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Japan, Mongolia agree to study possibility of bilateral FTA
18-Dec-2009     Kyodo
Japan and Mongolia on Thursday agreed to hold working-level talks to study whether the two countries should conclude a bilateral free trade agreement, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.
Greens on FTA with Japan
16-Dec-2009     Big Pond News
Australia should not agree to a free trade agreement (FTA) with Japan unless the Asian nation stops whaling in the Southern Ocean, the Australian Greens say.
South Korea, Japan to hold free trade negotiations next week
16-Dec-2009     Bernama
South Korea and Japan will hold the fourth round of their bilateral free trade talks next week in Seoul next week, Seoul's trade ministry said Wednesday
US think tank admits NAFTA failed Mexico
16-Dec-2009     Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater New York
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an influential Washington DC-based think tank, released “Rethinking Trade Policy for Development: Lessons From Mexico Under NAFTA,” challenging what the report notes is a widespread assumption in the US “that Mexico was the undeniable winner from NAFTA.”
China, Norway start sixth round of FTA talks
16-Dec-2009     Global Times
Negotiators from China and Norway started in Oslo on Tuesday morning the sixth round of free trade area(FTA) talks, which will last till Thursday.
Taiwan's opposition may besiege Presidential Office to protest talks
16-Dec-2009     Taiwan News
Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party is planning to muster 100,000 people to take part in a march on Dec. 20 in the central city to voice the party's opposition to the proposed cross-strait trade agreement, known as an economic cooperation framework agreement.
Taiwan fears China trade deal could cost jobs
16-Dec-2009     Radio Australia
Unions in Taiwan say they fear there could be huge job losses if a proposed free trade agreement is signed with mainland China. Talks on the deal are scheduled for next week between senior officials from Beijing and Taipei.
US preparing to revisit trade pact with South Korea
16-Dec-2009     Reuters
US officials are preparing for talks with South Korea to address autos and other concerns that have blocked approval of a bilateral free trade agreement, the top US trade official said on Tuesday.
Jakarta opts not to confront China on trade
16-Dec-2009     FT
The Indonesian government will not attempt to renegotiate a free trade agreement between Southeast Asian nations and China that will go into effect on January 1, but will request a delay in eliminating import tariffs on more than 300 Chinese products, officials said on Tuesday.
US wants Japan, Malaysia, South Korea to join talks
15-Dec-2009     Bloomberg
The US wants Japan, Malaysia and South Korea to join negotiations for a regional free-trade agreement in Asia, Trade Representative Ron Kirk said.