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FTA with El Salvador effective tomorrow
28-Feb-2008
The free trade agreement (FTA) between Taiwan and El Salvador is set to take effect tomorrow, Ministry of Economic Affairs officials said yesterday.
US-Taiwan TIFA (1994)
18-Dec-2007 AIT
Taiwan concerned about exclusion from Thai FTA
28-Nov-2007 Taipei Times
Taiwan expressed concerns on Monday over the possible impact on the country resulting from its exclusion from Thailand’s free trade agreement (FTA) network.
Vanuatu/Taiwan bilateral trade agreement still in place, says Taipei
24-Oct-2007 Radio Zealand International
Taiwan says the bilateral trade agreement it signed with Vanuatu in 2004 still needs to be implemented. However the current Government led by Ham Lini is a staunch supporter of the One China Policy.
Dominican Republic and Taiwan to sign trade accord soon
14-Oct-2007 Dominican Today
Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian said he hopes Taiwan and the Dominican Republic will sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as soon as possible to benefit enterprises in both countries.
Taiwan, Nicaragua ratify free-trade agreement
12-Oct-2007 Monsters and Critics
Taiwan and Nicaragua ratified their free-trade agreement in Taiwan Thursday, further liberalizing trade.
Senator says US needs "new vision" for trade
3-Oct-2007 Reuters
Washington needs to "think bigger" than it has in the past few years and look at possible trade deals with countries such as Taiwan, Indonesia, India and Japan, US Senate Democrat Max Baucus said.
El Salvador approves FTA with Taiwan
27-Aug-2007 Taipei Times
Under the FTA, El Salvador could export up to 60,000 tonnes of sugar tariff-free to Taiwan each year
Ma: better ties with China needed for FTA with the US
23-Jul-2007
Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou says the government should improve ties with China first if Taiwan wants to sign a free trade agreement with the US.
Taiwan, US hold ’productive’ talks
20-Jul-2007
Taiwan and the United States completed bilateral talks under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement in Washington, DC July 11. They agreed to launch the Consultative Committee on Agriculture, a new mechanism for dealing with bilateral food and agricultural issues.
US considers investment agreement with Taiwan
12-Jul-2007
The United States said it is considering forging a bilateral investment agreement with Taiwan but ruled out a free trade pact in the immediate future.
Taiwan’s Ma seeks FTA with China
3-Jul-2007
Taiwan presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou wants closer economic ties with political rival China, including a free-trade deal and the removal of investment caps on businesses that operate on the mainland, a spokesman said on Monday.
US-Korea FTA ’setback for Taiwan’
2-Jul-2007
The US-South Korean free trade agreement (FTA) will seriously hurt Taiwan because South Korea and Taiwan are both main trading partners of the US, the Economics Ministry said on Sunday.
Guatemalan president re-affirms ties with Taiwan
20-Jun-2007
Guatemalan President Oscar Berger says his country will maintain ties with Taiwan. He was meeting with Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian on Wednesday when he made the pledge.
Washington still non-committal on FTA with Taiwan
15-Jun-2007
A senior US trade official on Wednesday committed the Bush administration to strengthening trade ties with Taiwan, but was noncosmmittal in terms of the possibility of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Taiwan and the US.
The help of a free-trade agreement
31-May-2007
For the next 10 months, the US and China will be following Taiwanese politics closely. Economic differences between political parties will be an issue — most importantly how they affect Taiwan’s political future. At the same time, Taiwan and China will be watching how the US pursues its geopolitical interests in relation to both of them.
Business delegation heads to US to sell FTA
28-May-2007
A delegation of business leaders has set off for the United States to promote a Taiwan-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
ROC, Honduras, El Salvador sign trilateral FTA
11-May-2007
Taiwan, El Salvador and Honduras signed a trilateral free trade agreement in San Salvador May 7. Taiwan’s fourth such agreement with Central American countries, the FTA was expected to boost trade among the three countries, ROC Minister of Economic Affairs Chen Ruey-long said in a May 5 report by Taiwan’s Central News Agency.
Taiwan signs free trade pact with El Salvador, Honduras
8-May-2007 Monsters and critics
Taiwan has signed a free trade agreement with El Salvador and Honduras to expand trade ties between the three countries, the Bureau of Foreign Trade said on Tuesday.
US representatives call for Taiwan-US trade agreement
7-May-2007 Taipei Times
Five members of the US House of Representatives have proposed a resolution in support of signing a free trade agreement (FTA) between the US and Taiwan.