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Out of order
19-Nov-2008     FDI Magazine
Is there a backlash brewing against the international legal system used by states and investors to settle FDI disputes? For several years, lawyers and academics have been debating whether the current system - consisting of more than 2600 bilateral investment protection treaties - is ensuring the security and protection of investor assets and contracts without unnecessarily handcuffing the sovereignty of governments to regulate business activity within their borders.
Japan trade pact talks move forward
19-Nov-2008     Business Standard
The negotiations for the India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) have gained momentum with the two sides moving towards a deal on allowing Indian companies that make low-cost drugs to sell in Japan.
Korea seeks FTAs with S. American nations
19-Nov-2008     Korea Times
President Lee Myung-bak called Tuesday for the launch of negotiations on a free trade agreement between South Korea and the Southern American Common Market, called MERCOSUR, involving Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil. In a separate interview with a Peruvian newspaper, Lee said he would declare the beginning of free trade negotiations with Peru.
Chile free trade deal under fire
19-Nov-2008     Weekly Times
Australian horticulturalists have launched a scathing attack on the Federal Government following its vote to allow free trade with Chile.
SA labour protests Western Sahara inclusion in EU-Morocco deal
18-Nov-2008     Afrol
A global protest campaign, contesting occupied Western Sahara's inclusion in a Morocco-European Union (EU) free trade deal is gaining momentum. Today, South Africa's dominant labour union COSATU told the EU it was breaking international law by its planned inclusion of the territory.
Dealing with a bad deal: Two years of DR-CAFTA in Central America
18-Nov-2008     COHA
Two years have now passed since some Central American countries implemented DR-CAFTA's mandates, and governments, farmers, and workers across the region are beginning to suffer the consequences of an unfair deal.
Family wins payout for SKorean protester killed by police
18-Nov-2008     AFP
A South Korean court ruled Tuesday that the government should compensate the family of a farmer who was fatally injured by police during a protest against free trade.
Lima under lockdown for Asia-Pacific summit
18-Nov-2008     AFP
Top officials from the Pacific rim were arriving Tuesday for free-trade talks in Peru's capital Lima, which was under a security lockdown for US President George W. Bush's last scheduled foreign trip.
China, Costa Rica to launch trade talks
18-Nov-2008     AP
China and Costa Rica will launch free trade talks in January and hope to seal a deal by 2010, Chinese President Hu Jintao said Monday during his first visit to a Central American country.
China seeks to cement trade clout with Latin America
18-Nov-2008     Guardian
Hu Jintao and scores of business people sweep through Latin America to reinforce Beijing's economic power in the region