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Chile: Activists try to block start of Pascua Lama mine
19-May-2009     IPS
As Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold gets ready to start construction at the Pascua Lama mine, straddling the Argentine-Chilean border, activists in Chile are scrambling to block the ambitious mining project while calling for an investigation of supposed irregularities committed in the approval process.
CIS experts held talks on Free Trade Zone Agreement
19-May-2009     Armenian News
CIS member states are working in a draft Agreement on Free Trade Zone
Sit-in is start of new democratic movement: Tsai
19-May-2009     Taiwan News
Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen announced that her party would launch a drive to collect one million signatures for a national citizen referendum on the Kuomintang government's plan to sign an economic cooperation agreement with China and declared that the end of a 24-hour sit-in in front of the presidential office marked "the beginning of a second democratic reform movement."
NZ, EU to explore bilateral agreement
19-May-2009     Voxy
New Zealand and the European Union are exploring the benefits of a comprehensive bilateral agreement covering political, security and economic areas, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today.
Federation one step closer to benefiting trade agreement with Brazil
19-May-2009     SKNVibes
The Federation of St Kitts and Nevis has received approval from CARICOM to enter into trade negotiations with Brazil
Taiwan's DPP vows to launch referendum on China trade deal
19-May-2009     AFP
The leader of Taiwan's pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Monday vowed to launch a referendum in a bid to stop the signing of a major trade pact with rival China.
Chinese officials urges mainland businesses to invest in Taiwan, plan purchasing mission
18-May-2009     LA Times
China has outlined plans for encouraging mainland Chinese businesses to expand their investments in Taiwan, and has scheduled several purchasing missions to buy food and consumer products.
Brazil's Lula urges closer Saudi economic ties
18-May-2009     AFP
Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva hailed his country's growing relations with Saudi Arabia and the Middle East on Sunday as he pushed for more trade and investment in the region.
Amazon protests against free trade
18-May-2009     FSRN
Free trade protests are growing in Peru. A group of indigenous activists began demonstrating in April against the FTA with the United States, claiming the agreement robs them of their land and resource rights - instead selling rights to oil, mining, logging and agricultural companies.
Chile hopes to sign FTA with Vietnam soon
18-May-2009     Thanh Nien News
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said Friday she hoped Vietnam and Chile will soon sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as the two countries have come into concurrence on many important issues during FTA negotiations.