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Australia seeks equal trade rights in South Pacific
13-Jun-2007    
Australia says it wants trade rights in the South Pacific equal to those being negotiated by the European Union.
SADC ministers to review progress
13-Jun-2007    
Namibia will, as from tomorrow, host the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Integrated Committee of Ministers (ICM) meeting.
Fear not farmers in Australia, Asia told
13-Jun-2007    
Trade Minister Warren Truss has accused China and its neighbours of "unrealistic" fears that 140,000 farmers in Australia could wipe out a billion farmers in Asia if there were free trade in agriculture.
China trade talks are tough: Truss
13-Jun-2007    
Trade Minister Warren Truss has dubbed long-running free trade talks with China as tortuous, a day after the Chinese warned relations with Australia could suffer because of a visit by the Dalai Lama.
Seoul aims to seal FTA with US by end of June
13-Jun-2007    
The South Korean government has yet to receive a formal US request for additional negotiations on a tentative bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) and will push to finalize the deal by the end of this month, the office of President Roh Moo-hyun said Wednesday.
Japanese farmers protests Australia FTA
13-Jun-2007     Radio Australia
More than 1,000 Japanese farmers have held a protest rally in the centre of Tokyo over a proposed free trade agreement with Australia.
US congressman demands elimination of N Korean products from Korea-US FTA
13-Jun-2007     Hankyoreh
A US congressman on Monday demanded changes to a tentative free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea that he argued could allow the Asian trading partner to export North Korea-made goods to the United States.
Auto unions to join metal workers in FTA strike
12-Jun-2007    
The labor unions of Hyundai Motor and sister company Kia Motors have invited public criticism by deciding to stage a "political" strike against the recently concluded Korea-US free trade agreement.
Kuwait, US experts hold trade talks
12-Jun-2007    
US-Kuwaiti trade talks kicked off yesterday at the experts level tackling a number of economic issues within the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) signed between the two countries in February 2004.
Commentary: RP-Lao bilateral agreement a milestone in ASEAN accord
12-Jun-2007    
The signing of bilateral agreement early evening of June 8 between two ASEAN member nations, the Philippines and Lao People's Democratic Republic, is not only a milestone in the more than 50 years of friendly relations between said countries, it is also a landmark in the ASEAN accord.