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Korea, US to hold 2nd round of FTA renegotiation talks next week
26-Jan-2018 Yonhap
The two-day talks come days after US President Donald Trump again denounced the free trade deal as "a disaster" for the US, claiming the deal cost 200,000 American jobs.
What would a India-US free trade agreement look like?
26-Jan-2018 The Wire
While an FTA is a long shot, the starting steps include India and US being more flexible on the domestic and international front.
Trump: I would reconsider a massive Pacific trade deal if it were ’substantially better’
26-Jan-2018 CNBC
President Trump says he would reconsider the Trans-Pacific Partnership if the United States got a "substantially better deal."
US, Mexican unions to file NAFTA complaint over labor bill
25-Jan-2018 Reuters
US and Mexican unions will formally complain to the US Labor Department on Thursday that Mexico continues to violate NAFTA’s weak labor standards
OBOR’s connect deters US-India hegemony
25-Jan-2018 Pakistan Observer
The impact of the Belt and Road Initiative on regional trade integration should also be seen in light of trade agreements such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
China piles up free trade deals as Trump abandons them
25-Jan-2018 Bloomberg
China is hoping to have a ‘bumper year’ for new trade deals. 11 nations are planning to save the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Don’t sign revised trade pact, consumers group urges government
25-Jan-2018 Free Malaysia Today News
Consumers Association of Penang says the new agreement will be even worse than the original as there will not even be the benefit of selling more exports to the US.
China seeking more free-trade deals as Trump tramples them
25-Jan-2018 Today
China is redoubling its effort to seal free trade agreements with many countries. It has already covered nearly 21 countries, contrary to 20 covered by the US.
Can Modi free India’s trade policy from ’swadeshi’ shackles?
24-Jan-2018 DailyO
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, India is likely to meet a lot of offers for free trade and investment deals. With US, France and Canada leaders meeting their Indian counterpart in coming few months, it is likely that India may enter into a free trade agreement with them. Though, it will be interesting to know how Prime Minister Modi go ahead with these offers.
Japan, US to discuss trade "framework", US envoy says: NHK
22-Jan-2018 Channel News Asia
Japan and the United States will start to discuss a framework of negotiations with the aim of concluding a trade pact and fixing bilateral trade imbalances
Canada initiates NAFTA mechanism against US import duties
22-Jan-2018 Xinhua
Canada filed a request for panel review within the framework of the North American Free Trade Agreement over the U.S. decision to impose duties on imports of Bombardier jet airliners
Soy growers join new NAFTA initiative
19-Jan-2018 Wisconsin State Farmer
The American Soybean Association supports the Americans for Farmers & Families, a new coalition of growers, producers, suppliers and consumers dedicated to preserving the North American Free Trade Agreement.
In the economic power struggle for Asia, Trump and Xi Jinping are switching policies
18-Jan-2018 The Conversation
Donald Trump is flexing the United States’ economic muscle in East Asia by introducing a web of new-generation bilateral trade deals to contain China’s challenge. But Beijing is fighting back by political means.
Bacon with banned additive among risks of US-UK trade deal
17-Jan-2018 The Guardian
Soil Association issues top 10 food safety concerns posed by a transatlantic free-trade deal.
The US and Kazakhstan – An economic partnership for the 21st century
17-Jan-2018 STL
Kazakhstan and the United States cooperate within the framework of the Central Asia Trade and Investment Facilitation Agreement, which promotes increased trade within the region.
Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM): Reject all unfair trade deals, including TPPA’s replacement
17-Jan-2018 FMT News
Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) said it would fight all trade agreements that it considered unfair and only favoured big corporations, including a new regional economic partnership that is set to replace the US-sponsored Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).
Incoherence and uncertainty: Trump’s trade policy
16-Jan-2018 IATP
The actions of the Trump Administration and Congress have, in one year, established a pattern of cynical disregard for rural communities, hostility toward science, and an unbridled scorn for the principles and practice of democratic governance.
Energie: un forum algéro-américain fin janvier à Houston
16-Jan-2018 APS
Le forum offre l’opportunité aux deux pays de réaffirmer leur liens dans le domaine du commerce et de l’investissement.
Philippines eyes more free trade pacts
16-Jan-2018 Malaya Business Insight
Philippines’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is conducting internal studies and consultations on a possible free trade agreement with US. Philippines also hopes a substantial conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and a renegotiation with Japan.
Bumpy road ahead for S. Korea-US FTA renegotiation: senior official
15-Jan-2018 Yonhap
A bumpy road lies ahead for the renegotiation of the free trade deal between South Korea and the United States, a Korean senior trade official said.