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US presses Vietnam ahead of ASEAN meeting
10-Aug-2011 Reuters
A top US trade official on Tuesday said he urged Vietnam to undo a number of trade-restrictive policies aimed at curbing inflation and reducing the country’s current account deficit.
TDRI pushes for fewer FTA restrictions and more pacts
7-Aug-2011
Business leaders and academics recommend the new government ease rules and extend the coverage of current free-trade agreements as well as step up the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks.
Philip Morris v. Uruguay on cigarette branding: Will investor-state arbitration send restrictions on tobacco marketing up in smoke?
4-Aug-2011 Info Justice
Philip Morris asserts that fair and equitable treatment includes a right to a “stable and predictable regulatory framework” as well as rights under treaties in addition to customary international law.
TPPA secrecy is undemocratic
29-Jul-2011 Voxy
The continuing silence of most New Zealand MPs regarding government’s clandestine negotiations about the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement indicates either their ignorance of what is going on or their willing connivance in selling New Zealand down the river, according to Democrats for Social Credit (DSC) health spokesman David Tranter.
Push FTA of South Korea, Japan, China toward TPP
26-Jul-2011
Ten years since the concept of a free-trade agreement (FTA) among Japan, China and South Korea was proposed, some visibly significant moves have gotten under way recently. The three countries, at their leaders’ summit talks held in Japan on May 21 and 22, reached agreement to conclude the industry-government-academia joint studies on the FTA issue this year and begin intergovernmental negotiations next year.
TPP stepping stone to more trade agreements - Key
25-Jul-2011
The Trans Pacific Partnership has the potential to become the basis of an integrated regional trading bloc linking Asia, Australasia and the Americas, Prime Minister John Key told an audience in Washington overnight.
Tiny NZ a big part of US trade growth plans
25-Jul-2011
A proposed Trans Pacific Partnership among nine countries is the top trade priority for United States President Barack Obama and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key who meet at the White House this morning.
Key talks up TPP free trade deal in US
22-Jul-2011
Prime Minister John Key is trying to drum up enthusiasm for a free trade deal on his visit to the United States.
US: Garment industry backs ’yarn forward’ rule in TPP pact
18-Jul-2011 just-style.com
The US garment industry is supporting a "yarn forward" rule of origin proposed by the US Trade Representative (USTR) during the latest round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement negotiations. However, Vietnam presents a "special case".
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Did US move threaten public health?
12-Jul-2011 IP Watch
Civil society groups say a leaked document from regional free trade negotiations between countries bordering the Pacific Ocean shows the United States favouring giant pharmaceutical companies at the expense of public health.
US-PHL: Trade deal entry offered
12-Jul-2011 BusinessWorld
Washington has asked Manila to consider joining a regional free trade agreement to open up the Philippine economy, the United States ambassador said.
Trade critic says TPP talks could collapse
8-Jul-2011
A critic of the Trans Pacific Partnership trade talks says it’s unlikely any deal will be agreed upon for at least two years and the negotiations could yet collapse.
’It takes nine to tango’ in Pacific free trade plan
8-Jul-2011
United States Apec Ambassador Kurt Tong yesterday insisted that the negotiations among nine countries for a Trans Pacific Partnership free trade agreement were based on a level playing field.
Chile sees no problem with Japan joining TPP later
28-Jun-2011
Chile’s chief trade negotiator said Thursday he sees little downside for Japan delaying a decision to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact because the negotiations are expected to be a very long and complex.
Tobacco giant suing Australian govt ’a warning’ for NZ
28-Jun-2011
Tobacco giant Philip Morris suing the Australian government for introducing plain packaging laws for tobacco should send shockwaves through this country as it seeks a free trade deal involving the US, says an academic critic of the deal.
US breaks UN AIDS summit commitment on access to treatment
27-Jun-2011
The Asia Pacific Network of Positive People (APN+) is expressing outrage at ongoing free trade agreement negotiations by the United States with Vietnam and Malaysia that threaten access to medicines for HIV, TB, hepatitis-C as well as other diseases in these countries.
Shape of US TPP pharmaceuticals chapter emerges
16-Jun-2011 Infojustice
The TPP chapter may be best seen as a significant step toward the pharmaceutical industry’s ultimate goal, which is a binding international agreement on drug pricing that would restrain the ability of governments to use collective purchasing power to demand prices below “market” levels.
Groser attacks US dairy industry’s ’rear view’ policy
15-Jun-2011
Trade Minister Tim Groser took a swipe at the protected United States dairy industry last night saying it was time they stopped "looking in the rear vision mirror."
US irked by delay on TPP decision
14-Jun-2011 Kyodo
The US government voiced strong displeasure with Japan last month for postponing a decision on whether to join negotiations for a US-led Pacific free-trade accord, sources said Monday.
Pharmac trade row heralds wider threat
9-Jun-2011
Pharmac is being targeted by US drug companies as trade negotiations continue with the United States.