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27-Jan-2010 CNA
US scholars see WTO as best path to resolving beef dispute
By taking the case to the WTO, the US will be able to "depoliticize" the issue, a CSIS fellow argues -
27-Jan-2010 Andina
Peru to start negotiations to join the P4 trade agreement in March 2010
In March, Peru will start negotiations to join the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPPA), previously known as P4, announced Peru Deputy Trade Minister, Eduardo Ferreyros. -
27-Jan-2010 Economic Times
India to fast-track talks to sew up ASEAN services trade pact
India will try to expedite negotiations on opening up trade in services with the 10-member ASEAN at a senior officials meeting next week in Jakarta. -
27-Jan-2010 Antara
Jakarta bracing for Thursday’s massive rallies
According to rally organisers, the people are not satisfied with the present government, particularly with regard to issues such as the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Indonesia and China which they said would harm the interest of the people. -
26-Jan-2010
FTAs to have minor impact
Thailand will not gain much from free trade agreements because of minimal exports between the agreeing parties, says Sethaput Suthiwart-narueput, an executive vice-president of Siam Commercial Bank. -
26-Jan-2010 CNA
US official says no basis for renegotiation of beef issue
The US Trade Representative Office said Friday that Taiwan has destroyed its bilateral agreement with the United States on beef imports and there is no basis for renegotiation of the issue. -
26-Jan-2010 East African
New trade platform to boost EAC ties with the US
The signing of a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement has been necessitated by the absence of a formal platform where the EAC can engage the US -
26-Jan-2010 Xinhua
China, S Korea, Japan to hold preliminary meeting on free trade pact
A trilateral meeting among three Northeast Asian countries is slated for Tuesday in Seoul as the three countries seek to launch a joint research on a free trade pact, Seoul’s trade ministry said Monday. -
26-Jan-2010 Mangalorean
India-Mexico FTA talks likely in May
India and Mexico will hold open talks for a full free trade agreement (FTA) in May, Jaime Nualart, ambassador of Mexico, said Monday. -
25-Jan-2010 Financial Times
China and Taiwan to start talks on trade deal
To allay fears about the potential negative impacts of ECFA, Mr Ma’s government has pledged not to open Taiwan to Chinese labour or further agricultural imports. Many Taiwanese, however, remain either unconvinced or indifferent. -
24-Jan-2010
Trade talks may spike proposal to ban e-waste
India’s free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with EU and Japan are likely to prevent a proposal to ban trade in electronic waste (e-waste) from being incorporated in the draft rules to be notified by the environment ministry in two months. -
24-Jan-2010
Hopes pinned on Gulf trade deal
Closer trade ties with the Middle East will culminate this April with the signing of a free trade agreement. AMANDA MORRALL finds out why the exporter’s road to Mecca is pointing in that direction. -
24-Jan-2010
EU keen to step up FTA dialogues with Malaysia
Malaysia can have a free trade pact with the European Union (EU), EU ambassador Vincent Piket said, the second in Asean after Singapore. -
23-Jan-2010
Lai: Taiwan is free from China factor over FTAs
Lai Hsingyuan, minister of Mainland Affairs Counsel, noted surprisingly yesterday that ECFA and FTA with other countries are totally different things, and she hadn’t noticed any disturbance from China over the last 20 months. -
23-Jan-2010
Colombia anticipates free trade deal with Panama in weeks
Visiting Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Friday that his government is working on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Panama, which could be reached "in a few weeks." -
23-Jan-2010
Free trade threatens national resilience
Implementation of the Asean-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) will pose a serious threat to the national economic foundation and resilience. -
22-Jan-2010 Taiwan News
Consumers’ Foundation demands prion tests on US beef imports
The Consumers’ Foundation demanded Tuesday that the government include prion tests in its inspection of US beef imports to detect any possible bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) contamination of the products. -
22-Jan-2010 Reuters
US lawmakers urge tough line against Taiwan on beef
The United States should not resume trade and investment talks with Taiwan until that country reverses a ban on US beef, a bipartisan group of four senior US lawmakers said on Wednesday. -
22-Jan-2010 SR Sentinel
Chevron files motion to hold government of Ecuador accountable under international law
Chevron has submitted a legal motion and supporting authorities to dismiss a lawsuit that was filed by the government of Ecuador in an attempt to block a Chevron arbitration claim made under international treaty la -
22-Jan-2010 ABC Rural
Timing isn’t everything in free trade deals
A former Australian trade negotiator says farmers should not be concerned that trade deals have not been signed with three key Australian export markets.