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Canada-South Korea free trade pact moving closer
15-Jan-2014     Globe and Mail
Canada and South Korea are moving closer to a long-delayed free trade deal amid stiff resistance from Canadian-based auto makers.
GM likely to shift Holden production to Korea under FTA
15-Jan-2014     ABC
General Motors says it is likely that South Korea will end up making its cars for the Australian market under the coming free-trade agreement between Canberra and Seoul.
Turkey to sign FTA with far-east nations
15-Jan-2014     World Bulletin
Turkey's Economy Minister announced that Turkey will sign free trade agreements with Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.
Australia: Questions linger over FTAs
15-Jan-2014     Stock Journal
While the federal government and farm leaders are pushing hard for Australian Free Trade Agreements to be finalised speedily with big customers such as Japan, China, Indonesia and India, southern Queensland beef producer Liam O'Dea said there was good reason to be cautious, even sceptical, about just what FTAs actually delivered in farmgate returns.
Wikileaks: Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP)
15-Jan-2014     Wikileaks
Today, 15 January 2014, WikiLeaks released the secret draft text for the entire TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) Environment Chapter and the corresponding Chairs' Report. The TPP transnational legal regime would cover 12 countries initially and encompass 40 per cent of global GDP and one-third of world trade.
French senators strongly attack EU-US trade deal
14-Jan-2014     Euractiv
During a debate in the French Senate, all political parties harshly criticised the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), but the French government defended the potential deal.
Philip Morris, Australia and the fate of Europe’s trade talks
13-Jan-2014     Inside Story
Australia’s clash with Philip Morris over plain packaging has disrupted trade talks between the United States and Europe, reports James Panichi in Brussels
Seoul affirms interest in joining TPP, but says China deal comes first
13-Jan-2014     Wall St Journal
South Korea’s Trade Ministry made clear Monday that the country will prioritize bilateral free trade negotiations with China this year over the multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership
La Via Campesina appelle à la cohérence des politiques agricoles de l'Union européenne
13-Jan-2014     La Via Campesina
La Via Campesina rappelle les liens très forts entre l'agriculture familiale et les accords de libre échange : l'un et l'autre sont en parfaite contradiction, alors que les défis sociaux et environnementaux qui sont ceux de notre temps doivent pris au sérieux.
Recipe for ruin: TTIP - the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
12-Jan-2014     Think Left
John Hilary, Executive Director of War on Want, introduces TTIP, the free trade and investment agreement being negotiated between the EU and USA; talk given to Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique at Café Diplo, London, 4 November 2013