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USTR to press Congress on Oman, Peru, Vietnam trade deals
12-Jul-2006 Dow Jones
US trade officials will concentrate on getting Congress to approve trade agreements with Oman, Peru and Vietnam in the run-up to mid-term elections this autumn, a US trade official said Tuesday.
Panama upbeat on US free trade deal by year end
12-Jul-2006 ABC News
Panama could reach a free trade deal with the United States by the end of this year, despite lingering differences over US food safety, a senior negotiator said on Tuesday.
Separate FTAs undermine ASEAN spirit of unity: scholar
12-Jul-2006 People’s Daily
The signing of separate free trade agreements (FTAs) by individual ASEAN members with other countries will undermine the ASEAN’s spirit of solidarity, a Malaysian scholar said on Tuesday.
Massive rally planned against FTA
12-Jul-2006 Korea Herald
US "economic colonization," "undemocratic," and a "path toward a miserable future for Korean citizens." These are the basic views held by Korean opponents of the free trade agreement that the Roh Moo-hyun government is pursuing with the United States.
Oman decree on workers unions strengthens FTA
11-Jul-2006 Gulf News
A royal decree granting workers in Oman rights to form unions and barring coercive practices by employers will strengthen Oman’s free trade agreement (FTA) with the US, a top official said.
FTA negotiations with Chile resume
11-Jul-2006 Japan Times
Japan and Chile began five days of official talks Monday in Tokyo aimed at concluding a bilateral free-trade agreement by the end of the year.
Korean bishops warn against US FTA
11-Jul-2006 CathNews
In a message for the Church’s Farmers’ Sunday this week, Korean bishops and farmers have warned against the destruction of the local farming sector as a result of a Free Trade Agreement with the US.
Thaksin may sign Japan FTA
11-Jul-2006 The Nation
Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is considering whether to sign the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement in September as requested by Tokyo, a member of the Thai negotiating team said. Meanwhile, a Commerce Ministry official said that overall there are few advantages for Thailand in the agreement.
Tanzania: Country in precarious position over trade pact
11-Jul-2006 East African
Tanzania is lagging behind in preparing to sign a deal that will determine how it trades with Europe for a long time to come.
Employers up against anti-FTA strikes
11-Jul-2006 Korea Times
The Korea Employers Federation Monday called for an end to “illegal” strikes aimed at thwarting the establishment of a free trade agreement between Korea and the United States.
Anti-FTA protesters scuffle with police in Seoul
11-Jul-2006 Asia Pulse
About 100 anti-globalization activists, some from the US, clashed briefly with police in Seoul Monday, as they protested against talks aimed at concluding a free trade agreement between South Korea and the US.
China, Iceland to start free trade agreement talks
11-Jul-2006 Dow Jones
China and Iceland plan to begin formal negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement soon following successful talks earlier this month.
First EFTA free trade agreement in sub-Saharan Africa
11-Jul-2006 EFTA Secretariat
The Member States of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA, comprising Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU, comprising Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland) signed a free trade agreement on 1 July 2006.
CII working out guidelines for FTAs
10-Jul-2006
Apex chamber Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is working on a set of industry recommendations to come up with guidelines for signing Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). The WTO and other Trade Agreements Committee of the chamber is finalising the recommendations which will be submitted to the government within a month.
Nation faced with split due to free trade agreement
10-Jul-2006
Voices against the South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) are increasingly being raised ahead of the second round of FTA negotiations, due to be held in Seoul on July 10. The voices of protest are not getting louder because Seoul is the venue of the negotiations.
Protests to intensify over FTA
10-Jul-2006
As Korea resumed its talks with the United States over a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) yesterday, anti-globalization activists also made their presence felt, organizing scattered demonstrations in Seoul calling for the government to withdraw from the negotiations.
Korea could drop Kaesong goods in FTA talks with US
10-Jul-2006
The government could give up trying to persuade the U to recognize products from the inter-Korea Kaesong Industrial Complex as made in South Korea in free trade negotiations. “It has become impossible to win Washington’s consent about the Kaesong issue because of North Korea’s sudden missile launches,” an official here said.
Colombia sees US trade deal in October
10-Jul-2006
Colombia’s government said on Friday it expected to sign a free trade agreement with the United States in early October after ironing out difficulties over agricultural goods in the text of the deal.
US says FTA talks must be pursued
10-Jul-2006
President of the US-Asean Business Council Matt Daley is to propose a continuation of bilateral trade talks between Thailand and the United States, despite the Kingdom’s political deadlock, when he meets caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripi-tak in Washington today.
EFTA free trade relations
7-Jul-2006 EFTA Secretariat
An overview report on EFTA’s free trade agreements with non-EU countries.