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Transpacific Partnership: Canadian participation has been approved
28-Apr-2015     La Presse Canadienne
The US Chamber of Commerce is in favor of Canada entering into the negotiations for the Transpacific Partnership for a free trade agreement with lucrative Asian markets. So declared the powerful pressure group.
New York City Council considers anti-TPP resolution
28-Apr-2015     City Limits
The New York City Council was due to hold a hearing Monday morning on a resolution by Manhattan member Helen Rosenthal declaring the five boroughs a "TPP-Free Zone" and calling on Congress to deny the president the negotiating authority he seeks.
US deal expiry may hit textile firms
28-Apr-2015     Gulf Daily News
Textile factories in Bahrain fear they could lose millions of dollars in trade and thousands of jobs could go if a tariff agreement with the US is not renewed next year.
TTIP must wait until EU citizens are properly consulted
28-Apr-2015     The Parliament
There are a large number of concerns that must be addressed before an EU-US trade deal can become a reality, says Helmut Scholz.
Massive trade deal could come down to two things: Rice and cars
28-Apr-2015     Politico
Officials are working feverishly to unsnag a deal with Japan and 10 other Asia-Pacific countries.
PH remains keen on joining TPP
28-Apr-2015     Manila Times
The Philippines is not closing its doors on joining the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, but it will wait for the agreement to be finalized first and for the text to become publicly available to be able to make an informed judgment on whether it should join the trade pact or not, a senior trade official said.
[Herald Interview] Korea to defend rice market in TPP talks
28-Apr-2015     Korea Herald
Korea’s top agriculture policymaker has emphasized that the government will not further open the country's rice market if and when it joins the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership
Is TPP trade deal a massive giveaway to major corporations? An exchange between Obama and Sherrod Brown
28-Apr-2015     Washington Post
Obama leans hard into the idea that TPP’s ISDS will be drawn explicitly to prevent corporate gaming of the litigation process
China is a “major driver” of environmental degradation in Latin America
27-Apr-2015     Diálogo Chino
China’s increased trade and investment in Latin America over the past decade has resulted in powerful social and environmental impacts such as job losses and pollution.
PACER-plus Trade in Services text (draft of April 2015)
27-Apr-2015     Scribd
This is the leaked Draft Trade in Services text from the PACER Plus Intersessional meeting in Port Vila, 31 March - 02 April 2015.