands Resistance, said his group wasn’t trying to get arrested. Instead they were raising their voices against what they fear will be a trade pact that encourages the export of methane gas from the United States to other nations.
Trade talks open in Utah, but secrecy spurs protests
Outside Salt Lake City’s Grand America Hotel on Tuesday, the rains fell, the speakers rose, the marchers chanted. Inside, top trade negotiators from the US and 11 other Pacific Rim nations perhaps discussed imports and exports, profits and products, prices and patents. The exact topics aren’t known. The talks were closed.
Jailbreaking and unlocking might be restricted in treaty pushed by Obama
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) treaty pushed by the Obama administration could complicate efforts to loosen restrictions on jailbreaking and unlocking smartphones, tablets, or other consumer electronics
TPP - draft IP chapter (30 Aug 2013)
The people can defeat the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Momentum is growing in the campaign to stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the United States.
WikiLeaks publishes secret draft chapter of Trans-Pacific Partnership
WikiLeaks has released the draft text of a chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, a multilateral free-trade treaty currently being negotiated in secret by 12 Pacific Rim nations.