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Pak agrees to implement Safta in ’letter & spirit’
6-Apr-2007
The Safta on Wednesday received a big boost with Pakistan agreeing to the views of Saarc leaders that the pact liberalising regional trade be implemented in “letter and spirit”.
FTA fever hits Korea, as negotiations on multiple trade deals underway
6-Apr-2007
As official talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the U.S. have been completed, attention is focused on possible trade negotiations between Korea and other nations, such as the European Union and China.
S Korea has no plans for renegotiation of FTA with US: vice minister
6-Apr-2007
South Korea has no plans to renegotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States, a high-ranking government official said Friday.
China, Iceland upbeat on FTA talks
6-Apr-2007
China and Iceland will kick off free trade agreement (FTA) talks next week, and are expected to make substantial progress.
US trade winds no longer prevail
6-Apr-2007 IRC Americas Program
Lately, the US government’s ability to use free trade agreements and trade preference bills as instruments of foreign and economic policy is dwindling.
Germany supports Korea-EU free trade pact
6-Apr-2007 Korea Times
"We will most probably see a swifter resolution of the FTA talks, compared with the Korea-US FTA, since there are less sensitivity issues between the two sides," Jurgen Wohler, secretary general of the Korea-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said. He added that it would be satisfactory if the Korea-EU FTA is agreed upon on a similar level to the KORUS FTA.
Chinese Premier wants FTA with S Korea
6-Apr-2007 Playfuls
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Thursday he will seek to speed up the process for a free trade agreement when he visits South Korea next week.
FTA to increase jobless: Korea Labor Institute
5-Apr-2007 Korea Times
The Korea-US free trade agreement (FTA) will increase the number of irregular workers and jobless, according to experts and unionists.
Beef from Canadian cattle cannot be imported under U.S. FTA: official
5-Apr-2007 Yonhap
Beef from Canadian cattle cannot be imported under the free trade pact with the United States, a Korean Agriculture Ministry official said Thursday.
Farmer kills one, injures two over FTA
5-Apr-2007 Hankyoreh
Discouraged by the April 2 settlement of the US-Korea free trade agreement (FTA), a Korean farmer fired upon several others, killing one and injuring another two.
US warns it will not sign FTA with S Korea until beef issue is resolved
5-Apr-2007 Yonhap
The Bush administration warned Wednesday it will not sign the free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea unless the Asian trading partner fully reopens its beef market.
SK, US differ as to whether Kaesong included in FTA
5-Apr-2007 Hankyoreh
Seoul says it could be deemed an ‘outward processing zone’; US says no clause in FTA refers to joint Korean industrial complex
South Korea and India seek to cement closer economic partnership
5-Apr-2007 Playfuls
South Korea and India agreed to work towards sealing a comprehensive economic partnership agreement by the end of this year, the Seoul Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
EU makes tricky offer more tempting
5-Apr-2007 IPS
The European Union has this week sought to increase the likelihood that it will sign controversial free trade agreements with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries by offering to open its markets to virtually all of their agricultural goods.
Indo-Qatari labour pact to be amended soon
5-Apr-2007 Gulf Times
Sacking Indian employees at will could be reduced drastically in Qatar, if not eliminated, when a 1985 bilateral labour agreement is amended soon.
A free trade accord with India is only a first step
5-Apr-2007 APF Canada
Canada has taken a new initiative with the recent proposal for an Indo-Canadian Free Trade Agreement.
Sri Lanka-Nepal free trade deal could trigger trade, but also potential for opening services
4-Apr-2007 LBO
A proposed free-trade deal between Nepal and Sri Lanka could boost trade but analysts say there is more potential for service liberalization.
S Korea’s finance minister hints at FTA talks with China
4-Apr-2007 Yonhap
South Korea’s finance minister said Wednesday that the government may push to strike a free trade agreement (FTA) with China after it wraps up negotiations with the European Union (EU).
Thailand eyes expansion of FTA deal to India
4-Apr-2007 MCOT
Thailand is ready to expand the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to India if the ASEAN-India FTA talks fail to reach an agreement.
Civic groups continue rally against SK-US trade deal
4-Apr-2007 Hankyoreh
With South Korea and the United States forging a free trade agreement on April 2, civic groups here were ratcheting up their opposition to the economic pact, blaming the government for "giving up our sovereignty in return for nothing."