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Advancing US-Canada economic, energy and security integration
30-Aug-2011     Be Your Own Leader
At a news conference following her meeting with Minister Baird, Secretary Clinton stressed that, “it’s critical that we ensure our border remains a safe, vibrant connector of people, trade, and energy." It is interesting that Clinton brought up energy as this is also an intrical part of North American integration which is being further advanced through the U.S.-Canada Clean Energy Dialogue, as well as other initiatives.
Chicago activists will protest Asia-Pacific trade deal
29-Aug-2011     Reuters
An umbrella group of activists opposed to a proposed U.S. trade deal with eight countries in the Asia Pacific region said Friday they aim to raise public awareness of its potential effects on jobs and the environment when negotiators meet next month in Chicago.
US wants FTA with Colombia while human rights deterioration culminates in massacre
29-Aug-2011     Colombian Reports
While the United States considers a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia, the human rights situation in the Magdalena Medio region of Colombia has deteriorated dramatically, culminating on the 17th of August with a massacre in the township of El Dorado.
Sri Lankan private sector to import entire basmati rice quota from Pakistan
29-Aug-2011     Sunday Times
Sri Lanka has agreed to import its entire basmati rice quota of 6,000 tonnes from Pakistan under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) through the private sector from 2012.
ICAAP10 2011: No safe avenue to address your concerns
29-Aug-2011     HealthDev.Net
The 10th International Conference on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP10) has been turned upside down completely
Protestors attacked by police at international AIDS conference
29-Aug-2011     The Scavenger
An anti-Free Trade Agreement protest that took place outside an International Congress on AIDS in the Asia Pacific (ICAAP) in Busan, South Korea, on 27 August was violently attacked by police.
Kaesong-made products excluded from KORUS FTA by US
29-Aug-2011     Hankyoreh
The United States government has made it official that products made at the Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea will not be classified as “made in Korea” according to the terms of the South Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA).
India’s Myanmar Approach: Some General Observations
29-Aug-2011    
This article is based on the author's visit to Manipur and the observations expressed are gathered from the formal and informal interactions with people working on Indo-Myanmar issues from long time.
US: Analysts criticise proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership
28-Aug-2011     IPS
Critics of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) gathered in Washington to voice concerns over the US’s stronghold on intellectual property rights.
Alcohol lobbyists expose FTA pitfalls
26-Aug-2011     Voxy
Lobbyists for the alcohol industry are threatening to use New Zealand's free trade agreements against government proposals to restrict products targetting young drinkers