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S. Korea to introduce import safeguards for FTA with ASEAN
16-Oct-2006     Asia Pulse
South Korea plans to introduce special safeguard measures to protect local companies from import surges that may occur once its free trade pact with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) goes into effect, the government said Monday.
Rio lobbies for Japan free trade
16-Oct-2006     AAP
Rio Tinto Australia managing director Charlie Lenegan told an Australia-Japan business conference in Sydney today the foundation for such a treaty had been laid over the past 50 years, since the signing of a Commerce Agreement between the pair in 1957.
Time running out on European trade pacts
16-Oct-2006     Jamaica Gleaner
When European and Caribbean Ministers meet in Brussels in November, there will be an urgent need to reach an understanding on what is achievable.
Analysis on the PIC's draft text of Pacific EPA
16-Oct-2006    
This is a preliminary analysis of the Pacific Islands' draft text of the Pacific Economic Partnership Agreement and the EC's ‘non-paper' on services and investment.
Draft EU-Caribbean EPA - services non-paper (Aug 2006)
16-Oct-2006    
Draft EU-Pacific EPA - new services non-paper (Jul 2006)
16-Oct-2006    
Draft EU-Pacific EPA - new investment chapter (Oct 2006)
16-Oct-2006    
China, New Zealand ends ninth round FTA talks
15-Oct-2006     People's Daily
China and New Zealand have made further progress toward establishing a Free Trade Area (FTA) during the ninth round of negotiations held in Wellington, New Zealand, between Oct. 9-14.
India has its way on trade pact with EU
15-Oct-2006     Times of India
A deal which could deliver the mother of all FTAs between EU and India was sealed a few minutes before PM Manmohan Singh's summit with European leaders began.
China, South Korea to start FTA talks
14-Oct-2006     UPI
China said Premier Wen Jiabao and visiting South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun agreed to soon start talks on a free-trade area.