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Asia is "not ready yet" for Trans-Pacific Partnership
18-Nov-2010     PanOrient News
The backlash from the Japanese farming lobby against the TPP is already looking savage and it seems safe to predict that this will prove to be the case elsewhere in Asia as negotiations on the TPP push on apace.
New strategies prepared for next month's FTA talks with US
18-Nov-2010     Dong-a Ilbo
Korea will prepare new strategies -- said to include the protection of Korea’s relatively vulnerable pharmaceuticals and agricultural markets -- before resuming free trade talks with the US next month in Washington,
Trade minister confirms additional US FTA demands
17-Nov-2010     Hankyoreh
Korea's trade minister has admitted to parliament for the first time that US demands on the Korea-US FTA amount to re-opening the already agreed text.
Treacherous treaties
17-Nov-2010     Frontline
Suddenly there is a renewed interest in India about signing bilateral "free trade agreements" and "bilateral investment treaties" with major economies, writes Jayati Ghosh
Canada taking a close look at joining new Asia-Pacific trade block
17-Nov-2010     The Canadian Press
The Harper government is eyeing a new Asia-Pacific economic block — the Trans-Pacific Partnership — and may be willing to negotiate aspects of Canada's supply management system for certain farm products in order to get in.
Seoul keen on bilateral trade deal with Manila
17-Nov-2010     Manila Times
Seoul is interested in forging a bilateral trade pact with Manila, the South Korean envoy said on Tuesday.
India, Africa should deepen relationship: Kenya PM
16-Nov-2010     IANS
India and Africa can deepen their partnership on the basis of their deep historical ties, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga said Tuesday. "The next logical step is a move towards Free Trade Agreement (FTA)," he added.
TPP could expedite farm reforms
16-Nov-2010     Japan Times
Japan's agriculture industry is in the spotlight as a result of the government's interest in a US-backed trans-Pacific free-trade agreement that could scrap high tariffs on heavily protected products such as rice.
Anti-APEC demonstrations in Yokohama
16-Nov-2010     YouTube
Photos and video of anti-APEC demonstrations in Yokohama on 13 November 2010
Hundreds decry 'unprincipled' liberalization
16-Nov-2010     http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20101114a6.html
Hundreds of people staged a rally Saturday in central Yokohama to voice their opposition to Japan and other Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum members taking steps to accelerate "unprincipled" trade liberalization, saying the measures would destroy people's livelihoods and devastate farmers.