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Pact among ASEAN, partners could kickstart Japan's stalled policy
3-Sep-2012     Yomiuri Shimbun
The agreement reached Thursday to start negotiations in November for a new regional economic and trade area among ASEAN countries and six partners, including Japan, is a lifeline for the nation, as its trade policy has come to an impasse.
Free trade agreements 'more political than economic'
3-Sep-2012     Rappler
State-owned think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said Free Trade Agreements are only political agreements more than economic.
S. Korea proposes talks on bilateral economic partnership with Russia
2-Sep-2012    
South Korea's finance minister proposed resuming talks with Russia on bilateral economic partnership in order to establish a stronger cooperation framework between the two countries, his officials here said Wednesday.
Nation Must Review Its Trade Pacts, Kadin Says
2-Sep-2012    
The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce said that the nation is not yet ready to enter into a trade pact known as the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with another country because deficits are widening in Indonesia’s trade balance.
Pharma exports: India asks Japan to remove non-tariff barriers
2-Sep-2012    
India has asked Japan to remove all non-tax barriers to help the domestic industry take advantage of the comprehensive free-trade agreement and increase share in the Japanese market.
Pak-US hectic talks on BIT draft
2-Sep-2012    
Pakistan and the United States remained engaged on Friday to narrow their differences over the draft of Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) which Islamabad and Washington have been discussing since March 2012
Pan-Asian FTA possible
31-Aug-2012    
Sixteen nations home to roughly half the world's population have agreed "in principle" to create a free trade area spanning Asia, according to Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan.
Pakistan, China FTA review: MoI, industrialists begin consultations
30-Aug-2012    
Ministry of Industries (MoI) has started consulting with industrial representatives ahead of talks between Pakistan and China as part of the process to review Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Both countries signed FTA on November 24, 2006 which according to business circles has hurt some local industries very badly.
Taiwan's dignity should be maintained in FTA signings: academic
30-Aug-2012    
Taiwan should maintain its dignity when it signs Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with other countries, a National Taiwan University professor said Wednesday.
Civic groups voice FTA worries
30-Aug-2012     Bangkok Post
Civil society organisations have expressed concerns about Thai-European Union free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations to the European Parliament, which has expressed full support for the pact.