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Xi seeks to resume FTA talks with Arab states
18-Sep-2013     China Daily
President Xi Jinping on Monday called for an early restart of negotiations for a free trade area between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council, which Xi called an important partner of China.
Hundreds protest Thai-EU free trade talks in northern Thailand
18-Sep-2013     dpa
Hundreds of Thais gathered in the northern city of Chiang Mai Wednesday to protest against talks on establishing a Free Trade Agreement between Thailand and the European Union.
National farmers and social strike gets seeds control law 970 suspended
18-Sep-2013     RNN
In Colombia after 21 days of a nationwide strike by thousands of farmers, blocking more than 40 roads nationwide, protesting farmers forced the Colombian government to negotiate the rejection of a farm bill and the release of detained protesters. Report from Real News Network.
Peruvian legislators file motion seeking public debate on the Trans Pacific Partnership
18-Sep-2013     Infojustice
On August 28, a group of members of the Peruvian legislature – the Parlamentario Acción Popular-Frente Amplio – proposed [a motion that asks for greater transparency in the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations.
EU’s Everything But Arms initiative is impoverishing Cambodian farmers
17-Sep-2013     Inclusive Development
An EU trade initiative intended to reduce poverty in the world’s poorest countries has driven thousands of Cambodian farming families into destitution and led to serious human rights violations, Inclusive Development International (IDI) and Equitable Cambodia and said in a report released Monday.
TPP: Abbott may cave on foreign investor rights to sue govts
16-Sep-2013     Scoop
The Abbott coalition government may cave on foreign investor rights to sue Commonwealth and State governments as secret Trans-Pacific Trade talks continue in Washington, warns the Australian Fair Trade Investment Network.
AFL-CIO to fight "trade" deals like TPP
16-Sep-2013     Truth Out
This week’s AFL-CIO convention passed a resolution vowing to fight any trade agreement that promotes the rise in corporate power at the expense of working people.
Asean eyes free-trade pact with Hong Kong
16-Sep-2013     The Nation
ASEAN and Hong Kong plan to start discussing a free-trade deal by early next year in a move to promote trade and economic growth.
Thailand: Uncertainties continue to plague FTA deal with Europe
16-Sep-2013     Bangkok Post
Thai trade representative Olarn Chaiprawat has given civil society groups a confirmation that "TRIPS-plus" and drug issues will not be included in the Thai-EU FTA negotiations.
Next round of India-Israel FTA talks to be a game changer
16-Sep-2013     PTI
The next round of negotiations for the FTA between India and Israel will be held in New Delhi in November.