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Taiwan activists protest against U.S. beef
11-Jun-2012 AFP
Larger trade talks between Taiwan and the United States have stalled as a result of the country’s indecision about accepting US beef imports.
Imported whisky prices rise despite EU FTA
11-Jun-2012 Korea Herald
Retail prices of imported whisky from Europe have not dropped but climbed in the local market despite the Korea-EU Free Trade Agreement which took effect in July 1, 2011, according to Korea’s antitrust regulator.
‘India-Asean FTA has more potential for bilateral trade’
10-Jun-2012
Hyderabad/The India-Asean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is under-utilised, as it has more potential for increasing bilateral trade, according to Mr Vichael Angelo, Commercial Attache, the Philippines Department of Trade & Industry.
Exporters at risk over delays in EPAs deal
10-Jun-2012
Kenya could lose heavily if Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are not signed, Musa Sirma, East African Community (EAC) minister said.
EPAs dividing SADC region - official
10-Jun-2012
Southern African Development Community (SADC) integration is compounded by the ongoing Economic Partnership Agreements’ (EPAs) trade negotiations between the European Union (EU), a SADC official said on Wednesday.
Civic groups mount call-in against US beef
10-Jun-2012
Civic groups and the Consumers’ Foundation yesterday encouraged consumers to call legislators and urge them to vote against relaxing a ban on ractopamine residues in US meat products, stressing that the health of Taiwanese should not be used as a trading chip for economic development.
Prices of whisky imported from EU much inflated
10-Jun-2012
Domestic prices of whisky imported from the European Union (EU) are five times more than their import costs despite last year’s implementation of a bilateral free trade deal that cut tariffs, a consumer advocacy group said Sunday.
EU-Colombia-Peru FTA Criticized
10-Jun-2012
The director of the weekly newspaper Voz, organ of the Colombian Communist Party, Carlos Lozano, described the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) recently signed between the European Union (EU) and Colombia as "very negative".
White House pressured in DC to admit Canada to Trans-Pacific trade talks
9-Jun-2012 The Canadian Press
Canada’s absence from talks on a proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement has been dominating bilateral chatter in the US capital with the Obama administration under pressure to welcome Canadians to the negotiating table.
Activists protest at AIT over US beef import row
8-Jun-2012 CNA
Activists demonstrated at the American Institute in Taiwan Friday to protest what they called Washington’s highhanded attitude in forcing Taiwan to open its doors to US beef containting residue of the leanness-enhancing drug ractopamine.
Mulroney wades into EU free-trade talks, egging on pharma
7-Jun-2012 Canadian Press
Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is wading into the high-stakes debate over patent protection in the free trade talks with Europe, and he’s clearly taking sides.
Two suits challenge copyright law under US-Colombia FTA
7-Jun-2012 Colombia Reports
Colombia’s Constitutional Court will hear two suits challenging the new copyright law under the country’s free trade agreement with the United States, local media reported Tuesday.
Lone Star is back in town, armed with the investor-state dispute system

5-Jun-2012
In a May 31 press release, the US private equity fund Lone Star said it was planning to request investor state dispute (ISD) arbitration for losses suffered due to "unlawful" interference by the South Korean government.

Provinces join forces to keep EU free-trade deal from upping drug costs
5-Jun-2012
The provincial premiers have undertaken a letter-writing campaign to demand compensation from the federal government for any increase in drug costs that might results from a free-trade agreement with Europe.
Central America and the EU - An asymmetric agreement
5-Jun-2012 IPS
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama will face major challenges when the Association Agreement to be signed in late June with the European Union, including commitments on trade, political dialogue and cooperation, comes into effect.
Mongolia, Japan launch Economic Partnership Agreement talks
5-Jun-2012 Xinhua
Mongolia and Japan launched the first round of negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on Monday.
Sugar quota stays, US assures PHL
4-Jun-2012
The United States has assured the Philippines it will not renegotiate sugar access with countries that have concluded free-trade agreements (FTAs) with the United States. Manila had feared that rival exporters would take advantage of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks to get a bigger slice of the world sugar market.
Malaysia-Bangladesh FTA on the cards
4-Jun-2012 Bernama
Malaysia and Bangladesh are expected to commence negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) in the near future, said Bangladesh High Commissioner to Malaysia, A.K.M. Atiqur Rahman.
Canada loses NAFTA battle to Exxon
4-Jun-2012 Globe and Mail
The case is a win for oil companies in their tug-of-war over revenues with the government of Newfoundland and Labrador. But it also illustrates how Ottawa always ends up with the bill when provinces violate the terms of trade agreements that they didn’t sign.
Canadian miner’s complaint can proceed under El Salvador law
4-Jun-2012 Reuters
Canadian company Pacific Rim can move forward under El Salvador law with a case against that country’s government for blocking a gold mining project, but cannot file suit under a regional trade agreement, a World Bank arbitration panel ruled.