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Proxy wars of the Asian economic power houses
10-Jan-2018 The National
Both and Japan are pursuing their own initiatives to call shots in Asia, which may have ramifications for businesses and economies in the Mena region.
2018: A year of uncertainty for international intellectual property
9-Jan-2018 StarTribune
The US government’s role as a leader of the international intellectual property system is under self-imposed threat.
UK leaving single market for TPP could hit workers’ rights, union warns
5-Jan-2018 The Guardian
TUC delivers stark warning about labour abuses after trade secretary Liam Fox refuses to rule out membership of TPP.
TPP sows fear in Japan’s agriculture industry
5-Jan-2018 The Diplomat
As the resurrected TPP moves forward, Japanese consumer groups and farmers fear the effects.Many argue that seeds are likely to become more expensive by the proposed abolishment of the Seed Law.
Liam Fox’s Pacific plan is toxic. Post-Brexit trade policies need proper scrutiny
4-Jan-2018 The Guardian
Joining the dysfunctional Trans-Pacific Partnership would help only big business. There must be transparency and accountability over trade.
Britain exploring membership of the TPP to boost trade after Brexit
3-Jan-2018 The Guardian
Department for International Trade believed to be working on proposals to enter the troubled Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Japan pushes for March signing of TPP 11
2-Jan-2018 Nikkei
Tokyo’s point man travelling to Vietnam, Mexico to seek consensus on outstanding issues.
A role for Indigenous peoples in Canada’s trade talks
22-Dec-2017 Policy Options
International trade has long had an impact on the livelihoods of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Japan’s farm output to take ¥150 billion hit after new Pacific trade deal’s effects kick in: estimates
20-Dec-2017 Japan Times
Japan’s agricultural, forestry and fisheries output will suffer by up to ¥150 billion ($1.3 billion) once the effects of an 11-member Pacific Rim free trade agreement kick in
NAFTA, no NAFTA, or worse: TPP via NAFTA?
19-Dec-2017 IATP
NAFTA has failed family farmers, as well as workers and our environments, in all three NAFTA countries. Why the rush to complete negotiations in a matter of months for a NAFTA 2.0 based on the same failed policies?
Intellectual property rights in trade – to be rethought?
19-Dec-2017 IP Watch
After two decades of intellectual property regimes in trade agreements, one could have some second thoughts.
Taiwan eyes ’important role’ in alternative Asian sphere of influence
14-Dec-2017 Nikkei
Mainland affairs minister intrigued by Trump references to ’Indo-Pacific’.
Taiwan asks Japan for support in seeking membership of CPTPP
12-Dec-2017 Focus Taiwan
Taiwan asked Japan for support in its efforts to join a new regional trade arrangement called the "Comprehensive Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership" (CPTPP) to contribute to regional prosperity.
NZ ’could not’ apply water tax - diplomat
30-Nov-2017 Radio NZ
Government plans to put a royalty on exports of bottled water could be in jeopardy after a top trade negotiator warned MPs it would breach trade deals.
Korea seeks to expand free trade networks
29-Nov-2017 Korea Herald
South Korea needs a balanced and sophisticated strategy to cope with efforts by China and Japan to take the lead in building a free trade framework for Asia and the Pacific amid the US’ strengthening protectionism, experts say.
TPP11 and RCEP compared: A side-by-side update
28-Nov-2017 Asian Trade Centre
Chart reflects the TPP11 changes and the expansion of the agenda in RCEP.
White paper not real on rules
24-Nov-2017 Policy Forum
The conflict between ‘rules-based’ and ‘US-centred’ in Australia’s new foreign policy road map
Civil society commits to push back corporate power at 2017 ACSC/APF
23-Nov-2017 APRN
The call “Southeast Asia is not for sale. We are not for sale!” echoed as hundreds marched to the historic People Power Monument along the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue in Manila, Philippines.
Trudeau replaces Trump as biggest obstacle to Pacific trade pact
22-Nov-2017 Bloomberg
While Japan in particular wants a quick deal on the pact that Trump abandoned earlier this year, Canada says more talks are needed on contentious points.
TPP dream now a nightmare
20-Nov-2017 Malaysia Kini
The original Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) had offered very little gain to Malaysia.