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  • 30-Jan-2007 AP
    Malaysian, US unions oppose trade deal
    Labor unions in Malaysia and the United States said Monday they opposed a free trade agreement between their two countries unless it incorporated mechanism to protect labor and social rights.
  • 30-Jan-2007 Bloomberg
    Chavez, Morales, Correa bypass US in deals with Iran, China
    Presidents including Ecuador’s Rafael Correa, Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez and Bolivia’s Evo Morales are bypassing the US in reaching trade accords and strengthening diplomatic and commercial ties with nations that compete with, or are hostile toward, US interests.
  • 30-Jan-2007 Economic Times
    Hurdles galore on road to FTA with Asean
    While the government’s decision to reduce import duty on palm oil could be interpreted as India’s signal to the Asean about its seriousness to sign the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) in July, several issues need to be settled before the deal is through.
  • 30-Jan-2007 Oxford Business Group
    US interest: Indonesia
    Indonesia and the US are exploring the possibility of entering into a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
  • 30-Jan-2007 Bangkok Post
    PM urged to guarantee transparency
    Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission and intellectual property law experts have called on Prime Minister Gen Surayud Chulanont to draft a trade negotiation bill to guarantee transparency in trade talks.
  • 29-Jan-2007 APP
    Pakistan, Switzerland agree to start negotiations on FTA
    Pakistan and Switzerland have decided to initiate negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement.
  • 27-Jan-2007 swissinfo
    Free trade agreement with Egypt signed
    Switzerland and its fellow European Free Trade Association (Efta) members have signed a free trade agreement with Egypt. A statement also announced that Efta ministers had met the Indonesian trade minister with a view to concluding a similar accord.
  • 27-Jan-2007 bulatlat
    China vs Japan: FTAs, oil and Taiwan
    China and Japan are locked in a rivalry over at least three flashpoints: Free trade agreements, particularly in the region; oil energy; and Taiwan.
  • 27-Jan-2007 IPS
    Uruguay-US: A trade agreement, after all
    After huge internal controversy and strong opposition from the rest of the members of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) trade bloc, Uruguay has agreed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with the United States.
  • 27-Jan-2007 APP
    Pakistan, Egypt to start negotiations for Free Trade Agreement
    Pakistan and Egypt on Friday decided to start negotiations for Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries to promote trade and economic activities.
  • 27-Jan-2007 Canadian Press
    Charest pushing free trade deal between Canada and European Union
    Quebec Premier Jean Charest is pushing for a free-trade deal between Canada and the European Union that he says could level the playing field with emerging markets.
  • 27-Jan-2007 Hankyoreh
    S. Korea, Canada to have ninth FTA talks next week
    The South Korean government said Friday it will hold its ninth negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with Canada next week in Vancouver.
  • 27-Jan-2007 The Nation
    Korea-US trade agreement headed for trouble
    During a trip to South Korea this past autumn I had the opportunity to meet Choi Chan-Sick, a 66-year-old peasant farmer. Figuring me correctly for an American, he hurled a volley of invective at me, the only words of which I could make out were "United States" and "FTA."
  • 27-Jan-2007 Yonhap
    EU to focus on regulatory issues in FTA with South Korea
    The European Union will focus on regulatory issues in negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea that could be completed in less than two years from the launch of talks, its trade official said Friday.
  • 27-Jan-2007
    Thai Human Rights Commission criticises FTA with US
    In what is believed to be the first ever human rights impact assessment of a US FTA conducted at national level, the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand in a draft report concludes that the FTA that Thailand has been negotiating with the United States will violate the human rights of Thai people and affect the country’s sovereignty.
  • 25-Jan-2007 Epoch Times
    ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand move closer to free trade agreement
    Negotiations for an ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand free trade agreement will resume in Wellington in March.
  • 25-Jan-2007 El Universal
    Congress okays Venezuelan-Nicaraguan cooperation agreement
    Venezuela’s National Assembly approved Thursday a framework agreement on cooperation between Venezuela and Nicaragua with a view to the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (Alba).
  • 25-Jan-2007 TWN
    The EU approach to FTA talks with ASEAN, India, Korea
    On 6 December 2006, the EU Commission announced that it had finalised three draft mandates for negotiating bilateral free trade agreements with ASEAN, Korea and India, together with two mandates for negotiations with Central America and the Andean Community.
  • 25-Jan-2007 Dow Jones
    South Korea to start free trade talks with EU in March
    President Roh Moo-hyun on Tuesday said South Korea will launch free trade talks with the European Union this year.
  • 25-Jan-2007 Rediff
    Industry body calls for Indo-US free trade pact
    The South India Chamber of Commerce and Industry has emphasised the need for a dialogue between the US and India for drafting a free trade agreement to further boost trade between the two countries.