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Fourth Round of Korea-Australia FTA Kicks off in Seoul
15-Mar-2010    
A fourth round of free trade negotiations between Korea and Australia is scheduled to open in Seoul, Monday.
Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks a milestone: Crean
15-Mar-2010    
The first step to an Asia-Pacific-wide trade pact will be taken on Monday, with officials from eight nations meeting in Melbourne.
Presidential office defends ECFA plan
14-Mar-2010    
The Presidential Office yesterday hit back at critics — including former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) — who said on Saturday that an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) the government is seeking to sign with Beijing this year will undermine Taiwan’s competitiveness.
'New generation' free-trade deal talks start today
14-Mar-2010    
Talks begin in Melbourne today to lift what began as a 2001 pact between New Zealand and Singapore to a powerful "new generation" regional free trade deal that the United States has made a top trade priority.
Pacific North American Regional Integration and Control
12-Mar-2010     BeYourOwnLeader
U.S.-Canadian state and provincial integration is being achieved in areas of transportation, the economy, energy and the environment. With some national, trilateral and global initiatives being discredited, stalled or ineffective, it appears as if the strategy has further shifted to a regional and local level in an effort to lay the groundwork for new agreements.
Philippines, EU begin free-trade talks
12-Mar-2010     Manila Times
The Philippines has begun talks with the European Union for a bilateral trade agreement, according to the Department of Trade and Industry.
Malaysia studying new regional trade pact with US
12-Mar-2010     Channel News Asia
Malaysia said Thursday that negotiations towards a bilateral trade pact with the United States have been shelved and it is now considering joining a regional deal promoted by the US.
India rejects EU demand on social clauses in trade pact
12-Mar-2010     Hindu Businessline
India has rejected the European Union's demand on including social clauses such as labour and environmental standards in the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA), saying there are other forums to discuss these issues.
45 Colombian union leaders assassinated in 2009
12-Mar-2010     CUPE
Amid new reports of human rights abuses in Colombia involving the assassination of union leaders, Canada’s largest labour organization says it is appalled the Harper government will try to fast-track approval of a free trade deal with that country.
Chevron wins bid for Ecuador arbitration
12-Mar-2010     SF Chronicle
Steven Donziger, an attorney who represents the Ecuadorans suing Chevron, complained that the lawsuit's plaintiffs won't be able to participate in the arbitration proceeding, which will only involve Chevron and the Ecuadoran government. The plaintiffs, he said, will push forward with their lawsuit, regardless.