14-Nov-2016
Wall Street Journal
Congressional GOP leaders indicated they wouldn’t consider Trans-Pacific Partnership in lame-duck session.
10-Nov-2016
The Japan Times
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell dashed any remaining hopes that President Barack Obama’s signature Pacific-Rim trade deal would come up for a vote before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
8-Nov-2016
Pharma in Focus
US reports that data exclusivity for biologics in Australia could still be extended to 12 years via the TPP trade deal have got local activists up in arms.
7-Nov-2016
The Japan Times
Brushing off vocal protests by opposition lawmakers, Prime Minister Abe’s ruling coalition passed a bill to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement at a special Lower House committee, sparking criticism that it resorted to a steamroll vote.
3-Nov-2016
Free Malaysia Today
MITI Secretary-General Jayashiri says government is in the process of amending laws to support the trade pact and have identified 18 thus far.
3-Nov-2016
The Japan Times
After a new round of calls for the resignation of Japan’s gaffe-prone agricultural minister, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition gave up trying to pass a bill to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement through a special Lower House committee.
31-Oct-2016
The Advertiser
Only 38 per cent of Japanese want to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, according to a survey, showing a growing public distrust of free trade agreements.
28-Oct-2016
People Over Profit
FTAs operate as extensions of the WTO resulting in decentralized and yet intensifying attacks against workers and peasants across the different global regions.
28-Oct-2016
Nikkei Asian Review
Vietnam’s decision to hold off ratifying the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a further blow to the beleaguered trade pact and a setback for American economic ambitions in Asia.
