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Costa Rica questions US trade pact
19-Oct-2006     Prensa Latina
Costa Rican unions and social organizations confirmed their participation in a national strike against the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, currently being evaluated in Congress.
Korea demands recognition for generic drugs
19-Oct-2006     Korea Times
A Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) for pharmaceuticals is likely to speed up in the fourth round of the FTA talks, which will begin place Monday on Cheju Island.
South Africa to host extraordinary SADC summit
19-Oct-2006     Africast
The summit will focus on the current status of implementation of the Free Trade Area (FTA) in terms of the main activities required to complete the FTA by 2008.
Study suggests Bangladesh to ink FTAs with India, Pakistan
18-Oct-2006     News from Bangladesh
A new study says Bangladesh should sign Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with India and Pakistan, but fails to identify what the FTAs would have in addition to South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA).
China, ROK agree to start negotiations on free trade area
18-Oct-2006     People's Daily
China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Friday agreed to start negotiations on a free trade area (FTA) as soon as possible.
Free trade agreement with Australia within two years: official
18-Oct-2006     People's Daily
China and Australia are looking to make substantial progress in free trade negotiations with the aim of signing an agreement within two years, Ministry of Commerce spokesman Chong Quan said on Monday.
Bush to push free trade initiative at APEC summit
18-Oct-2006    
US President George W. Bush is expected to push for a plan to improve the patchwork of free trade initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region at the annual APEC summit in Vietnam next month.
Japanese 'upset by delay in FTA'
18-Oct-2006     Bangkok Post
Japanese investors have voiced concern over the Thai government's decision to postpone a signing of the Thai-Japanese free trade area (FTA) agreement, according to the Commerce Ministry.
WTO's Lamy warns about bilateral deals
18-Oct-2006     Houston Chronicle
Poor nations will lose out if major global trade players opt for bilateral deals instead of working toward a global trade pact, WTO director general Pascal Lamy said Tuesday.
Data exclusivity regulations in India
18-Oct-2006    
New Indian data exclusivity patenting regulations will severely hinder generic AIDS drugs manufacturing in India, and thus less people will have access to AIDS therapy globally. The world's poor overwhelmingly make up this population with lack of access. Because of this, moral human rights and distributive justice approaches should compel India to take an equity-oriented approach in access to AIDS medicines and reject data exclusivity regulations currently under discussion.