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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.
No clarity on proposed India-EU trade pact yet
28-Oct-2010 Economic Times
The proposed India-EU free trade agreement continues to hang in balance as there is still no clarity on whether the European Parliament will ratify it without inclusion of non-trade issues such as child labour and environment.
US demands complicate Japan’s plans for regional trade pact
28-Oct-2010 Asahi Shimbun
Concerns and demands from Japan’s closest trade partner, the United States, have complicated Tokyo’s increasingly contentious plan to enter negotiations for the creation of an Asia-Pacific free trade zone.
Cabbage crisis cries out for FTA
28-Oct-2010 Xinhua
South Korea is facing a cabbage crisis that the Chinese government thinks could have been avoided if the two countries had signed an FTA together.
Regional and national CSOs push for right to information, fourth pillar on environment and accountability in trade agreements in ASEAN
28-Oct-2010 Focus on the Global South-Philippines
As ASEAN advances towards its goal of becoming an economic community in 2015, it has to confront urgent issues relating to the people’s right to information, trade and economic agreements, and the environmental concerns resulting from this integration into the regional and global economy.
Free-trade deal with EU could cost thousands of Canadian factory jobs
27-Oct-2010 Globe & Mail
A free-trade agreement between Canada and the European Union would deal another blow to Canada’s already battered manufacturing sector, wiping out thousands of jobs in food processing, apparel making and the auto industry, according to an analysis of a potential agreement that will be released Wednesday.
India EPA gives firms fighting chance
27-Oct-2010 Yomiuri Shimbun
With Japan and India having finally signed an economic partnership agreement Monday, Japanese companies are expected to go on the offensive in emerging markets where they face fierce competition from South Korean and other rivals.
EUCCK asked to help FTA passage
27-Oct-2010 Korea Times
The Korean government is urging European businessmen to lobby lawmakers in their home countries to ratify the Korea-EU free trade agreement.
Colombian Senate approves investment agreement with China
27-Oct-2010 Xinhua
Colombia’s Senate Tuesday approved in a first reading an agreement under which China and Colombia will promote and protect their investments in each other’s countries.
TPP briefings to be held on APEC sidelines
27-Oct-2010 Japan Times
Japan, China, Canada and the Philippines will be briefed on progress in the ongoing talks to expand the four-member Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP) on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meetings on 9 November in Yokohama.
Korea’s FTA negotiation strategy leaked to US
27-Oct-2010 Chosun Ilbo
The National Intelligence Service is investigating the leak of confidential documents containing Korea’s strategy for additional FTA negotiations to the US, a senior government source said Tuesday.