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Asia & Pacific

Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Asia and the Pacific region.

ASEAN’s free trade links with US gain prominence
21-Nov-2011
President Barack Obama’s presence at the East Asia trade summit in Bali has reinforced US efforts to engage with Asia.
ASEAN’s newer members and the Asian noodle bowl: coming to grips with multilateralism
17-Nov-2011 EABER
Jayant Menon discusses the trade policy challenges faced by Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam (CLMV)—the newest members of ASEAN. The paper concludes that the multilateralised single-rate system is a better alternative to the multiple-rate system and thus suggests that CLMV countries should follow the original ASEAN members and multilateralize their CEPT tariff preferences. It encourages both old and new members to do the same, especially in the context of proliferating ASEAN+1 FTAs
Hundreds take interfaith service to the streets on eve of APEC trade conference
8-Nov-2011 FACE
More than 30 clergy from a dozen denominations led hundreds of followers out of St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in Waikiki on Monday night and into the streets of Waikiki as a challenge to APEC, the international trade talks kicking off tomorrow in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Occupy Honolulu’s position on APEC
8-Nov-2011 Hawaii Reporter
The Occupy Honolulu General Assembly formally asserts its opposition to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings to be held in Honolulu from November 7 – 13, 2011.
Free trade agreements kill people!
20-Oct-2011 Via Campesina
"In light of threats from FTAs and TPP, we call on our governments to completely reject the attempts to conclude the upcoming agreements and to stop the implentation of the previous FTAs."
Noda, Lee push trade talks / Leaders agree to step up efforts to negotiate bilateral pact
20-Oct-2011 Yomiuri Shimbun
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak agreed Wednesday to speed up working-level talks to resume bilateral free trade negotiations.
ASEAN prepares framework of principles for Asia-Pacific wide FTA
17-Oct-2011 Mainichi
This move reflects a deep concern among some member countries that ASEAN could be sidelined by the US-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership that has attracted attention even as it is being negotiated, especially if Japan decides to come on board, ASEAN official sources said.
FTA strategies in China and India
2-Oct-2011
By mid-2011, the two Asian giants were among Asia’s leaders in FTA activity with 11 each in effect in both China and India. The number of FTAs under negotiation and proposed suggested that such activity will rise in the future, as China has another 13 agreements in the pipeline and India another 20.
India’s Myanmar Approach: Some General Observations
29-Aug-2011
This article is based on the author’s visit to Manipur and the observations expressed are gathered from the formal and informal interactions with people working on Indo-Myanmar issues from long time.
Homework for trade talks with India, US begins
24-Aug-2011 Republica
The government of Nepal has initiated preparation for trade talks with the country’s two crucial trade partners — India and the US.

    Links

  • ABAC
    APEC Business Advisory Council is pushing for an FTA among APEC members
  • ASEAN Briefing
    ASEAN Briefing is a platform dedicated to the various and increasing number of trade treaties and agreements throughout the ASEAN region, produced by tax and legal professionals Dezan Shira & Associates.
  • Asia Regional Integration Center
    Database of bilateral and plurilateral FTAs with at least one of Asian Development Bank’s 48 regional members as signatory.
  • Australia-ASEAN-New Zealand FTA
    An Australian government webpage on the Australia-ASEAN-New Zealand FTA negotiations, agreed to end 2004 and begun early 2005.
  • Macau-China FTA
    Official website on the Macau-China Closer Economic Partnership Agreement
  • PANG
    The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) plays the role of the Pacific regional “peoples’ watchdog on trade issues”.