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S Korea-US FTA talks open in Seattle amid protests
7-Sep-2006    
Free trade negotiators from South Korea and the United States ended the first day of talks Wednesday, sending mixed signals that they achieved "some progress" but also faced "some challenges."
Trade-talk foes hit the streets
7-Sep-2006    
Korean workers and farmers take the front line of a demonstration Wednesday against U.S. trade talks with South Korea. The midday march briefly stopped downtown traffic as demonstrators laid down in the streets around Westlake Park.
FTA negotiations to start with Gulf States
7-Sep-2006    
The Foreign Ministers from the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman - have agreed to begin negotiations for a free trade agreement with New Zealand.
Lawmakers launch lawsuit against South Korea-U.S. FTA talks
7-Sep-2006    
A group of 23 South Korean lawmakers on Thursday filed a suit with South Korea's Constitutional Court, claiming that President Roh Moo-hyun's administration's move to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) with the U.S. is unconstitutional.
FTA: what's in it for America?
7-Sep-2006    
A free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States is a much desired policy aim in Taiwan. It would increase Taiwan's trade and bind the island more closely to the U.S., Taiwan's most important ally -- even if formal links are lacking. But what is in it for Americans? This, after all, is what will carry weight with Washington.
Thai tuna import tariff to double
7-Sep-2006    
Australia will increase tariffs on canned tuna and canned pineapple from Thailand after the finding that they had exceeded quotas under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Another bad backroom deal
7-Sep-2006    
We've all been witness to the Bush administration's half-truths. Now, it's the same old song and dance with the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS-FTA) talks that are taking place in Seattle this week. While the administration boisterously makes claims about the wonders of free-trade agreements, the real story behind the rhetoric is: undemocratic, unfair and unconscionable.
House could delay vote on Peru trade bill
7-Sep-2006     Washington Post
Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives will likely delay a vote on a free trade pact with Peru until after the November 7 congressional election, US trade experts said on Wednesday.
Singapore still shy over banking
7-Sep-2006    
Since the CECA came into effect, trade has increased, but progress in banking is limited.
US-Korea FTA talks bogging down
7-Sep-2006    
During the third round of FTA negotiations between Korea and the US that started on September 6, the US required that trade related laws including fair trade laws should be strictly applied to the Korean companies including large conglomerates (known as Chae-bol) and this be clearly stated in an FTA agreement.