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Korea, Vietnam Hold 1st Round of FTA Talks
3-Sep-2012
The first round of free trade agreement talks between Vietnam and Korea kicked off on Monday in Seoul. During the talks that will continue until Tuesday, the two countries will discuss how to proceed with the negotiations. Seoul’s foreign ministry expects the bilateral trade pact to enhance an existing free trade agreement with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations that took effect in 2007.
Regional cooperation or ‘free trade’?
3-Sep-2012 Liberation News
Ché Guevara once summarized “free trade” between the imperialist and underdeveloped countries as a “free fox among free chickens.”
Pact among ASEAN, partners could kickstart Japan’s stalled policy
3-Sep-2012 Yomiuri Shimbun
The agreement reached Thursday to start negotiations in November for a new regional economic and trade area among ASEAN countries and six partners, including Japan, is a lifeline for the nation, as its trade policy has come to an impasse.
Free trade agreements ’more political than economic’
3-Sep-2012 Rappler
State-owned think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said Free Trade Agreements are only political agreements more than economic.
S. Korea proposes talks on bilateral economic partnership with Russia
2-Sep-2012
South Korea’s finance minister proposed resuming talks with Russia on bilateral economic partnership in order to establish a stronger cooperation framework between the two countries, his officials here said Wednesday.
Nation Must Review Its Trade Pacts, Kadin Says
2-Sep-2012
The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce said that the nation is not yet ready to enter into a trade pact known as the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with another country because deficits are widening in Indonesia’s trade balance.
Pharma exports: India asks Japan to remove non-tariff barriers
2-Sep-2012
India has asked Japan to remove all non-tax barriers to help the domestic industry take advantage of the comprehensive free-trade agreement and increase share in the Japanese market.
Pak-US hectic talks on BIT draft
2-Sep-2012
Pakistan and the United States remained engaged on Friday to narrow their differences over the draft of Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) which Islamabad and Washington have been discussing since March 2012
Pan-Asian FTA possible
31-Aug-2012
Sixteen nations home to roughly half the world’s population have agreed "in principle" to create a free trade area spanning Asia, according to Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan.
Pakistan, China FTA review: MoI, industrialists begin consultations
30-Aug-2012
Ministry of Industries (MoI) has started consulting with industrial representatives ahead of talks between Pakistan and China as part of the process to review Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Both countries signed FTA on November 24, 2006 which according to business circles has hurt some local industries very badly.
Taiwan’s dignity should be maintained in FTA signings: academic
30-Aug-2012
Taiwan should maintain its dignity when it signs Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with other countries, a National Taiwan University professor said Wednesday.
Civic groups voice FTA worries
30-Aug-2012 Bangkok Post
Civil society organisations have expressed concerns about Thai-European Union free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations to the European Parliament, which has expressed full support for the pact.
18 Thai civil society groups urge EU Parliament delegation to reconsider TRIPS-plus provisions in EU-Thailand FTA
30-Aug-2012 Infojustice
The letter warns that the TRIPS-Plus provisions in the trade agreement between EU and Thailand – including border measures, data exclusivity, patent term extensions, and protection for new indications – would block access to generic medicines.
India, ASEAN to review talks on FTA in services and investments
29-Aug-2012
Trade ministers of India and 10-member ASEAN will review the progress of ongoing negotiations to widen the base of free trade agreement between them by including services and investments.
Pacific leaders urged to wrap up talks on trade deal
29-Aug-2012
Pacific members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) were urged Tuesday to wrap up talks on a trade deal with the European Union this year.
Growing Opposition to the Canada-EU Trade Agreement
29-Aug-2012 Be Your Own Leader
The whole process has lacked openness, transparency and any public consultations. In Canada, there are concerns over the threat it poses to local democracy. This includes fears of deregulation and privatization, as well the expansion of corporate investor rights.
Australia scraps carbon floor price, agrees EU link
29-Aug-2012 Reuters
Australia and the European Commission on Tuesday agreed to link their carbon trading schemes by 2018, allowing Australian companies to buy cheaper EU carbon credits and providing a much-needed boost for the flagging European market.
India, Canada start negotiating CEPA
28-Aug-2012 IBNS
India and Canada have commenced negotiations towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) covering Trade in Services, Trade in Goods, Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary Measures, Rules of Origin, Technical Barriers to Trade etc.
The Pacific free trade deal that’s anything but free
27-Aug-2012 The Guardian
Just Foreign Policy is offering a reward, now up to $21,100, to WikiLeaks if it publishes a draft copy of the TPP. People could add to the reward fund, or if in a position to do so, make a copy of the draft agreement available to the world.
Negotiations between EAC, EPA on track despite hitches
27-Aug-2012
East Africa Community (EAC) General Secretary, Dr Richard Sezibera said despite progress made in the ongoing negotiations in the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union, there were still contentious issues to be addressed.