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Philip Morris Limited files high court challenge against the Australian government over plain packaging
20-Dec-2011     Philip Morris Ltd
"We believe plain packaging violates the Australian Constitution because the Government is seeking to acquire our property without paying compensation," the company states
Mercosur eyes protectionist steps as trade war looms
20-Dec-2011     Dow Jones
Mercosur is expected to sign a free trade agreement with Palestine on the second day of the summit following a similar deal signed with Israel in 2007.
HK and Chile to begin negotiations on Free Trade Agreement
20-Dec-2011     HKSAR
Hong Kong and Chile have agreed to start negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement between the two sides in early 2012, a Government spokesperson announced today
Consistency of Korea-US FTA copyright provisions with US law
20-Dec-2011     Info Justice
There are at least three major inconsistencies between KORUS and U.S. copyright legislation, reports Sean Flynn
EU stalls Ukraine trade deal over Tymoshenko treatment
18-Dec-2011    
Although an EU-Ukraine summit is due to open on Monday, plans for an association agreement to be signed will not go ahead due to tensions over the jailing of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, EU diplomats have said.
ESA bloc ready to negotiate with EU
18-Dec-2011    
Government says the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) regional grouping is dedicated to negotiating with the European Union (EU)’s Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) that meet the expectations of member countries.
Iran, Syria ink free trade agreement
18-Dec-2011    
Iran and Syria have signed a free trade agreement in a bid to boost bilateral trade especially in industry, mining and agriculture, the deputy industry, mine and trade minister stated on Sunday.
Japan to fund ASEAN’s economic cooperation initiatives
18-Dec-2011    
Japan has agreed to begin funding economic cooperation initiatives with the ASEAN early next year as both parties finalized guidelines of project selection and management, a local trade official said on Friday.
MoU signed between LCCI, IVL: Govt trying to promote regional trade through FTAs, PTAs
18-Dec-2011    
The government of Pakistan is quite alive to the economic challenges and trying to promote regional trade through Free Trade Agreements and Preferential Trade Agreements.
Japan, China, S. Korea conclude joint study on FTA
17-Dec-2011     Mainichi News
Japan, China and South Korea on Friday concluded a joint study on the possibility of signing a trilateral free trade accord, laying the groundwork for launching official negotiations as early as next summer.