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Bilateral biosafety bullies
30-Oct-2006     GRAIN
This new briefing from GRAIN and the African Centre for Biosafety looks at how governments, the agribusiness sector and transnational companies are increasingly using bilateral trade agreements to prise open markets for genetically modified crops.
ASEAN-China summit to work on free trade agreement encompassing one-third of world's population
30-Oct-2006     AHN
Leaders from China and the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations will open a summit on the Chinese city of Nanning as both sides prepare the groundwork for a free trade agreement that would encompass at least one-third of the world's population.
Keidanren to call for economic agreement with US
30-Oct-2006     Japan Times
The Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) is ready to propose as early as next month that Japan and the United States sign an economic partnership agreement to abolish tariffs and boost free investment, sources said Saturday. It will be the first time the country's most powerful business lobby has proposed a bilateral EPA with the US.
RP sponsors Asean for Jpepa-like deal
30-Oct-2006     Daily Tribune
As a bilateral agreement between Japan and Philippines on free trade has been submitted for close scrutiny by Congress over alleged provisions that would allow the dumping of toxic wastes in the country, Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila is now negotiating in behalf of the entire Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) for a similar trade liberalization deal.
Europe should study Syria incentives - lawmakers
28-Oct-2006     Reuters
The European Parliament has reaffirmed that Syria must respect democratic values and human rights before the Council of 25 EU member states could approve the EU-Syria Association Agreement that has been on ice for two years.
Colombia, Chile complete second round of free trade talks
28-Oct-2006     People's Daily
Colombia and Chile on Friday completed the second round of their free trade talks, resulting in a deal to be signed by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Nov. 27 during a visit to Santiago.
S Korea, US FTA talks end, no progress
28-Oct-2006     UPI
South Korea and the United States ended five-day talks on a free trade deal Friday with little headway.
Farmers picket Japanese embassy over economic pact
28-Oct-2006     INQ7.net
About 20 Filipino farmers picketed outside the Japanese embassy Friday to protest the Japanese-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA).
Seoul pledges more screen quota cut
28-Oct-2006     Korea Times
The Korean government has pledged behind-the-scenes to accept US demands for reducing the screen quota to remove obstacles to free trade agreement (FTA) talks, according to a ministry memo obtained by The Korea Times. "Our position for the future is that Korea will by all means keep its promise to the US to maintain the reduced screening quota (or further curtail it). It is a promise between the two countries," said the memo.
Border Social Forum
28-Oct-2006     Brooklyn Bedouin
Women, men, youth, Indigenous Peoples and Nations, social organizations, unions, farmers, promoters of human rights and defenders of environmental justice in the border states of Mexico and the United States denounce the free trade agreements that attempt to do away with the food sovereignty of nations and peoples.