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FTA is the path to survival: says a Chilean diplomat
7-May-2007     Donga
“Multilateral trade agreements require much patience and involve complicated processes. If trade determines the survival of your country, you need to be more active in shaping bilateral or multilateral trade frames,” said Chile's Deputy Foreign Minister Alberto Van Klaveren during a two-day visit to Seoul.
Bush to hold first summit with ASEAN countries
7-May-2007     ABS-CBN
US President George W Bush confirmed Friday that he will attend his first summit with all 10 Southeast Asian leaders, to talk about trade and security, in September. "I suggested to the president that we should consider a suitable new initiative, which perhaps would be able to take our relations another step forward," said Singapore's PM Lee Hsien Loong.
Economic Partnership Agreement marks new chapter for Brunei, Japan
7-May-2007     Brunei Direct
For the first time, Japan has secured a specific chapter on 'energy' in a bilateral FTA -- with Brunei.
Japan PM's Middle East tour
7-May-2007     Ohmynews
Abe agreed with leaders of five Middle East nations to strengthen bilateral relations with Japan on a wide range of areas, including politics, culture and environment as well as energy, trade and investment.
US representatives call for Taiwan-US trade agreement
7-May-2007     Taipei Times
Five members of the US House of Representatives have proposed a resolution in support of signing a free trade agreement (FTA) between the US and Taiwan.
Exporting IP
7-May-2007     The New Yorker
Free-trade agreements that export our own restrictive intellectual property laws may make the world safe for Pfizer, Microsoft, and Disney, but they don't deserve the name free trade.
South Korea, EU launch trade talks
7-May-2007    
Bilateral free trade agreements do not contradict efforts to forge a multilateral deal under the World Trade Organization but instead help fill key gaps, the European Union trade chief said Sunday in announcing the start of two-way negotiations with South Korea.
S Korea's political volatility to affect FTA passage: US report
7-May-2007    
Upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in South Korea cast uncertainties about the ratification of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States despite encouraging poll results in recent days, a US congressional report said.
Inclusion of political framework to lend 'tremendous' clout to SAARC: Iftekhar
7-May-2007    
Business leaders Sunday expressed their dismay that the SAARC had failed to deliver "much" in the fields of economy and politics in the South Asian region, although it could attract the attention of the international community.
Preferential trade agreement with Mauritius on anvil
7-May-2007    
In a bid to further deepen their historic relations, India and Mauritius would soon ink a preferential trading agreement (PTA). This would be the first step towards eventually signing a Comprehensive Economic Co-operation and Partnership Agreement covering goods, services and investment on the lines of India-Singapore pact.