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India, Canada may ‘trade off’ wish lists
13-Nov-2017     The Hindu
Upcoming trade talks will see both sides discussing issues such as high pulses tariff, travel curbs.
RCEP trade agreement delayed till 2018
13-Nov-2017     Nikkei
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will not reach an agreement in 2017 while Japan signs deal with ASEAN covering services and investment.
EU trade chief reconfirms plans for EPA with Japan by Christmas
13-Nov-2017     Japan Times
European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom reconfirmed the EU’s intention of reaching an economic partnership agreement with Japan by the end of the year.
Pakistan gets stay on $800m Karkey penalty
13-Nov-2017     The Express Tribune
Pakistan has successfully gotten a stay order from the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) over the execution of an $800 million award to Karkey Karadeniz Elektrik Uretim (Karkey).
Labour’s TPPA-11 spin omits inconvenient details
13-Nov-2017     Scoop
"[New Zealand's] new government has begun to spin its achievements, while omitting some inconvenient details", says law professor Jane Kelsey.
How Canada allied with Mexico to fend off TPP pressure from Japan, Australia
13-Nov-2017     The Globe and Mail
From the outside, it looked like yet another bilateral meeting between Justin Trudeau and his continental ally, Enrique Pena Nieto, on the sidelines of yet another leaders' summit.
Duterte calls for stronger ties between APEC, ASEAN
13-Nov-2017     Rappler
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at an informal dialogue that is the first of its kind between APEC and ASEAN.
CSOs take a stand against corporate agenda at ASEAN People’s Forum 2017
13-Nov-2017     APWLD
Civil society urges the ASEAN Member States to take people-centred approach.
CPTPP or TPP11 for trade nerds
13-Nov-2017     Asian Trade Centre
So what happened and what is new?
EU-Japan FTA - draft intellectual property chapter (May 2017)
11-Nov-2017     Greenpeace
As leaked by Greenpeace