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Australia, South Korea finalise arrangements for free trade agreement
5-Dec-2013     ABC
The Australian government has acknowledged that some sectors - including the automotive and steel industries, as well as textiles, clothing and footwear - will face increased competition from Korean imports.
Korea suddenly wants in to TPP, resumes FTA talks with NZ
4-Dec-2013     National Business Review
South Korea has suddenly emerged as willing would-be partner in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, as well as announcing today it was resuming negotiations with New Zealand on a free trade deal.
Territorial dispute sees Japan left behind in trilateral FTA talks
4-Dec-2013     Want China Times
Free trade talks between China and South Korea are progressing ahead of talks between China and Japan, whose territorial dispute shows no signs of abating, reports the Guangzhou-based South Reviews.
Farming boss: TTIP must not rock the boat
3-Dec-2013     Euractiv
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership the EU and the US are trying to establish is being called the "mother of all bilateral trade agreements", but negotiators must jump the potentially damaging hurdles of GMOs and hormone-raised meat and avoid rocking consumer confidence in either market, says Pekka Pesonen.
EU dismisses David Cameron’s touted China free trade deal as ‘premature’
3-Dec-2013     IB Times
A European Union official poured cool water over UK Prime Minister David Cameron's visit to China in which he said he wants to lay the ground for a free trade deal between the Asian economic giant and the 28-member state bloc.
Finance ministry takes exception to commerce ministry OKing trade pacts; to take over negotiation of all investment pacts
2-Dec-2013     Economic Times
India's finance ministry will take over the negotiation of all future investment pacts, including those part of comprehensive trade deals, it has told the commerce department, having taken strong exception to the latter unilaterally finalising the text for the India-Asean Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, said two government officials aware of the development.
Dominica wants Europe to lift Schengen visa requirement to stimulate trade
2-Dec-2013     CTA
Dominica is pursuing efforts to get the European Union (EU) to remove the visa requirements for Dominican nationals travelling to Europe, saying that it is important to stimulate trade under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed with Europe five years ago.
Cameron pushes EU free trade deal in China visit
2-Dec-2013     dpa
British Prime Minister David Cameron met Chinese leaders on Monday as he called for the European Union to negotiate a free trade agreement with the world’s second-largest economy.
Japan: A shift in rice production policy
2-Dec-2013     Japan Times
The Japanese government has announced plans to end its policy of limiting rice production and to phase out related subsidies by 2018 in a major shift from the decades-long program aimed at keeping up rice prices but which has been criticized for overprotecting farmers from competition.
Saharawi natural resource group calls on EU to not accept Morocco deal
1-Dec-2013     WSRW
The Saharawi Natural Resources Watch has called on all European Parliamentarians, to reject the new EU-Morocco fishing agreement, which will be voted in December in the European Parliament so as to “honor Europe and its peoples”.