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  • 18-Sep-2005 IBON
    RP-US FTA: A skewed deal in the making
    The Philippines cannot hope for a “mutually-beneficial” relationship with the US through a free trade agreement founded on the US neocolonial agenda.
  • 16-Sep-2005 Business Today
    Made for the USA
    Nine months into the first experiment in free trade with the United States, few participating manufacturers have reported a jump in production - most haven’t shipped unit one.
  • 15-Sep-2005 Japan Today
    Nippon Keidanren seeks FTA with 6 Persian Gulf countries
    The Japan Business Federation, the nation’s biggest business lobby, urged the government on Tuesday to start negotiations at an early date on concluding a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council, which consists of six oil producers.
  • 14-Sep-2005 JoongAng Daily
    Seoul gingerly courts trade pacts
    Seoul is trying to adopt a more flexible approach to deeper international economic ties after the very public and very intense domestic brawl over the ratification of a free trade agreement with Chile.
  • 14-Sep-2005 Bangkok Post
    US FTA seen as threat to Thai identity
    The free trade agreement with the United States threatens Thailand’s ecological biodiversity and cultural uniqueness, researchers warned yesterday. Visut Baimai, director of the Biodiversity Research and Training Programme, said he feared the FTA would accelerate deforestation to grow profitable single-crop plantations. This, he said, could undermine both the ecosystem and sustainable economic development.
  • 14-Sep-2005 MCOT
    Govt urged to seek consensus before signing FTA with US
    The Thai government should seek a consensus from the public before signing a free trade area (FTA) agreement with the United States, according to a leading academic.
  • 14-Sep-2005 Asia Pulse
    S. Korea, EFTA initial free trade accord
    South Korea and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) initialed a free trade agreement (FTA) on Tuesday, a deal that should give domestic companies a beachhead in the European market, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said.
  • 13-Sep-2005 Asia Pulse
    Significant progress made in Seoul-ASEAN FTA talks
    South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have made substantial progress in their negotiations on a free trade agreement, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
  • 13-Sep-2005 The Star
    The fleeting charm of free trade
    The signs are scattered and tentative. But it’s beginning to look as if American-style free trade is going out of style.
  • 12-Sep-2005
    US and Saudi Arabia conclude bilateral WTO accession agreement
    US Trade Representative Rob Portman today announced that the United States and Saudi Arabia have concluded bilateral negotiations on issues related to Saudi Arabia’s World Trade Organization accession.
  • 12-Sep-2005 Korea Times
    Korea-ASEAN FTA talks in final stage
    South Korea is expected to conclude free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) within the year as the fifth round of FTA talks between the two sides have shown significant progress, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on Sunday.
  • 12-Sep-2005 Financial Express
    Key Gulf-India Inc meeting in Jan
    The second meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Indian businessmen will be held from January 28-29 next year in Muscat, Oman.
  • 12-Sep-2005 Bangkok Post
    China likely to profit most from Asean free-trade deal
    Thailand’s trade deficit with China could be as high as $2 billion in 2018, when the Asean-China free trade area (FTA) agreement becomes fully operational, a study by Chulalongkorn University shows.
  • 11-Sep-2005 Angola Press
    Commercial accord with Namibia published
    An economic cooperation agreement between the Angolan and Namibian governments, aimed at the promotion and development of trade relations between both countries in this field, was recently published.
  • 11-Sep-2005 Reuters South Africa
    South Korea, Mexico to push for limited trade talks
    South Korea and Mexico have agreed to discuss a limited economic cooperation after failing to open talks on a free trade agreement, Seoul’s presidential office and foreign ministry said on Saturday.
  • 10-Sep-2005 Bangkok Post
    Aggressive response suggested to US push
    Thailand should be more aggressive in its response to the US push for environmental and labour protection under the bilateral free trade area (FTA) agreement, a seminar sponsored by the Thailand Research Fund (TRF) was told.
  • 10-Sep-2005 Bangkok Post
    Thai specialists in US for FTA technical talks
    On liberalising services and investment, Thailand insists on adopting a "positive list" approach, where only those sectors explicitly outlined in the agreement would be opened. The US insists on a "negative list", under which all sectors are on the table except those listed as sensitive.
  • 9-Sep-2005
    Australia seeks FTA with Korea
    Australia is urging South Korea to kick off negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) to facilitate a growing bilateral trade in raw materials, agricultural and manufactured goods, according to a senior Australian official.
  • 9-Sep-2005
    Canada seeks quicker FTA progress
    Canadian and Korean government officials are turning up the heat on ongoing bilateral talks aimed at concluding a free trade agreement.
  • 9-Sep-2005
    Thailand eyes more items under Indo-China FTA
    Thailand is looking at increasing the number of items under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and China to 5,000 from the present 82. Besides, due to the existing FTA between the two countries, it also expects the bilateral trade to grow to around $5 billion from the present $3 billion.