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Japan rejects idea of US free-trade deal to fix imbalance

8-Nov-2017 Nikkei

Finance minister Taro Aso seems receptive to buying more US military hardware.

Spotlight: FTAAP, post-2020 vision to top APEC summit agenda

8-Nov-2017 Xinhua

Experts believed an envisaged Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific, which includes all 21 APEC economies, is an effective way to reduce the "spaghetti bowl effect" of overlapping regional trade agreements and fragmentation risk in the Asia-Pacific.

S. Korea, US to speed up FTA renegotiations

8-Nov-2017 Yonhap

South Korea and the United States are expected to speed up the process to amend their free trade pact as US President Donald Trump called for fair deal that can correct the imbalance in the movement of goods between the two countries.

Asean, Hong Kong to ink free trade agreement this Saturday

8-Nov-2017 The Edge Markets

The 10 member states of Asean and China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will sign the Asean-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement and Investment Agreement on in Vietnam.

Trump adviser Ross says UK-US trade deal will mean scrapping EU rules

8-Nov-2017 The Guardian

Commerce secretary’s comments suggest Britain will have to accept chlorinated chicken in post-Brexit agreement.

GDP requirement may be dropped in TPP

6-Nov-2017 Japan News

Japan, Australia and nine other countries plan to relax the conditions required to bring the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement into force.

China vigilant about revival of TPP

6-Nov-2017 Japan News

China is becoming increasingly wary about negotiations over the 11-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, which includes Japan but not the United States following the latter’s withdrawal.

Ukraine can become production hub of Canada

6-Nov-2017 Ukrinform

The Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement and the EU-Ukraine free trade agreement greenlight the production of goods and services on the territory of Ukraine and their deliveries both back to Canada and to the European Union.

Russia free trade agreement not the priority: PM

6-Nov-2017 NZ Herald

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says securing a free trade agreement with the European Union is "top of our agenda" - and much higher than getting a deal with Russia across the line.

Dalit women: we’re fighting RCEP

6-Nov-2017 bilaterals.org

Dalit people are the poorest people in India and would be among the most affected by RCEP.

Thailand faces arbitration over decision to shut only active gold mine

4-Nov-2017 Mining

Chatree mine’s operator, Australia’s Kingsgate Consolidated said that it would commence arbitration under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement

Canada a blueprint for EU-Aust trade

4-Nov-2017 Yahoo

Negotiators nutting out an Australia-European Union trade deal are likely to look for inspiration in the bloc’s deal with Canada.

Australia, Sri Lanka sign trade and investment framework agreement

4-Nov-2017 Colombo Page

The arrangement will establish regular senior officials’ talks to facilitate trade and investment.

Threats to NAFTA cast doubt over Mexico’s oil tenders, investment

4-Nov-2017 Reuters

Energy firms worry the end of NAFTA could eliminate the so-called Investor State Dispute Settlement.

Taiwan, Nicaragua review free trade pact, expand benefits

3-Nov-2017 Focus Taiwan

Agreement was reached during the meeting on several proposals, including the increase of sugar import quotas from Nicaragua to 60,000 metric tons a year, the statement said.

9th round of Pak, Thailand FTAs negotiation to be held on November 6-8

3-Nov-2017 Business Recorder

A Free Trade Agreement between Pakistan and Thailand will be signed on January 15 for focusing on enhancing the bilateral trade between the two countries, a top official of Ministry of Commerce said.

Letter from BusinessEurope on cross-border data flows

3-Nov-2017 BusinessEurope

BusinessEurope has a clear position on this issue. We support a solution that enables cross-border data flows and effectively tackles forced data localisation when it is disproportionate and unjustified.

NZ ambassadors pushing for ISDS change

3-Nov-2017 Newsroom

The Government is enlisting its ambassadors in a last-minute bid to win changes to the TPP’s controversial investment clauses, Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker says.