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Cabinet to declare stance on trans-Pacific FTA on Nov. 9
4-Nov-2010 Japan Times
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s Cabinet will adopt on Nov. 9 a basic policy on free trade, including its stance on a US-backed trans-Pacific free-trade agreement, national policy minister Koichiro Genba said Tuesday.
Member states put corporate rights over public interests in EU investment policy
3-Nov-2010 S2B Network
Trade justice campaigners working together in the “Seattle to Brussels Network” are calling for a radical overhaul of international investment policy.
Free trade deals bait Indian fishermen
2-Nov-2010 IPS
A series of bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) is threatening the livelihoods of India’s fishermen on the 8,000 km peninsular coastline — among the longest in the world — and the diets of millions of Indians for whom fish is a cheap source of protein.
Malaysia-EU FTA set to be concluded by 2012, says EU official
2-Nov-2010 Bernama
The FTA will open up trade in services beyond the level of commitment undertaken by EU and Malaysia in the WTO, says EU Ambassador and Head of Delegation to Malaysia, Vincent Piket.
Giving in to corporate pressure?
2-Nov-2010 Open Democracy
Since their launch in Prague last year, the EU-Canada FTA negotiations have largely followed an agenda drawn up by Goldman Sachs, IBM, Vodafone and Deutsche Bank.
Tokyo warned of risks from Pacific trade pact
2-Nov-2010 Financial Times
Takashi Shinohara, senior vice minister for agriculture, strongly denies Japanese media reports that Tokyo has already decided to launch talks with the US and others on entry to the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
New Economic and Trade Agreement sells Canada out further to European Union elites
2-Nov-2010 The Canadian
The EU-Canada FTA really is a recolonization of Canada. However, it is not just a recolonization by Europeans, but colonization by international business interests via the European Commission.
SKorea, US presidents seek to finalize trade deal
2-Nov-2010 AP
The leaders of South Korea and the United States agreed to try and finalize a long-stalled free trade deal ahead of a summit of major economies set for next week, the office of South Korea’s president said Tuesday.
KL and Canberra to sign free trade agreement by next year
2-Nov-2010 The Star
Malaysia and Australia have agreed to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by next year to further improve trade and investment opportunities between the two countries.
Vietnam mulls free trade zone with post-Soviet customs union
1-Nov-2010 Ria Novosti
Vietnam is considering creating a free trade zone with the post-Soviet customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Vietnam’s President Nguyen Minh Triet said on Sunday.
Bill in works to woo foreign firms to Japan
1-Nov-2010 Japan Times
The Japanese government will submit a bill to the Diet next year that would give foreign firms preferential treatment if they establish headquarters or research centers in Japan.
China-Norway FTA on track
1-Nov-2010 Global Times
Forward momentum on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between China and Norway appears to be on track, despite the recent spat over awarding of the Nobel Prize.
NZ and Russia talk FTA
1-Nov-2010 NZ Herald
New Zealand and Russia have had basic initial talks about a possible free trade agreement (FTA), Prime Minister John Key says.
Mexico: Drug wars fuelled by free trade
1-Nov-2010 GLW
In Mexico, a war involving rival drug gangs, law enforcement agencies and the national army has officially claimed 23,000 lives since 2006. The violence can be directly attributed to the corrosive impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
European trade agreement could impact Canadian agriculture
29-Oct-2010 The Post
Not many farmers may know that there are trade negotiations under way with the European Union that may severely impact agriculture in Canada. Items such as food inspection, supply management, local food, Canadian Wheat Board and Plant Breeders Rights are all on the negotiating table.
EAC likely to miss November EU trade deadline
29-Oct-2010 Reuters
The five-nation East African Community will likely miss a November deadline to sign a trade deal with the European Union, the economic bloc’s secretary general said on Thursday.
India to negotiate free trade agreements with Indonesia, Thailand soon
29-Oct-2010 ANI
In a move that can change the dynamics of trade in East Asia and also throw a challenge to China’s economic dominance in its own backyard, India is looking forward to negotiate comprehensive free trade agreements with Indonesia and Thailand.
FTA with Australia possible by mid-2011
29-Oct-2010 The Star
The free trade agreement (FTA) talks between Australia and Malaysia are likely to be concluded by mid-2011.
Farm leader opposed to Japan participating in trans-pacific FTA
29-Oct-2010 Mainichi
Mamoru Moteki, president of the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives, told a press conference that government subsidies to farming families alone cannot prompt farmers to accept Japan’s participation in the FTA.
Trade deal would include increased protection for brand-name drugs
28-Oct-2010 National Post
Canada’s pharmaceutical industry and the European Union have been quietly lobbying for changes that could give brand-name drugs several years more patent protection here — and potentially add hundreds of millions of dollars to Canadian medication costs annually.