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6-May-2010 Focus Taiwan
Taiwan working toward goal of signing ECFA in June
The Taiwanese government working toward the goal of signing the proposed economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China in June -
6-May-2010
EU-India FTA - IP chapter (draft Apr 2010)
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6-May-2010 Asia Times Online
US inches a BIT closer to China
The US-China Congressional Committee has released a study it commissioned in June 2009 for the purposes of investigating why the United States and China have not yet executed a bilateral investment treaty (BIT). -
6-May-2010 BusinessDay
Call for MPs to have say in foreign trade deals
Parliament’s trade and industry committee wants South African MPs to play a greater role in negotiating international agreements and has urged that the legislative framework and rules for dealing with them be reviewed. -
5-May-2010 Buenos Aires Herald
EU seeks to reestablish negotiations with Mercosur
The European Commission has proposed to reactivate its negotiations with the Mercosur bloc, stagnant since 2004, with the objective of reaching an association agreement. -
5-May-2010 AFN
Major step towards a Free Trade Agreement between Australia and India
A joint study finds that an Australia-India FTA will bring billions of dollars to both countries. -
5-May-2010 Southeast Asia Globe
A divided agenda
The European Union adopts a piecemeal approach to trading with Southeast Asia. -
5-May-2010 Feedstuffs.com
Canada will resist EU demands in trade agreement talks
The Canadian government will resist pressure from European Union trade negotiators to open the domestic dairy and poultry markets to European product in talks on a free trade agreement, the country’s number-two agriculture minister said May 3. -
5-May-2010 Vancouver Sun
Taiwanese remain skeptical about free trade deal with China
Despite a persistent propaganda campaign by Ma’s Kuomintang (KMT) administration, most Taiwanese people appear to continue to worry that any kind of free trade agreement with Beijing will expose domestic industries to the threat of cheap, subsidized Chinese products. -
4-May-2010
Livestock keepers concerns on FTAs
Letter to the Government of India about the impacts of FTAs on livestock keepers and traditional pastoral communities -
4-May-2010 Tico Times
Costa Rican legislators approve final piece of CAFTA
The last link in the free trade agreement with the United States passed through Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly -
4-May-2010 IPS
Indian farmers won’t say cheese
India is facing strong pressure to open up its markets to cheese and other dairy produce from Europe, even though the New Delhi government has expressed fears about how small farmers could be forced into deeper poverty as a result. -
4-May-2010 Pacific Island News Association
Food for thought and action
A critical look at the likely implications of a free trade agreement dubbed Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (PACER-Plus) between the island countries and Australia and New Zealand on food sovereignty. -
4-May-2010 The Economic Times
EU assures FTA won’t lead to costlier life-saving drugs
The European Commission has said that the proposed FTA with India will not affect production of cheap life-saving medicines in the country as the two sides agreed that the IPR chapter will not go beyond TRIPS. -
3-May-2010 Opinion Asia
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Should Malaysia Join?
In March, the United States Ambassador to Malaysia James Keith indicated that Malaysia should participate in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement; a new regionalisation project that intends to expand the existing Pacific-4 Free Trade Agreement (P4 FTA). -
3-May-2010 News Worms
EU-India FTA to adversely impact agriculture, livelihoods, health: FAFTA
The Government of India came under attack from a coalition of groups representing farmers unions, trade unions, hawkers, public health and other civil society organisations on the ongoing, secret negotiations on a European Union–India Free Trade Agreement (EU-India FTA) -
3-May-2010 Dawn
Pakistan, US to start BIT talks this month
Pakistan and the United States are scheduled to restart negotiations on Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) in the third week of May -
3-May-2010 Economic Times
Labour, environment may stay out of India-Australia FTA
India has managed to convince Australia to keep issues like environment, labour and government procurement out of the bilateral free trade agreement the two countries will begin discussing soon. -
3-May-2010 AFP
Taiwan workers protest against planned China deal
Thousands of Taiwanese people took to the streets of the capital on Saturday for a labour day protest against a planned trade pact with China that they say will threaten the island’s workforce. -
3-May-2010 Taipei Times
Taiwan: Thousands protest for workers’ rights
Exclusion of labor issues from ECFA [China-Taiwan FTA] negotiations and the increasing rates of temporary hiring brought more than 10,000 people to the streets