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Joining TPP could have China fallout
Japan's apparent eagerness to join the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade initiative could kill the momentum to forge free trade agreements with China and South Korea
Rally to stop the Korea-US FTA (14 Jan 2011 in SF)
As the Obama administration moves closer to introducing the NAFTA-style Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) to Congress, citizens and activists will join Kim Kyung-Ran, Director of External Relations for the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, in a rally to oppose the deal.
From NAFTA to CETA: Canada-EU Deep Economic Integration
While Canada does need to lessen its dependency on the U.S. economy, CETA is based on the failed NAFTA trade model and will only serve to accelerate the corporate takeover of the country.As talks enter their final crucial stages, there are growing concerns over the threat CETA poses to Canadian sovereignty. Coupled with the financial turmoil sweeping Europe, deep economic integration with the EU could prove disastrous.
Brit official goads Philippines on free trade talks with EU
A visiting British state official urged the Philippines yesterday to pick up its pace towards starting free trade talks with the European Unio, saying an agreement would boost export sales of all parties involved and also attract more investors into Manila’s public-private partnership projects for infrastructure.
Democrat to revisit Colombia trade pact on trip
A senior Democratic lawmaker opposed to a US free trade agreement with Colombia headed to that country on Wednesday to see what progress has been made on labor concerns related to the pact.
Pork industry wants feds to cut a Korean trade deal
Canadian pork producers and packers fear consequences of lagging behind Chile, United States and Europe in key Asian market
India, SACU to sign preferential trade agreement: Sharma
India and South African nations are expected to sign a trade agreement by the middle of this year, which aims at reducing tariffs on certain items traded between the nations, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said.
EU push for liberal patents finds favour with PMO
Hard lobbying by the European Union, home to many of the world's largest pharmaceutical firms like Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis and Roche, has struck a chord with India's Prime Minister's Office, which is now 'putting pressure' on a reluctant commerce and industry ministry to include a contentious IPR chapter in the proposed India-EU trade and investment pact.
EU-India FTA - IP chapter (draft Jul 2010)
Draft consolidated version of the IPR text in preparation for IPR discussions during the week of 12th July 2010 in Delhi.
New release of IPR chapter of India-EU free trade agreement
A draft of the IPR chapter of the EU-India FTA, made publicly available for the first time, provides insight into India's response in July 2010 to several EU proposals on intellectual property protection and enforcement.