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22-Aug-2010
Asahi Shimbun
The Japanese government needs to take steps to make an FTA more attractive to Korean industries, says the Asahi Shimbun
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21-Aug-2010
Focus Taiwan
Opposition Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) Chairman Huang Kun-huei said conveyed his party decision to push for a national referendum the controversial ECFA with China for a third time.
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20-Aug-2010
Labor has promised more of the same on trade if it is re-elected on Saturday.
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20-Aug-2010
While SADC heads of state and government meet in Windhoek this week, civil society organisations from the region are also holding a two-day meeting in Windhoek called ’The SADC People’s Summit’.
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20-Aug-2010
The two-day SADC Summit ended in Windhoek on Tuesday with regional leaders reaffirming their commitment to deepening economic integration and speedy implementation of the bloc’s programmes.
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20-Aug-2010
Mingas
From this recent history of Obama’s words and deeds with regards to “free trade” we should expect an offensive, similar in scope and scale to the US military escalation under way around the world, to obtain passage of the Colombia FTA, starting probably right after the November mid-term elections.
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20-Aug-2010
Reuters
Switzerland will continue to pursue bilateral trade agreements with the European Union for the time being rather than joining the trading bloc as a member state, the Swiss government said on Thursday.
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20-Aug-2010
Taipei Times
A watchdog organization yesterday accused the Taiwanese government of overlooking human rights and environmental issues while developing closer economic ties with China.
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20-Aug-2010
Informante
Speaking at a Civil Society gathering code named ‘The Southern African People’s Solidarity Network’ a trade and justice activist in the region, Dot Keet, said EPA has the potential to derail efforts to unite both SADC and Africa’s goals of integration.
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19-Aug-2010
India has said that it will not compromise on issues related to health and people’s right to medicine in the bilateral trade and investment agreement being negotiated with the European Union.
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19-Aug-2010
Yonhap
US beef exports to South Korea rose sharply during the first six months of the year, industry sources said Monday, with some politicians demanding the restricted shipment of beef be addressed before the ratification of the pending free trade deal with South Korea.
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19-Aug-2010
NPR
Mexico slapped new tariffs on some US pork and cheese products on Wednesday, the latest in a long-running spat between the two nations over US refusal to permit Mexican truckers to cross the border.
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18-Aug-2010
As momentum grows towards a successful Canada-European Union free trade deal, Turkey—an EU candidate linked by strong economic ties to the 27-member bloc—is now also seeking a free trade deal with Canada so its goods and companies aren’t put at a disadvantage.
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18-Aug-2010
The Ministry of Trade and industry has started a sensitization campaign on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) in all sectors of economy.
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18-Aug-2010
Automotive Component Manufacturer Association of India (ACMA) Wednesday urged the government to look into the inverted duty structures in free trade agreements (FTAs) which it intends to sign.
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18-Aug-2010
National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) on Monday said the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations had created some reliefs that could promote regional economic integration in the ECOWAS sub-region.
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18-Aug-2010
The South Korean ambassador to the United States will meet with top executives at Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC on Wednesday during a day-long visit to Detroit to discuss a contentious free trade agreement.
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18-Aug-2010
Peru and Mexico administrations plan to close FTA negotiations within next two months, Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Martin Perez reported.
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18-Aug-2010
The flavour of protectionism is spreading in the US sometimes at the cost of impeding market access for trade partners. The recent law signed by US President Barack Obama to raise work visa fees will hit Indian companies immediately and US companies with global operations in the medium and long term.
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18-Aug-2010
India’s government hopes to “wrap up very quickly” negotiations around a free trade agreement (FTA) with South Africa.
