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Malaysia detains 14 trans-Pacific free trade deal protesters
20-Jul-2013
Malaysian police on Saturday detained 14 people protesting against ongoing negotiations for a huge trans-Pacific free trade deal.
Malaysian socialists oppose Pacific free trade agreement
19-Jul-2013 GLW
The Socialist Party of Malaysia has no illusion about the true colours and intent of the TPPA/FTA as an agenda of US mega corporations.
3 chambers say aye to TPP, but ACCCIM wants China included
17-Jul-2013
Chambers of commerce in the country have lent their support to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations, saying it promotes a secure and mutually beneficial trade environment and brings greater opportunities for participating countries.
Canada urged to reject TPP drug patent proposal as bad for poor countries
17-Jul-2013
Canada is pushing back against a campaign by activists trying to block what they say are onerous intellectual property rules that would raise the price of pharmaceuticals in poor countries.
The rush toward Asia-Pacific FTAs
17-Jul-2013
Following the recent launch of free trade negotiations between the United States and the European Union, there are now three mega-trade-and-investment liberalization blocs being shaped in various parts of the world.
TPP talks kick off in Malaysia; Japan waits
16-Jul-2013 Kyodo
The 18th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations began Monday in Malaysia as Japan prepares to make its debut near the end of the 11-day conference.
Japanese farmers struggle to make election choices over TPP
15-Jul-2013 Mainichi
With upper house elections approaching, Japanese farmers are skeptical about the Liberal Democratic Party after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his intention to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.
18th round of TPP negotiations to be held in Sabah
10-Jul-2013 Bernama
The 18th Round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations will be held from July 15 – 25, in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
Trans-Pacific trade deal threatens access to affordable medicines
3-Jul-2013 MSF
As host to both the AIDS conference and TPP trade talks this month, Malaysia reportedly vows to reject a TPP trade agreement that harms access to medicines; other countries should follow suit, and Malaysia should be held to its pledge
US-ASEAN businessmen lobby Indonesia on TPP
28-Jun-2013 Jakarta Post
US businessmen grouped under the United States-ASEAN Business Council are seeking ways to access the Southeast Asian market, which its population of 620 million, through a Trans-Pacific Partnership.
TPP talks likely to drag on until spring
27-Jun-2013 Dow Jones Newswires
The talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade pact will likely stretch on until April or May 2014, with disagreements over tariffs and other key issues hampering progress, the Nikkei reported in its Wednesday evening edition.
President Ma reiterates hope to join TPP and RCEP
27-Jun-2013 China Post
President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday reiterated the administration’s hope to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), in order to allow Taiwan to effectively take part in regional economic integration.
TPP to open up new market opportunities and horizons for Malaysians, says FMM
27-Jun-2013 Borneo Post
The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) is of the view that the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) would open up new market opportunities and horizons for Malaysians to take advantage of the international marketplace, says FMM president Tan Sri Yong Poh Kon.
MITI brief on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
25-Jun-2013 MITI
Briefing paper from Malaysia’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry as it prepares to host the next round of TPP negotiations on July 15-25 in Kota Kinabalu
Integration of free trade agreements in East Asia urged
21-Jun-2013 China Daily
A senior Chinese trade official on Thursday called for the integration of free trade agreements in East Asia, while experts called for an acceleration of domestic reforms geared toward a market-oriented economy to facilitate the establishment of trade pacts.
Increased access to Canadian dairy market urged
20-Jun-2013 Dairy Herd
The US National Milk Producers Federation’s Board of Directors last week approved a resolution in opposition to any Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement that does not provide for significantly increased access to the Canadian dairy market.
Harper government ’pleased’ with secret TPP investment session in Vancouver
19-Jun-2013 rabble.ca
Activists from the Washington and Oregon Fair Trade Coalitions, as well as Occupy Bellingham and the Backbone Campaign, who gathered in Bellingham this weekend for a TPP Action Camp, snapped into action when we all found out about the TPP meeting in Vancouver.
China weighs choices on pacific trade pacts: experts
19-Jun-2013 Xinhua
Some leading political economists have lauded China’s renewed interest in the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), telling Xinhua that China would enjoy more leverage on the tenor of negotiations "from the inside."
The TPP quietly comes to Vancouver for mini-negotiating round
17-Jun-2013 iPolitics
An inter-sessional Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiating round is quietly taking place in Vancouver over the next few days — the first TPP negotiations to take place on Canadian soil.
Japanese gov’t seeks industry lobbies’ opinions on TPP
17-Jun-2013 Kyodo
The Japanese government on Monday sought opinions of industry lobbies and organizations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations the country will join from next month.