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Japan offers 75% tariff elimination in 1st year of TPP accord
23-Sep-2013 Kyodo
Japan formally offered 75 percent of its goods for tariff liberalization in the first year in negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact on Saturday, a source close to the negotiations said.
Protesters urge President Obama to ‘flush’ Pacific trade deal
23-Sep-2013 Politico
A crowd of about 60 activists chanted their disapproval of the proposed agreement outside the office of the US Trade Representative while a juggler wearing a dark business suit and a huge Obama mask repeatedly dropped his bowling pins marked “Jobs,” “Truth” and “Peace”
Sri Lanka: Chinese FTA evokes mixed reactions
23-Sep-2013 The Nation
The proposed free trade agreement between Sri Lanka and China, which is slated to be inked this November ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, is a ‘wakeup call’ for the country’s exporters, Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce says
Does TTIP top TPP free-trade negotiations?
23-Sep-2013 Business Mirror
The transatlantic trade deal, if it does come about, seems potentially more far-reaching, even for Asia.
Four TPP members offer to kill all tariffs
23-Sep-2013 Japan Times
Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Chile are offering the other TPP members total tariff elimination on all agricultural and industrial goods, a source close to the talks said.
Trans Pacific free trade deal to drive up medicine costs: global health group
20-Sep-2013 Xinhua
The Global Asthma Network warns that the proposed Pacific-wide free trade agreement could lead to higher costs for essential medicines around the world.
The proposed EU-US free trade agreement and the NHS
20-Sep-2013 International Viewpoint
This treaty, if passed, would represent an enormous challenge to public-owned health services across Europe.
Arbitration panel rules for Chevron on Ecuador Amazon pollution case
20-Sep-2013 AP
Plaintiffs’ hopes for collecting a $19 billion judgment awarded by an Ecuadorean court against Chevron Corp. for oil contamination in the Amazon have suffered another potential setback.
EU-Singapore FTA (draft, Sep 2013)
20-Sep-2013 DG Trade
EU, Singapore ready to sign free trade deal
20-Sep-2013 KUNA
The EU and Singapore Friday moved closer to signing a Free Trade Agreement after they released the draft text of the deal for approval and ratification by the two sides.
Ramotar: Has any Caribbean country benefited from EU trade deal?
20-Sep-2013 Stabroek News
“I think it is time that we evaluate whether any Caribbean country has actually benefitted in a tangible way from the implementation of the EPA, and if not, why,” Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar told European Union officials.
Chinese investors flock to Vietnam to wait for TPP
19-Sep-2013 VNN
Three years ago, Chinese businessmen, when asked if they would make investment in Vietnam, all said “no.” However, they have changed their mind.
Colombia is latest addition to pantheon of free-trade follies
19-Sep-2013 The Guardian
The failure of free-trade agreements has repeatedly highlighted the need for more humane, intelligent agricultural interventions
Activists warn of EU FTA dangers
19-Sep-2013 The Nation
While Thai authorities trumpet the progress of the second round of negotiations for a free-trade agreement with the European Union, activists are harsh in their opposition, particularly on the opening up of the pharmaceutical and agricultural sectors.
Chevron wins major arbitration victory
19-Sep-2013 CNN
In an apparent coup for the oil giant’s efforts to undermine a $19 billion environmental judgment in Ecuador, an international tribunal has suggested that the Ecuadorians’ claims in that case were all settled and extinguished in 1995
Bilateral trade agreement on ice as Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff cancels US visit
18-Sep-2013 IB Times
Dilma Rousseff cancels visit and mutual trade pact on revelations that US’ National Security Agency hacked into presidential emails
China’s interest grows in joining an Asia-Pacific trade deal
18-Sep-2013 The Hill
China’s tnterest in eventually joining an Asia-Pacific trade agreement is growing considerably, US business officials say.
EU-China investment talks: no EP consent without transparency, Trade MEPs warn
18-Sep-2013 INTA
EU-China talks on an investment and market access accord will touch interests that are highly sensitive for the EU public and must be conducted "with the highest possible level of transparency" and subject to parliamentary oversight, says the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee
Xi seeks to resume FTA talks with Arab states
18-Sep-2013 China Daily
President Xi Jinping on Monday called for an early restart of negotiations for a free trade area between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council, which Xi called an important partner of China.
Hundreds protest Thai-EU free trade talks in northern Thailand
18-Sep-2013 dpa
Hundreds of Thais gathered in the northern city of Chiang Mai Wednesday to protest against talks on establishing a Free Trade Agreement between Thailand and the European Union.