7-May-2010
Toronto Star
Canadian critics of the EU free trade deal believe that Harper’s real aim in the negotiations is to get rid of barriers to free trade within Canada.
7-May-2010
AFP
The United States said Thursday it was keen for Malaysia to enter negotiations on a trans-Pacific trade deal after the two countries shelved talks on a bilateral agreement.
7-May-2010
Reuters
The EU said in February it wanted a clear timetable for signing the deal, but Tanzania's trade minister said then the EAC would not budge unless Brussels gave firm commitments on development assistance, especially for infrastructure.
7-May-2010
AFP
Le gouvernement français s'oppose à une reprise des négociations avec les pays du Mercosur (Argentine, Brésil, Uruguay et Paraguay) qui pourraient fragiliser l'agriculture française et européenne
7-May-2010
Bernama
The Malaysian business community hopes the government can speed up the decision to start free trade agreement negotiations with the European Union, Malaysia-China Business Council Joint Secretary-General Datuk Dr Michael Yeoh said.
6-May-2010
On Wednesday, China once again put conditions on the government of President Ma Ying-jeou. This time it was Wang Yi, director of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, who set the conditions by saying that, as long as the two sides of the Taiwan Strait can work together to oppose Taiwanese independence and uphold the “1992 consensus,” that will be the political guarantee for cross-strait cooperation.
6-May-2010
Australia Thursday said it had taken a major step towards a free trade agreement with India, with a study carried showing a bilateral deal would offer "significant economic benefits" to both sides.
6-May-2010
Taiwan Today
The Ma Ying-jeou administration would seek to nullify the economic cooperation framework agreement expected to be signed with mainland China if the Taiwanese people vetoed the pact via a referendum, Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang said in the Legislative Yuan May 5.
6-May-2010
Focus Taiwan
The Taiwanese government working toward the goal of signing the proposed economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China in June
