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Thais lift ban on GMO planting, will regulate trials
24-Aug-2004
Thailand has lifted a three-year ban on planting genetically modified organisms (GMOs) by allowing the crops to grow in open-field trials with non-GMO plants.
Zollick letter on territorial coverage of US-Morocco FTA
17-Aug-2004
"The FTA will cover trade and investment in the territory of Morocco as recognized internationally, and will not include Western Sahara."
RI prepares 50-item FTA with US
14-Aug-2004 RI prepares 50-item FTA with US
The government has proposed 50 products and commodities as the initial focus of a possible future free trade agreement (FTA) between the country and the U.S., according to a senior official at the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
US lukewarm to trade pact with RP
9-Aug-2004 US lukewarm to trade pact with RP
The United States appears uninclined to forge a bilateral free trade agreement with the Philippines, citing the latter’s seeming inability to make good its commitments.
Korea: US links big investment treaty to more US movies
7-Aug-2004
The economic benefit of reducing South Korea’s cinema screen quota system - as a condition for signing a big bilateral investment treaty with the United States - has been questioned by experts opposing the further opening of the local film market.
Software groups warn of FTA dangers
7-Aug-2004 http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2...
The US-Australia Free Trade Agreement poses a grave threat to the entire Australian software development industry due to the legal framework on intellectual property which is required upon adoption of the pact, the Open Source Industry Association and Linux Australia have warned.
Bahrain: Prepare for FTA, traders warned
7-Aug-2004
Businessmen are being urged to do their homework with regard to Bahrain’s upcoming Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US.
US-Australia FTA: Furniture makers fear they may take a big hit
7-Aug-2004
The US free trade agreement is getting a mixed response from manufacturers, writes Ian Porter. The prospect of Australian manufacturing going toe to toe with the giant American industrial base might sound like an abject mismatch.
Indo-US FTA on services mooted; Govt yet to take view
7-Aug-2004
A free trade agreement (FTA) on services between India and the US could be on the cards, a move which can give a big leap to the country’s IT industry.
Indian officials deny groundwork on FTA with US
7-Aug-2004
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath’s interest in entering into a free trade agreement (FTA) in services with the US may not prove to be a smooth affair. According to senior ministry officials, there are serious reservations, both within the US and India, over liberalising the services sector.
Morocco gets US free trade deal
24-Jul-2004 Morocco gets US free trade deal
A free trade agreement between Morocco and the United States has come into immediate effect.
Korea, American CEOs Call for BIT
17-Jul-2004 http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/biz...
South Korean and American business leaders on Friday agreed to urge their respective governments to step up efforts to form a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two nations and seek growth engines.
US FTA fever may be overrated
16-Jul-2004
The trade-pact fever seems to be in full swing around the world, and Asia is in the thick of it.
US and Mongolia sign bilateral TIFA
16-Jul-2004 United States and Mongolia Sign Bilateral Trade and Investment
The United States and Mongolia today further enhanced their growing economic and trade partnership by signing a bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA).
In New Trade Pacts, U.S. Seeks To Limit Reach of Generic Drugs
14-Jul-2004
As public-health groups urge wider use of generic drugs to lower the cost of treating AIDS and other diseases in developing countries, U.S. trade negotiators — prodded by the drug industry — are taking the opposite stance in new trade pacts, seeking to strengthen protections for costlier brand-name drugs.
UN human rights expert urges Peru, US to protect health in any trade deal
13-Jul-2004 UN human rights expert urges Peru, US to protect health in any trade deal
As the United States and Peru negotiate a bilateral trade pact, a United Nations human rights expert has urged them to ensure any agreement includes public health safeguards so that essential drugs do not become unaffordable for millions of Peruvians.
US-Thailand FTA opponents plan rally
12-Jul-2004
A leading senator and civic groups are planning to hold a demonstration today against what they call the government’s rush to conclude free-trade negotiations, which they say would have great ramifications on many people in the agricultural sector.
CKUT Radio: From Thailand to Chile Resisting Capitalist Globalization
12-Jul-2004 http://www.radio4all.net/index.php?...
Radio documentary on bilateral free trade and investment agreements
US-Korea BIT likely by end 2004
6-Jul-2004 Korea-U.S. investment treaty likely by year end
A bilateral investment treaty between the United States and Korea appears likely by the end of this year, paving the way for a free trade agreement between both the nations, said Maurice R. Greenberg, chairman of the U.S.-Korea Business council.
Salvadorean opposition urges Congress to reject FTA with US
4-Jul-2004
The Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) and social organizations of El Salvador urged the Congress to reject the ratification of the free trade agreement (FTA) inked with the United States.