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US rights to export variety of cheeses to Korea upheld
31-Aug-2011 NMPF
In June, the US and South Korean governments clarified that US cheese manufacturers will be able to continuing shipping to Korea a wide variety of cheeses of importance to the US dairy industry despite the EU-Korea FTA’s provisions on geographical indications
Poland looks to Ukraine for strategic depth
31-Aug-2011
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich arrived in Poland on Tuesday to meet with his Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski. The two leaders centered their discussion around Ukraine’s ongoing negotiations toward an association and free trade agreement with the European Union and ways that Poland can help facilitate this process.
Commerce secretary Rahul Khullar heads to LatAm in Panama and Colombia for FTA talks
31-Aug-2011
After shunning Latin America two years ago, the government is now seeking closer economic ties with the region as part of its initiative to diversify markets for Indian merchandise.
EU saw no need for 2002 trade deal
31-Aug-2011
The European Union had no interest in negotiating a freetrade agreement with Canada nine years ago, despite heavy lobbying from the federal government, according to a newly leaked diplomatic cable.
Liberalizing the economy may crush the culture of one small island
31-Aug-2011 Conducive Chronicle
Opening up the Korean market to cheap US citrus imports would simply wipe out most of the farm economy on Jeju Island.
Advancing US-Canada economic, energy and security integration
30-Aug-2011 Be Your Own Leader
At a news conference following her meeting with Minister Baird, Secretary Clinton stressed that, “it’s critical that we ensure our border remains a safe, vibrant connector of people, trade, and energy." It is interesting that Clinton brought up energy as this is also an intrical part of North American integration which is being further advanced through the U.S.-Canada Clean Energy Dialogue, as well as other initiatives.
Chicago activists will protest Asia-Pacific trade deal
29-Aug-2011 Reuters
An umbrella group of activists opposed to a proposed U.S. trade deal with eight countries in the Asia Pacific region said Friday they aim to raise public awareness of its potential effects on jobs and the environment when negotiators meet next month in Chicago.
US wants FTA with Colombia while human rights deterioration culminates in massacre
29-Aug-2011 Colombian Reports
While the United States considers a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia, the human rights situation in the Magdalena Medio region of Colombia has deteriorated dramatically, culminating on the 17th of August with a massacre in the township of El Dorado.
Sri Lankan private sector to import entire basmati rice quota from Pakistan
29-Aug-2011 Sunday Times
Sri Lanka has agreed to import its entire basmati rice quota of 6,000 tonnes from Pakistan under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) through the private sector from 2012.
ICAAP10 2011: No safe avenue to address your concerns
29-Aug-2011 HealthDev.Net
The 10th International Conference on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP10) has been turned upside down completely
Protestors attacked by police at international AIDS conference
29-Aug-2011 The Scavenger
An anti-Free Trade Agreement protest that took place outside an International Congress on AIDS in the Asia Pacific (ICAAP) in Busan, South Korea, on 27 August was violently attacked by police.
Kaesong-made products excluded from KORUS FTA by US
29-Aug-2011 Hankyoreh
The United States government has made it official that products made at the Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea will not be classified as “made in Korea” according to the terms of the South Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA).
India’s Myanmar Approach: Some General Observations
29-Aug-2011
This article is based on the author’s visit to Manipur and the observations expressed are gathered from the formal and informal interactions with people working on Indo-Myanmar issues from long time.
US: Analysts criticise proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership
28-Aug-2011 IPS
Critics of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) gathered in Washington to voice concerns over the US’s stronghold on intellectual property rights.
Alcohol lobbyists expose FTA pitfalls
26-Aug-2011 Voxy
Lobbyists for the alcohol industry are threatening to use New Zealand’s free trade agreements against government proposals to restrict products targetting young drinkers
Procurement a sticking point in FTA talks
26-Aug-2011 Livemint
India has convinced both New Zealand and Australia not to include the subject in the ongoing negotiations
EU FTA red tape keeps Korean wine market tied up
26-Aug-2011 Yonhap
Years before the FTA, in Europe, wine grower associations and media emphasized the importance of the FTA and focused on how the new deal would increase sales. But nearly two months later, confusion still reigns.
The US whitewashes Panama’s fatal flaws to champion FTA
26-Aug-2011 Scoop
US policymakers would be wise to re-evaluate the TPA, carefully separating the pros from the cons.
Signing EPA will be suicidal - CSOs
26-Aug-2011 Myjoyonline.com
A number of Civil Society Organisations in Ghana have painted a bleak picture about the Economic Partnership Agreement, warning the government will be consigning the economy to irretrievable doom, if it signs the pact with the EU.
World-first plain packaging for tobacco products becomes law in Australia
25-Aug-2011 The Conversation
Legislation requiring tobacco products to be in plain packaging was passed by Australia’s House of Representatives last night. This is the first such measure in the world to become law.