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Author Raj Patel on the oligarchy of food
29-Jun-2018 Street Roots
The economist says we can shake the yoke of corpocracies, reclaim our food supply and bring collective solutions to the table
China to keep close tabs on US investment strategy
29-Jun-2018 China Daily
China will keep a close watch on the strategy adopted by the United States vis-a-vis inbound investments and continue to oppose the use of national security to limit foreign investments, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
US Congressmen raise possibility of free trade deal with Georgia
28-Jun-2018 Agenda.ge
US Congressmen are urging US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to start negotiations with Georgia on a free trade regime.
The myth behind health and trade agreements – Q&A with Othoman Mellouk
20-Jun-2018 IP Watch
Dr Othoman Mellouk is a Moroccan treatment advocate who has been working on intellectual property and access to medicines for more than a decade.
American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore urges US to rejoin Trans-Pacific trade pact
19-Jun-2018 The Business Times
The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (AmCham Singapore) has called on the US to join the trade pact which replaced the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), from which the US withdrew in January 2017.
In a trade war, Canada’s energy not on the table
15-Jun-2018 Council of Canadians
Canada is hamstrung by a little-known NAFTA clause that packs a huge climate punch and gives the US first access to most of Canada’s oil and natural gas.
India, US agree to hold comprehensive trade talks as New Delhi seeks exemption from US tariffs
14-Jun-2018 India TV
India has sought an exemption from the US tariffs along the lines the US has allowed to the European Union, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and South Korea.
Getting North Korea on board Belt & Road initiative will be easier than expected
14-Jun-2018 Global Times
Many think that infrastructure in North Korea is in a dilapidated state, but data from the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) tells a different story and one that indicates that North Korea’s economic potential may have been underestimated.
Indonesia making preparations to join TPP
13-Jun-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Indonesia is studying the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement reached by 11 nations after the US exited, with a view to joining the trade pact, Jusuf Kalla, the country’s vice president, said on Tuesday.
Canada wants Pacific trade pact ratified fast amid Trump spat: minister
12-Jun-2018 Viet Nam News
Canada wants to speed up the ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact to offset the adverse effects of the trade spat erupting with the United States.
The big trade war distraction
11-Jun-2018 Greenpeace
The “trade war” points our leaders away from what they should be focused on — climate change and peace — and it distracts everyone from the larger overall problems with this global trade regime.
As US sanctions loom, India and Iran to begin trade talks
8-Jun-2018 Economic Times
India will soon begin talks with Iran on a trade accord just as the US has turned hostile toward the Persian Gulf nation, threatening it with renewed sanctions after walking out of a nuclear accord with the country.
Japan, US to seek first trade talks under new framework in July
8-Jun-2018 Yahoo News
Japan and the United States are working to hold their first bilateral trade talks under a new framework in July, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said, in a sign Washington may ratchet up pressure on Tokyo to open up its markets.
Korean govt, Elliott begin pretrial negotiations on June 14
7-Jun-2018 Pulse
The South Korean government and Elliott Management next week will enter negotiation for an out-of-court settlement over the U.S. activist fund’s $670 million damage claim for the former administration’s interference in the 2015 merger between Samsung units.
NAFTA has hammered rural communities
4-Jun-2018 Idaho Press
NAFTA has hammered rural communities by aiding the consolidation of corporate power over agriculture by restricting choice and threatening our federal, state and local sovereignty over ag policy.
Mexico aims tariffs at Trump country, sees NAFTA complications
1-Jun-2018 Reuters
Mexico hit back fast on US tariffs on steel and aluminum, which complicate talks between the United States, Canada and Mexico to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Trump’s new tariffs have effectively killed TTIP and may collapse NAFTA
1-Jun-2018 Eurasia Future
China’s preferred model of free trade has already won a favoured position in developing countries vis-a-vis the US model.
US farmers up in arms over additives ban
31-May-2018 Bangkok Post
US pork producers want Thailand penalised.
US in potential FTA with the Philippines
30-May-2018 Just Style
The US has said it looks forward to resolving outstanding issues with the Philippines and exploring the best method in which to strengthen and expand trade relations between the two countries.
Chicken safety fear as chlorine washing fails bacteria tests
28-May-2018 The Guardian
British microbiologists find that American technique at heart of Brexit trade row does not kill listeria and salmonella