16-Jul-2006
Fibre 2 Fashion
Thai garment manufacturers are currently on tenter hooks as the US goes about concluding Free Trade Agreements with different countries having apparel and textile manufacturing bases.
15-Jul-2006
Financial Express
Unhappy over Pakistan’s decision to limit trade with it to a few items under the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), India on Tuesday said such a move would make the agreement meaningless and sought an "urgent" meeting of the SAARC Commerce Ministers to discuss the issue, an Indian newspaper reported.
15-Jul-2006
Business Times
Malaysia will not sign any agreement that is to its disadvantage. Malaysia suspended FTA talks with New Zealand recently because it did not agree with that country’s requests in the areas of government procurement, environment, manpower and competition policy.
14-Jul-2006
Financial Express
India and France have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the area of intellectual property rights (IPR) and will soon sign a bilateral agreement regarding the same.
14-Jul-2006
Sydney Morning Herald
The safety of the Australian blood supply could be jeopardised under the free trade agreement with the United States, researchers have warned.
14-Jul-2006
New Zealand Herald
The United Nations’ highest court has ruled that Uruguay does not have to suspend building two giant pulp mills that neighbouring Argentina says will harm the environment.
13-Jul-2006
Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)
EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson is now carrying out a new policy that is ready to start up negotiation on bilateral trade agreement with China and hopes to relax EU and China trade issues through this mechanism.