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Australia seeks GCC free trade agreement
15-Apr-2014    
Australia is keen to resume its negotiations with Gulf countries on a free trade agreement, or FTA, in addition to foreign investment in a number of sectors, Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb said in Dubai on Sunday.
Pakistan seeks free trade agreement with South Korea
15-Apr-2014    
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Monday that Pakistan sought a free trade agreement with South Korea, DawnNews reported.
SUNFLOWER SIEGE AFTERMATH: FTAs are critical for competitiveness: representative to US
14-Apr-2014    
New Representative to the US Shen Lyu-shun (沈呂巡) on Friday said that the signing of free-trade agreements (FTAs) is critical to Taiwan’s competitive edge and its economic future.
Govt backs TPP to trump Aust-Japan trade deal
14-Apr-2014    
Trade Minister Tim Groser is not impressed by Australia's free trade agreement with Japan and hopes it will be ignored by the United States within the Trans Pacific Partnership.
Rules for foreign investment in farmland 'won't change' despite free trade talks with China: Robb
14-Apr-2014     ABC
Australian Trade Minister Andrew Robb has assured his Coalition colleagues there will be no changes to foreign investment rules on farmland as part of a trade deal with China.
‘Signing EPA or not will come with a cost’
14-Apr-2014     MyJoyOnline
Minister of Trade and Industry Haruna Iddrisu has indicated that Ghana has no choice but to sign the controversial Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union.
The significance of Taiwan’s anti-service trade agreement movement
14-Apr-2014     China Labour Net
On Thursday, Taiwan’s anti service trade agreement movement will leave the Legislative Yuan and the occupation will come to an end. Some of its participants think that the movement has not achieved its aims and do not want to leave. As outsiders it is difficult for us to judge.
El Salvador groups accuse Pacific Rim of 'assault on democratic governance'
14-Apr-2014     The Guardian
A multinational mining company has been accused of launching "a direct assault on democratic governance" by suing El Salvador for more than US$300m (£179m) in compensation, after the tiny Central American country refused to allow it to dig for gold amid growing opposition to the exploitation of its mineral wealth.
The straight talk on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
14-Apr-2014     21st Century Transformation
We need to build a movement against the TPPA. This involves breaking through the media blackout and demanding that our governments be transparent about the full implications and realities of the TPPA. One of the ways that we plan to do that in South Korea is through a TPPA international forum of activists and intellectuals from April 16 to the 18.
We’ll block FTA plans, say Greens and Xenophon
12-Apr-2014    
The Greens and independent senator Nick Xenophon have said the government will face a tough battle if it seeks to ease foreign investment restrictions.