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Trans-Pacific tariff talks expand to include Japan
22-Apr-2013 Bloomberg
Japan will be admitted to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks, the existing 11 members of the negotiations said in a statement issued at the weekend after a meeting in Indonesia.
Between China and America? Real choices facing Indonesia
22-Apr-2013 Jakarta Globe
Are the RCEP and TPP really competing for members and agenda items?
APEC pushes FTAs in shift toward regional initiative
22-Apr-2013 Japan Times
The trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum agreed Sunday to promote free-trade agreements in the Asia-Pacific region just a day after Japan won permission to negotiate a free-trade pact involving many of its members.
M’sians must reject the US trade deal
14-Apr-2013 http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/ca...
One of the least discussed and least reported issues is the Obama administration’s effort to bring the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement to the forefront, an oppressive plurilateral US-led free trade agreement currently being negotiated with several Pacific Rim countries, including Malaysia.
US gives Japan nod for mega trade pact
12-Apr-2013 AFP
The United States gave Japan the green light Friday to enter talks on a Pacific trade agreement, in the latest step forward for a pact that would account for 40 percent of the global economy.
Accord USA-Japon sur un projet de libre-échange transpacifique
12-Apr-2013 Reuters
Le Japon et les Etats-unis sont parvenus à un accord pour permettre à Tokyo de participer à des discussions en vue d’un pacte de libre échange trans-pacifique, emmené par les USA.
The government is planning to announce Friday...
11-Apr-2013
The Japanese government is planning to announce Friday the results of its preliminary negotiations with the United States on Japan joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, sources said Thursday.
Joining TPP best answer for worries of further US encirclement
10-Apr-2013 Global Times
It is easy to perceive why China is highly apprehensive at the thought of Japan joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). This move fits into a complex pattern that has fed China’s paranoia about being encircled.
Long line for big free-trade club
29-Mar-2013 China Daily
What is behind the current eagerness to sign free-trade agreements considering that the European Union and the United States also have their own behemoth in sight and what does China have to gain or lose from them?
TPP declaration fuels other talks / European nations grow more eager to reach trade deals with Japan
27-Mar-2013 Daily Yomiuri
Shinzo Abe’s recent announcement that Japan aims to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations has sparked life into other trade talks Japan has aimed to start, with those for an economic partnership agreement with the European Union the latest example.
Regional FTA quests playing off each other
26-Mar-2013
Japan is entering a new stage in its pursuit of free-trade agreements as it begins bilateral and multilateral FTA negotiations involving its three major trade partners — the United States, the European Union and China.
Vice minister discusses costs of TPP
26-Mar-2013
Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Bill Cho (卓士昭) yesterday provided general information to lawmakers about the costs and benefits of a potential entry by Taiwan into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), drawing criticism about the government’s preparedness to steer the nation toward securing a seat in the emerging regional economic integration agreement.
Hokkaido predicts TPP will halve output of farm, forestry and fishery products
25-Mar-2013 Minaichi
Hokkaido, Japan’s largest breadbasket prefecture, says its production of agricultural, forestry and fishery products will be halved to 524.1 billion yen if the country joins the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade talks and all relevant tariffs are lifted.
Japan’s entry into Trans-Pacific Partnership FTA raises opportunities and risks for US companies
25-Mar-2013 MWE
For US companies with export interests, Japan’s participation in the TPP could mean improved access to one of the world’s largest economies for US goods, services and investments including in agriculture, insurance, medical devices, autos and pharmaceuticals.
President pledges to create conditions for Taiwan’s TPP access
21-Mar-2013
President Ma Ying-jeou said Thursday that his government will work hard to create the conditions for Taiwan to participate in the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership at an appropriate time.
US says trade talks are ajar for China
21-Mar-2013 China Daily
The United States remains open to including China in a Pacific free-trade zone, Washington’s top trade official said less than a week after Japan asked to join the negotiations.
TPP entry could pave way for US LNG deal
19-Mar-2013 Japan Times
Japan’s bid to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations may make it easier for it to import liquefied natural gas from the United States, a prospect that is raising the hackles of environmental groups.
Effects of joining TPP mixed / Though imports would become cheaper, some fear threats to food safety
18-Mar-2013 Yomiuri Shimbun
How would livelihoods in Japan be changed by membership in the TPP? View from the Yomiuri Shimbun
TPP talks ’on track’ for 2013 conclusion
15-Mar-2013 Tax-News
At the close of the 10-day 16th round of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations on March 13, 2013, in Singapore, the Office of the United States Trade Representative reported that the talks had been placed on an accelerated track toward conclusion of the trade agreement this year.
Japan may open beef in TPP trade talks, former adviser says
15-Mar-2013 Bloomberg
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may sacrifice barriers protecting Japan’s beef and wheat farmers as he joins the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, said a former government adviser on farm policy.