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WTO's Lamy warns over China's pursuit of separate free trade agreements
WTO chief Pascal Lamy on Wednesday warned that China's pursuit of separate bilateral and regional free trade agreements would harm its long-term commercial interests.
US-ASEAN TIFA (2006)
US, South Korea to begin third round of free-trade talks
The US and South Korea begin a third round of free-trade talks on Wednesday, hoping to make progress toward an accord that could be the biggest of its kind for the US since the North American Free Trade Agreement of 1993.
Bahrain-US free trade panel discusses future plans
The Bahrain-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Implementation Committee yesterday held its first meeting since the international trade agreement was ratified on August 1.
Implementing Free Trade before 2007 forces hefty agriculture imports
The possible implementation of the Free Trade Agreement with the United States before the year ends will compel the Dominican Republic to authorize hefty import quotas of products in the agribusiness sector, and which could cause an exceeding supply that may jeopardize local producers.
The real understanding of the KorUS FTA
Korean Alliance against the KorUS FTA (KoA) published a brief on the KorUS FTA. It offers a real understanding of the KorUS FTA.
Korea-US FTA and rush to neoliberalism
This essay mainly will identify what is problematic in the negotiation process, its structural import and a negative legacy to be left us from now onwards.
Changes sought in Vietnam trade pact
As the US textile industry's Washington-based lobbyists continue with their efforts to get modifications in the US-Vietnam bilateral trade agreement, the National Council of Textile Organizations issued a statement saying Vietnam's textile and apparel imports to the United States are growing faster than those of any other country.
'Vision group' says Asean and EU regions would benefit from pact
Burma and the US elections are singled out as sticking points.
Malaysian free trade talks bogged down
New Zealand's free trade talks with Malaysia have become bogged down over differences about how much access should be given to service industries.