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Arroyo on FTA promo blitz but environmentalists worry
26-Aug-2007     Japan Times
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's team has begun a high-profile public relations blitz to urge the Senate to ratify a free-trade pact with Japan.
ASEAN-India FTA faces roadblock
26-Aug-2007     AP
Southeast Asia and India remain far apart in their 4-year-old efforts to forge a free trade agreement, differing on the speed and range of liberalization, officials said Friday.
US-Korean food fight
26-Aug-2007     FPIF
The US government is working to deny South Koreans the right to local food and to undermine their domestic food safety laws through the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
ASEAN and Japan near agreement on free trade
25-Aug-2007     ABS-CBN
The draft on trade in goods has been completed and they will now discuss the agreement on services and investment.
UNI solidarity mission urges Costa Rica to reject the proposed Free Trade Agreement
24-Aug-2007     UNI Telecom
UNI Telecom Americas President told the Minister of Labour and Deputies from the Costa Rica National Assembly that the country should look to lessons from other free trade agreements, including from his country Mexico, where poverty had not decreased and the minimum wage was in effect lower than before the 43 trade agreements signed by Mexico.
Japan eyes tuna in trade pact with Philippines
24-Aug-2007     UPI
What the Japanese government and its transnational fishing clients are really after are the Philippines' precious tunas.
JPEPA reduces RP into an insurance firm for Japanese investors
24-Aug-2007     GMA News
JPEPA is said to harbor “highly anomalous" arrangements, one of which is reducing the Philippines government to an insurance company for Japanese investors
A new dawn in Latin America
24-Aug-2007     Monthly Review
The Bolivarian Alternative for Latin America (ALBA) has deepened its roots. While others were talking about the “end of history,” new protagonists emerged all over Latin America.
Pakistan seeking parity with India surprises EU envoy
24-Aug-2007     Malaysia Sun
The European Union Ambassador to Pakistan has said that there is a huge difference between India and Pakistan economically, and he is surprised by Islamabad's demand to be treated equally with New Delhi when asked about the possibility of Pak-EU FTA talks.
Vivendi wins decade-long Argentina legal battle
24-Aug-2007     Polaris Institute
French media and telecoms group Vivendi said on Tuesday it had been awarded $105 million in compensation at the end of a decade-long dispute with Argentinian authorities about a former water concession.