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Unease in Japan over EU-South Korea FTA
8-Oct-2010     Asahi Shimbun
For Japan, which has been unable to even start negotiations with the EU on a similar free-trade arrangement, the agreement could deal a heavy blow to its auto and electronics industries.
Keidanren chief calls for early Japan-US free trade agreement
7-Oct-2010     Mainichi Daily News
Japanese and US business leaders will adopt a joint statement urging Japan to take part in the existing four-nation trans-Pacific free trade agreement.
Anti-counterfeiting trade pact ‘99 percent’ complete
7-Oct-2010     ICTSD
Talks on a controversial “Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement” are very nearly complete, following what participating nations described as the “final” round of negotiations in Tokyo last week.
Experts called in to fix customs union split
7-Oct-2010     Business Day
The Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) has instructed a team of technical experts to draft terms of reference acceptable to all five member states, in order to resolve the contentious issue of an economic partnership agreement with the European Union, President Jacob Zuma said yesterday.
EU signs free-trade deal with South Korea, its first with an Asian nation
7-Oct-2010     Reuters
The European Union and South Korea signed a free-trade deal yesterday that could double trade between them and trigger a rush among Asian states to enter into trade pacts with the EU.
People living with HIV lathi charged & arrested during demonstration against the EU-India FTA
6-Oct-2010    
As DNP+ members were proceeding towards the final “die in”, the Delhi police lathi charged (hit them with sticks) the HIV+ people and finally picked up five of the protestors. Few of the HIV+ people including a person suffering from spinal TB were beaten up by the police.
US says to negotiate free trade deal with Malaysia
6-Oct-2010     Reuters
"On behalf of the president, I am pleased to inform the Congress that we intend to include Malaysia in the ongoing negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement," US Trade Representative Ron Kirk said in a letter to House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Malaysia, European Union hold free-trade talks to strengthen economic ties
6-Oct-2010     Bloomberg
Malaysia and the European Union began negotiations on a free trade agreement and a political and cooperation agreement, which may take 18-24 months to conclude.
Editorial: Pacific free trade pact
6-Oct-2010     Asahi Shimbun
In his Diet policy speech on Friday, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said he will consider Japan's participation in the negotiations for a regional trade pact known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.
Activists decry India-EU IPR talks
6-Oct-2010     ToI
Delhi Network of Positive People (DNP+) is staging a mass demonstration in front of Udyog Bhavan on Wednesday to protest against the inclusion of intellectual property (IP) provisions in the EU-India free trade agreement (FTA) which they fear will affect people's access to affordable HIV/AIDS drugs.