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Australian-US alliance a factor in Chinese investment decisions
1-Mar-2013 ABC
The growing size and value of China’s investments in Australia makes the case for a bilateral investment treaty increasingly urgent, according to a leading China expert.
EU trade talks offer poor deal
1-Mar-2013 Bangkok Post
Should we trade poor people’s lives with trade benefits for agro-industry corporations? This question has been posed by civic groups to the Yingluck Shinawatra government concerning the FTA negotiations between Thailand and the EU. It is not the only question that needs to be answered, however.
Panama and Colombia to restart FTA talks
1-Mar-2013 Newsroom Panama
Panama and Colombia are about to restart talks on a free trade agreement From March 11-15 the sixth round of negotiations will take place In Medellin, Colombia.
Civil society campaign kick-off to scrutinize the Thailand-EU FTA negotiation
28-Feb-2013 FTA Watch
Civil society groups based in Thailand kick off their campaign to monitor the EU-Thailand FTA negotiations
Thai, the Philippines keen to join TPP talks
28-Feb-2013 Bernama
Thailand and the Philippines are among countries that have recently expressed an interest in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) bandwagon with the other 11 stakeholders. US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Jose Fernandez said the matter had been the subject of further discussion on his recent visit to both countries.
US-Europe free trade pact won’t affect TPP: US
28-Feb-2013 AFP
A proposed US-Europe free-trade pact is unlikely to affect Washington’s efforts to negotiate a similar agreement with Asia-Pacific nations, a senior US trade official said Thursday.
Costa Rican lawmakers approve free trade agreement with Mexico
28-Feb-2013 Tico Times
Costa Rica already had a free trade agreement with Mexico, in force since January 1995, which now is unified with the rest of Central American countries.
EU confirms Peru FTA comes into force March 1
28-Feb-2013 Andina
The European Union has confirmed that its free trade agreement with Peru will be provisionally applied starting on March 1, 2013.
¿Alianza o desacuerdo del Pacífico?
27-Feb-2013
La propuesta de liberalización de la Alianza del Pacífico no genera nuevas oportunidades comerciales para Colombia.
West Africa warned not to approach trade negotiations with EU blindly
27-Feb-2013 World Stage
A senior official of Ghana’s Ministry of Trade and Industry has warned West Africa sub-region against entering into trade agreement with the European Union blindly.
ASEAN-India Free Trade Area briefing
27-Feb-2013 Asia Briefing
Backgrounder from Asia Briefing
In search of free trade in Asia
27-Feb-2013 ADB
Intra-Asian trade is rising and so is the number of Asia’s free-trade agreements. Join ADB trade experts Ramesh Subramaniam and Jayant Menon in a live discussion.
DTI officials to prod EU on free trade pact
27-Feb-2013 GMA
Philippine Department of Trade and Industry officials will likely confer the European Union early March on moving forward the ongoing process to forge a free trade agreement that will give the Philippines better access to the world’s single largest market.
China must brace for impact of possible EU-US free trade agreement
27-Feb-2013 Global Times
China could still have certain advantages even after the establishment of a US-EU FTA. The question is: how to maintain and create new competitive advantages?
US-EU trade deal is the foundation for a new global economic order
26-Feb-2013 Be Your Own Leader
There are concerns that the US could use these talks to push the EU to loosen its restrictions on genetically modified crops and foods. In addition, the deal might serve as a backdoor means to implement ACTA which was rejected by the European Parliament last year.
Premier vows to keep ban on US pork containing ractopamine
26-Feb-2013 CNA
Taiwan’s Premier Jiang Yi-hua said Monday that the ban on US pork containing leanness-enhancing drugs will "definitely" not be lifted while he is in office. Jiang was speaking two weeks before the issue is likely to be put on the agenda of an important round of trade talks between Taiwan and the United States.
Parmesan cheese: Thorn in US-EU free-trade agreement?
26-Feb-2013 Global Post
Will Wisconsin dairy farmers accept that only cheese produced in five provinces of northern Italy can carry the name parmesan? Will the French agree to tuck into hormone-infused American beef with a side of genetically modified fries?
S. Korea-Canada FTA to deepen partnership: Canadian governor general
26-Feb-2013 Yonhap
The absence of a free trade deal between South Korea and Canada is the weakest link in their bilateral relations, and the two countries need to conclude one this year to deepen their partnership in a wider range of areas, Canada’s visiting governor general said Tuesday.
Unions seek stronger labour laws in US-EU free trade talks
26-Feb-2013 Left Foot Forward
Just days after it was announced that the USA and the European Union were to open discussions on a free trade agreement worth trillions of dollars, trade unions on both sides of the Atlantic said that employment rights had to be a key issue on the agenda.
Women rally against EU-India Free Trade Agreement
26-Feb-2013 e-Pao.net
A public rally-cum-public meeting against the European Union-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was organized at Namoi Khun yesterday wherein hundreds of people took part.