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Japan keeps rice out of free trade proposals
6-Jul-2007    
Japan's trade supremo Akira Amari has ruled out opening up the country's rice market in a free trade agreement with Australia, saying Japan's aim is to secure a deal that covers "90 per cent" of trade between the two countries.
EU may not put human rights condition for FTA
6-Jul-2007    
The European Union may back off from its insistence on including non-trade issues like human rights in the proposed free trade pact with India.
Japan cool to New Zealand's FTA proposal
5-Jul-2007     Kyodo
Japan implicitly turned down a proposal from New Zealand on Thursday to seek a bilateral free trade agreement, noting that agricultural trade will act as a stumbling block.
Investor-state dispute settlement rewritten to favor US
5-Jul-2007    
With Seoul and Washington concluding their renegotiation of the Korea-US free trade agreement (FTA), it has been confirmed there were some ‘‘unfair parts'' added to the economic deal under which investors of both sides are not treated equally in their respective countries.
Greater access for Pak products to US markets
5-Jul-2007    
Pakistan has called for an early conclusion of Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to provide greater market access for Pakistani products into US markets.
India, Ethiopia sign investment promotion pact
5-Jul-2007     Economic Times
Seeking to "rediscover" their relationship, India and Ethiopia on Thursday signed an agreement to promote bilateral investments and decided to increase coordination on critical global issues like UN reforms.
APEC talks rule out Asia-Pacific free trade push
5-Jul-2007     The Age
A free trade agreement between APEC countries, including manufacturing giant China, appears to be off the table.
Canada: Trade deals may become socially responsible
5-Jul-2007     Embassy
As the Canadian government prepares to launch free trade talks with a host of developing countries, it is quietly weighing private sector attitudes on including references to corporate social responsibility in the deals.
Australia's trade deficit improves, but Americans have the better of us
5-Jul-2007     SMH
Australia's yearly trade deficit with the US has blown out by more than 35 per cent since the pair signed a bilateral trade deal, with the blame falling on a rising Australian dollar and weakening consumer demand in the US.
Marching towards Vietnam-Japan FTA
5-Jul-2007     VietNamNet Bridge
Vietnamese Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen talks about the possible impact of the Vietnam-Japan Free Trade Agreement (FTA).