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USTR launches review of IP in Thailand after reported improvements on enforcement
18-Sep-2017 IP Watch
“I’d be concerned that USTR is pressuring Thailand to take pro-pharma positions on the RCEP and TPP,” Knowledge Ecology International Executive Director James Love said.
Canada open to adding softwood lumber deal to NAFTA
15-Sep-2017 Global News
Canada is prepared to pursue a permanent settlement in softwood lumber within the North American Free Trade Agreement if the U.S. lumber industry keeps blocking a deal.
USTR floats idea of ‘sunset’ proposal in NAFTA 2.0
14-Sep-2017 Politico
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is considering a so-called sunset proposal, or a provision that would effectively implement an automatic termination of the deal after five years unless all three parties agree before then to renew it
No #NAFTA2, yes to trade for people & planet
13-Sep-2017 Popular Resistance
We propose a vision for trade that serves working people and protects the planet. That is why we have to say #NoNAFTA2, and make a radical refusal of any new or re-worked corporate trade deals.
Turkish, American delegations to discuss economic ties next week
13-Sep-2017 Daily Sabah
Additional steps for liberalizing and deepening commercial relations between the two countries in the long term will be reviewed.
Foreign patent owners can challenge domestic judgments under international investment arbitration
12-Sep-2017 Forbes India
The first ever final award on patents in international investment arbitration by ICSID in the case of Eli Lilly v. Canada has effectively cleared the way for raising future disputes by foreign IPR owners against domestic institutions which can result in stronger and robust IP protection regime.
Regulating across the digital divide
12-Sep-2017 MENAFN
If the world’s three major economies the US, the EU, and China were ever to harmonise their approach to regulating digital trade and global data flows, the pressure on developing countries to accept digital rules would intensify.
White House steps back from ending Korea trade pact
8-Sep-2017 WSJ
After intense resistance from Capitol Hill and business groups, Trump administration tells lawmakers a withdrawal isn’t a priority
Malaysia hopes to upgrade trade deal with US during Najib’s visit
7-Sep-2017 Bernama
“Now without TPPA, we are thinking of having an upgraded version of TIFA with the US, as TIFA is an agreement to go towards the goal of establishing a free-trade agreement at the end,” Second International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan said
US Chamber opposes strongly withdrawal from KORUS FTA
6-Sep-2017 Business Korea
The US Chamber of Commerce issues a statement opposing US withdrawal from KORUS, says it would not create a single American job
US demands agro tariffs be lifted
5-Sep-2017 Korea Times
The United States has demanded South Korea eliminate all tariffs on US agricultural goods, according to a news report.
AmCham wants Duterte, Trump to jump-start FTA
3-Sep-2017 Business Mirror
American businessmen are asking Manila and Washington to include a discussion on a “21st century free-trade agreement” (FTA) in the anticipated meeting between US President Donald J. Trump and President Duterte in Manila in November.
Trump says he’s looking into South Korea trade accord future
3-Sep-2017 Bloomberg
President Donald Trump said he would discuss the future of the US-South Korea free-trade agreement with his advisers following a newspaper report that he’s considering terminating the pact.
Foreign investors may take Korea’s mobile fee cut to ISD settlement
30-Aug-2017 The Investor
Foreign investors are making increasing inquiries about possible losses to their investment in South Korean telecom companies, three days before the carriers are to decide on whether to file a lawsuit against the government’s fee cut plan, industry sources said on Aug. 28.
AmCham Singapore voices support for TPP-11
25-Aug-2017 AmCham Singapore
AmCham Singapore urges the eleven members of the TPP to reach a successful conclusion to ongoing deliberations and implement the agreement as soon as possible, as it is "supportive of US businesses"
Pharmaceutical prices, intellectual property rights emerge as key issues in KORUS FTA discussions
24-Aug-2017 Hankyoreh
Through the KORUS revision, the US is openly seeking to bridge its trade deficit with Korea by renegotiating specific terms for individual product categories.
S.Korea trade minister says no agreement at talks with US on FTA
22-Aug-2017 Reuters
South Korea’s trade minister said on Tuesday at the conclusion of trade talks with the United States that the two sides failed to reach agreement on how to move forward on discussions over the possibility of amending the five-year-old free trade deal.
Trump’s penchant for deal-making evident in push to renegotiate KORUS
21-Aug-2017 Hankyoreh
The Moon administration needs to stand up to Trump with the confidence of a party ready to accept termination of the agreement, writes The Hankyoreh
USTR raises concerns about Japan’s safeguard tariffs on US beef
19-Aug-2017 Japan Times
U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer and Japanese Foreign Minister Kono agreed to accelerate bilateral discussions as a way of strengthening free and “fair” trade
US, South Korea to start talks Tuesday in Seoul on trade pact
18-Aug-2017 Reuters
The United States plans to start negotiations with South Korea in Seoul on amending a five-year-old free trade agreement, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said.