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S. Korea-China free trade talks reach ’critical stage’
22-Sep-2014 Yonhap
Free trade talks between South Korea and China have reached a "critical stage," a Seoul delegate said Monday, suggesting that both sides were stepping up efforts to produce a breakthrough toward a deal.
Japanese Minister urges Thai to support ASEAN + 6 FTA
22-Sep-2014 NNT
Japan wants Thailand to support the RCEP negotiations and proposes the resumption of the Japan–Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA) due to the changing political situations in the two countries.
Korea, Canada ink FTA
22-Sep-2014 Chosun Ilbo
Korea and Canada officially sign a free trade agreement on Monday according to terms agreed in March after nine years of tough negotiations.
Australia: Harper review recommends scrutiny of trade agreement IP clauses
22-Sep-2014 Computerworld
A panel conducting a review of Australia competition policy landscape has recommended increased scrutiny of intellectual property-related clauses in trade agreements.
Delays in TPP ’could affect US presence in Asia’, says S’pore PM
22-Sep-2014 Straits Times
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says the US will be "giving the game away" if it does not step up and press ahead to get the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement talks concluded.
Russia demands changes to Ukraine-EU association deal
20-Sep-2014 AFP
Russia has demanded changes to a landmark political and economic pact between the EU and Ukraine in order to meet Moscow’s concerns, according to a letter seen by AFP on Friday.
After Brussels rejection, TTIP fight could go to ECJ
20-Sep-2014 DW
Opponents of the EU-US free trade agreement are hoping to get their day in the European Court of Justice after the EU’s executive body rejected a citizens’ initiative to throw out the neoliberal pact.
FTA with GCC to impact Indian petrochemical sector – Study
20-Sep-2014 Fibre-2-Fashion
“India’s trade imbalance with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council will further deteriorate as well as impact the Indian petrochemicals sector due to tariff elimination on petrochemicals under the proposed FTA”, says a study by an apex Indian trade body.
The international implications of the Philip Morris branding battle in Uruguay
20-Sep-2014 World Trademark Review
Long-running litigation between Uruguay, which has some of the toughest anti-smoking laws in the world, and cigarette giant Philip Morris could have direct consequences for plain packaging legislation globally. Could it also pave the way for legal action in Europe?
Stop TTIP/CETA ECI: We continue our fight!
19-Sep-2014 Stop-TTIP.org
European social movements reject EU Commission’s attempt to silence them and will carry out their own European Citizens’ Initiative to stop both TTIP and CETA
Questions linger over controversial Canada-China trade deal
19-Sep-2014 Epoch Times
Canada’s Conservative government is taking heat after Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s cabinet quietly ratified a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with China after sitting on it for two years during which it was strongly criticized and protested.
European Ombudsman launches public consultation in relation to the transparency of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations
19-Sep-2014 European Ombudsman
The aim of the Ombudsman’s inquiry is to help ensure that the public can follow the progress of these talks and contribute to shaping their outcome.
Teamsters make case against bad trade deals to top Democratic senators
19-Sep-2014 Teamsters
The Teamsters labour union told key US senators that secret ’trade’ deals like TPP and TISA threaten government workers’ jobs by opening them up to irreversible privatization by multinationals.
Levin says plenty of work left on Asia-Pacific trade deal
19-Sep-2014 The Hill
A top House Democrat on Thursday said negotiations on an Asia-Pacific trade deal still have a long way to go.
Canada’s secretive treaty with China further diminishes aboriginal rights
18-Sep-2014 VICE Canada
"This isn’t a matter of the big bad Chinese coming and throwing oil all over our beavers and mounties, this is about (for the ten trillionth time in this country’s history) a fundamental disrespect for First Nations people, upon whose land we are developing a multi-billion dollar energy extraction industry."
MEPs still divided over EU-Canada trade deal
18-Sep-2014 Xinhua
Divisions were evident in a European Parliament (EP) debate Wednesday on a proposed trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Canada.
S. Korea, Turkey initial FTA in service, investment sectors
18-Sep-2014 Yonhap
South Korea and Turkey initialed a free trade agreement (FTA) for their investment and service sectors Thursday, which will complement a trade pact for products that went into effect last year.
EU must allay fears about free trade with Canada, Danish minister say
18-Sep-2014 Globe and Mail
Danish companies — such as pharmaceutical giant Novo-Nordisk, who will get expanded patent protection in Canada — see huge opportunities for boosting their revenues through CETA.
Mercosur, Pacific Alliance to strengthen ties
17-Sep-2014 TeleSur
Foreign Ministers from both blocs will meet November in Chile to discuss a Free Trade Agreement by 2016.
Pressure as EU issues new trade ultimatum
17-Sep-2014 Independent
While the EU boss in Uganda is quick to point out that the date is neither an ultimatum nor a deadline, come Oct. 01 the EU will withdraw its free market access to countries like Uganda that have not yet ratified an Economic Partnership Agreement.