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  • 10-Jan-2009 FPIF
    Obama and NAFTA
    Will he or won’t he? In the shadow of the economic crisis, a war of words rages over whether President-elect Barack Obama will hold to his campaign promise of opening up the North American Free Trade Agreement for renegotiation.
  • 9-Jan-2009 BW
    Landmark Japan-Philippines trade deal: a recap
    In the first part of this article, the issues that hounded the ratification of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) will be discussed, as well as the Senate Resolution that led to ratification.
  • 8-Jan-2009 Joong Ang Daily
    Microsoft comes down squarely on side of FTA
    Microsoft has called for the incoming Barack Obama administration to push ahead with ratification of the pending free trade deal with Korea, saying it "establishes a foothold for the US in Asia."
  • 8-Jan-2009
    Syria Proposes Malaysia-Syria FTA
    Syria today suggested Malaysia and Syria sign a free trade agreement to intensify economic, trade and investment ties between the two countries.
  • 8-Jan-2009
    Korea-EU FTA Talks to Be Sped Up
    The government will speed up negotiations with the European Union to clinch a free trade deal with an aim to implement the agreement in January next year.
  • 8-Jan-2009
    Microsoft comes down squarely on side of FTA
    Microsoft has called for the incoming Barack Obama administration to push ahead with ratification of the pending free trade deal with Korea.
  • 7-Jan-2009 Visit China
    Taiwan Solidarity Union rejects China’s latest olive branch as ‘old trick’
    The proposed signing of a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with China will force Taiwan to follow the Hong Kong and Macau model, which will ultimately downgrade Taiwan to the level of a local government, subordinate to Beijing, says the pro-independence Taiwan Solidarity Union
  • 6-Jan-2009 Middle East Online
    What part of Article 2 don’t you understand?
    There’s an ugly plan afoot in the EU to reward Israel for its abominable and criminal conduct by enhancing the already handsome benefits enjoyed by the neighbourhood bully under the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
  • 6-Jan-2009 Emirates Business 24/7
    Massive GCC trade imbalance at heart of failed FTA with EU
    Gulf oil producers have accused their main economic partner the European Union (EU) of lacking interest in signing the long-sought free trade deal as it shifts interest to partners in East Europe.
  • 6-Jan-2009 Zawya
    New era in Oman-US trade relations
    New Year day (1 January 2009) marked the entry into force of the Oman-US Free Trade Agreement
  • 6-Jan-2009 GMA News
    Group files protest vs. poaching of Japanese tuna factory ships in RP
    A national federation of small fisherfolk organizations in the Philippines filed a diplomatic protest Tuesday at the Japanese Embassy against poaching by Japanese tuna factory ships in waters off Aurora province.
  • 6-Jan-2009 ITN
    Tribunal rejects Ecuador’s jurisdictional objections in dispute with Chevron
    A tribunal has determined that it holds jurisdiction to hear a claim brought by Chevron Corporation against Ecuador for alleged violations of the Ecuador-United States bilateral investment treaty (BIT).
  • 6-Jan-2009 Bernama
    EU expects solid response from ASEAN on FTA offers
    "With the economic slowdown creeping in, there is an urgency for concluding the EU-ASEAN FTA talks," the EU has said
  • 6-Jan-2009 AP
    SKorea’s opposition ends parliamentary occupation
    Opposition lawmakers ended their 12-day siege of South Korea’s parliament Tuesday after blocking — for now — a US free trade deal and other legislation.
  • 31-Dec-2008 GMANews
    Fishing group complains of ’gang rape’ of tuna in Aurora waters
    The fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Saturday decried the "gang rape" of the country’s tuna stocks by Japanese, South Korean, and Taiwanese companies poaching in the portions of Philippine Sea in Aurora province.
  • 31-Dec-2008 Korea Times
    Ruling party to railroad divisive bills
    Lawmakers of the governing party in Korea are expected to ratify the Korea-US free trade agreement (KORUS FTA) motion and railroad 85 contentious bills today after last-minute negotiations with the opposition failed as of midnight Tuesday.
  • 31-Dec-2008 Jakarta Post
    Indonesia delays free trade deals with Oz, NZ
    Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, has delayed signing a trade deal with Australia and New Zealand, due to be inked this month, until March next year, a senior official said Monday.
  • 31-Dec-2008 Forbes
    Russia, US amend trade agreement on pork, poultry
    The US government and Russia have amended their five-year bilateral poultry and pork trade agreement with protections that should limit disruptions to trade, the US Trade Representative said.
  • 30-Dec-2008 Bernama
    EU set to further enhance ties with M’sia, says Ambassador
    The next round of negotiations on the EU-Asean free trade agreement (FTA) will take place in KL, while the EU is awaiting an announcement from the Malaysian government of its intention to sit at the negotiation table and try to conclude their Partnership Cooperation Agreement, a prerequisite to the FTA.
  • 30-Dec-2008 AFP
    US, Oman free trade pact to be effective Jan 1
    The United States said Monday that a free trade agreement with oil-rich Oman will enter into force on January 1 2009.