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Korea, Colombia seek high-level FTA
10-Dec-2009     Korea Herald
Korea and Colombia agreed Wednesday to seal a high-level free trade agreement covering services, investment and other sectors, Seoul's trade ministry said.
Seoul to chart roadmap for East Asian Union
10-Dec-2009     Korea Times
The Lee Myung-bak administration plans to chart a strategic roadmap for economic integration between Korea, Japan and China, a move that is aimed at taking a lead in efforts to create a regional economic bloc in East Asia.
Trade unionists ask EU not to sign FTA with Colombia
10-Dec-2009     Colombia Reports
Colombian trade unionists on Wednesday asked the EU not to sign an FTA with Colombia due to the human rights violations they believe to have been committed by the Uribe government.
APEC free trade a key issue under Japan's leadership
10-Dec-2009     Japan Times
The Japanese government said Wednesday it will accelerate efforts to get Pacific Rim economies to create a free-trade area during a series of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meetings next year
Taiwan won’t let China acquire local financial firms
10-Dec-2009     Bloomberg
Taiwan won’t allow Chinese banks to acquire local financial institutions when it signs an economic cooperation agreement with the mainland, Premier Wu Den-yih said.
Indonesian gov't urged to follow up FTA with EU
9-Dec-2009     Xinhua
The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) is urging the government to follow up the free trade agreement with the European Union as one of ways to expand market to the region.
Mercosur Summit ends without agreement on regional trade, pushes for FTA with EU
9-Dec-2009     Xinhua
The Common Market of the South (Mercosur) summit finished Tuesday with few results achieved on regional trade issues but with vows to push for a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU).
Indonesia considers moves to protect 11 sectors from China FTA
8-Dec-2009     Jakarta Globe
Indonesian ministers will meet on Friday to discuss a proposal to renegotiate the Asean-China free trade agreement under a "special status" they will request from ASEAN.
Why we left our farms to come to Copenhagen
8-Dec-2009     Via Campesina
Agricultural trade liberalization promoted by free trade agreements and by the World Trade Organization is contributing to the greenhouse gases emissions due to food processing and food transportation around the world.
Bangladesh: Core Group suggests signing of FTAs with three SA nations
8-Dec-2009     Financial Express
An official body has recommended signing of bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka on goods in the first phase and similar deals on services and investment in the second phase.