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China mulls FTA talks with India
6-Nov-2006 China Daily
China is considering the possibility of establishing a free trade area (FTA) with India, a senior official with the Ministry of Commerce has said.
US postpones FTA talks with Thailand
6-Nov-2006 Asia Pulse
The United States government used a Malaysian platform Friday to warn Thailand’s interim government that reinstating democracy was a precondition for the resumption of US-Thai trade negotiations.
Alliance forged vs RP-Japan trade pact
6-Nov-2006 INQ7
From militants to high society matrons, citizens’ groups have embarked on a joint effort to fight the ratification of a controversial Philippine-Japan economic agreement they fear would turn the country into a “garbage republic” for Japan’s toxic and hazardous waste.
Militants to take fight vs trade pact to Japan
6-Nov-2006 INQ7
The militant leftist group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) is bringing the struggle against the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) right to the heart of that North Asian country—the Diet—to ask its members to reject the onerous trade pact.
Mercosur and EU willing to compromise on trade
6-Nov-2006 MercoPress
Mercosur and European Union delegates begin Monday a two days meeting in Rio do Janeiro with the purpose of re-launching negotiations for a free trade agreement.
A citizen’s guide to an emerging empire
6-Nov-2006 Aotearoa Indymedia
This article is an introduction or guide to PICTA, PACER and the WTO in the Pacific. The ’guide’ gives readers basic knowledge of both trade agreements and the stepping stone function they provide towards the WTO re-colonising the Pacific.
Fair Trade statement on JPEPA
6-Nov-2006 Fair Trade Alliance
We, at the Fair Trade Alliance (FTA), bewail the lack of transparency in the way the executive branch of the Philippine government is crafting the JPEPA.
China, Africa set up new partnership, sign trade deals
6-Nov-2006 AFP
China and Africa have signed trade deals worth 1.9 billion dollars on the final day of a historic summit that saw the Asian giant deepen economic and political ties with the resource-rich continent.
US wants APEC-wide free trade pact: report
5-Nov-2006 Khaleej Times
The United States has sounded out its Asian and Pacific partners on the possibility of creating a regional free trade agreement as a ‘middle- and long-term’ objective, a press report said on Sunday.
KMP threatens boycott of Japanese products: Farmers’ group urges Japan not to push through with JPEPA
5-Nov-2006 Business Mirror
The Japanese government will send its big commercial fishing vessels to the Philippines’ most productive fishing grounds in search of yellowfin tuna and skip jack instead of importing it directly from the Philippines under the controversial trade pact between the two countries.
Thailand negotiating FTA w/ Peru
4-Nov-2006 Thais News
Thailand will press forward in negotiating the free trade area (FTA) agreement with Peru, hoping to promote the export sector and create gateways to Brazil and Argentina.
Panelists want eight more FTAs, no farm snags
4-Nov-2006 Japan Times
Four private-sector members of Japan’s key governmental economic panel insist that Tokyo should triple the number of its FTA partners in two years.
US-Malaysia trade talks may not meet US deadline — US official
4-Nov-2006 Forbes
Malaysia and the United States have made good progress towards forging a free trade deal, but negotiations may fail to meet Washington’s deadline to sign a pact, a senior US trade official said.
JPEPA will allow Japan to exploit RP’s tuna resources—group
3-Nov-2006 PDI
A militant coalition of fishermen groups protested the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) as it will allow Japanese transnational fishing companies to corner the country’s tuna resources.
India, Norway to concentrate on trade, maritime pacts
3-Nov-2006 NASDAQ
After initiating talks with the EU for a trade agreement, India now started discussions with non-EU countries such as Norway to boost trade and investment flows.
EU risks Russian backlash over Georgia trade deal
3-Nov-2006 European Voice
The EU is considering boosting trade with Georgia in an attempt to neutralise Russia’s sanctions against its neighbour, a move that Moscow is likely to view as a direct challenge to its interests. But according to one EU trade official such a deal would have an adverse impact on the Georgian economy, leaving it open to a flood of EU products and decimating local firms.
ASEAN’s new charter: Don’t look now
3-Nov-2006 Asia Times
It could be the most significant development for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since it was established in 1967. Yet few among the regional bloc’s 550 million people are even aware that they are about to have a charter for closer cooperation and economic integration.
Egypt, European trade group agree on free trade zone
3-Nov-2006 People’s Daily
Egypt and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) have agreed to establish a free trade zone between the two sides, Egypt’s news agency MENA reported on Wednesday.
RP ready to engage US in sectoral bilateral free trade talks
3-Nov-2006 ABS-CBN
The Philippines is ready to officially engage the US on a possible sectoral bilateral free trade agreement, Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila said Thursday.
The importance of free trade agreements
3-Nov-2006 Al-Hayat
The European relations with the Arab World can be regarded as a model that the US should follow. The evidence lies in the welcome of free trade agreements between the EU and Arab countries, and in the doubts about free trade agreements with the US.