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Nurul Izzah: Don’t bow down to pressure on TPP
31-Jul-2013    
Malaysia's Parti Keadilan Rakyat VP Nurul Izzah Anwar has accused the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of bowing down to pressure when it agreed to clauses on investor-state dispute settlement in negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.
China, ROK, Japan launch 2nd FTA talks
31-Jul-2013    
China, the Republic of Korea and Japan started their second round of trilateral talks on a free trade agreement on Tuesday.
The world’s worst judicial system?
30-Jul-2013     South News
Frustrated with the BITs and its arbitration, a growing number of governments have retreated from the system.
Kenya mulls a breakaway: As EU trade beckons, East African Community urges restraint
30-Jul-2013     IBT
Tentative plans to sign an Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union could bolster some of Kenya's vital sectors, but could also distance Kenya from its neighbors in the East African Community, or EAC.
Diverse international coalition launches alternative process to secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership talks
29-Jul-2013     Our Fair Deal
The Fair Deal Coalition has launched a new initiative that will give Internet users a platform to discuss what copyright should look like under the TPP.
ECFA beneficial to Taiwan's pursuit of future FTAs: WTO
29-Jul-2013    
The Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), signed between Taiwan and China on June 29, 2010, helps Taiwan participate in regional economic integration, according to a book published by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in June of this year.
Korean FTA could be signed within year - PM
29-Jul-2013    
New Zealand is more likely than not to secure a much-coveted free trade deal with South Korea and it could be signed within a year, Prime Minister John Key says.
Russia may sign PTA or FTA with Pakistan
29-Jul-2013    
The Russian Federation, which ratified its accession to World Trade Organisation (WTO) a few days ago, may also agree to sign a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) or a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan.
Govt keen to quickly wrap up FTA with EU, says top negotiator
29-Jul-2013    
Thailand is eager to wrap up a free-trade agreement with the European Union after the bloc began pursuing bilateral deals with many major markets.
To counter secret negotiations over TPP, coalition sets up open alternative
29-Jul-2013     Tech Dirt
In response to this unnecessary and dangerous secrecy, a bunch of organizations have set up the "Fair Deal Coalition," and set up a website that basically does what the TPP and TAFTA negotiators should have been doing all along: creating an open platform, letting any stakeholder discuss the kind of things that should go into such an agreement.