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Tokyo rejects ‘detailed' JPEPA side agreement, solon says
31-Jul-2008     GMANews
The Philippine Senate may have to be satisfied with a mere "general statement" of assurance that the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement will not violate existing constitutional constraints and international law commitments before it concurs with this landmark trade pact
RP preparing for talks with US for FTA starting early next year
31-Jul-2008     Yehey
“Without the WTO, we need this FTA badly,” Donald Dee, a government special trade envoy and chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said.
S Korea to push forward bilateral FTA deals after WTO talks collapse
30-Jul-2008     Xinhua
South Korea will push forward bilateral free trade agreements as the global trade talks under the World Trade Organization finished without progress, South Korean Deputy Trade Minister Ahn Ho-young said Wednesday
Australia signs free trade deal with Chile
30-Jul-2008     FarmOnline
The collapse of the World Trade Organisation talks has prompted forecasts of a proliferation of bi-lateral free trade deals, such as that signed by Australia and Chile today. Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean said the FTA is a "high-quality agreement where commitments go beyond" what each country had committed at the WTO.
New Zealand firms urge bilateral trade pacts after WTO failure
30-Jul-2008     Earth Times
New Zealand business organisations urged their government on Wednesday to negotiate more bilateral and regional free trade pacts following the collapse of the World Trade Organisation talks in Geneva.
Sept 2 signing of EPA now uncertain
30-Jul-2008     Jamaica Observer
There are new uncertainties surrounding the proposed signing of the full Economic Partnership Agreement on September 2 between the European Union and CARIFORUM - the Caribbean Community member states and the Dominican Republic.
IPR violations high on Bush visit agenda
30-Jul-2008     IPS
Bush's farewell visit to Thailand next week stirs up discussions of the proposed US-Thailand FTA
Peruvians slam President's stance on Bolivia
30-Jul-2008     Prensa Latina
Alan Garcia's reference to the differences between Lima and La Paz on an Association Agreement between the Andean Community of Nations and the European Union, referring to the format of the free trade agreement with the United States, which Bolivia rejects, is regrettable experts say
Canada to turn to bilateral agreements after WTO trade talks collapse
29-Jul-2008     Canadian Press
The federal government says it will aggressively go after bilateral trade deals with other countries after the collapse of nine days of talks on a comprehensive global trade agreement.
Hong Kong, China expand free-trade agreement
29-Jul-2008     Reuters
Hong Kong expanded a free-trade deal with mainland China on Tuesday in an agreement that includes giving mining and exploration companies and related services easier access to the Chinese market.