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Must Asean be wary of FTAs while embracing them?
21-Aug-2006    
While everybody has been rushing to ink Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), no thanks to the consistent failure in global trade talks, questions are raised as to whether its adverse consequences are being ignored.
India-ASEAN Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation (2003)
20-Aug-2006    
US rules out N Korea park in S Korea trade pact
20-Aug-2006     NDTV
The United States cannot agree to South Korea's request for a free trade pact between the two countries to include goods made in an industrial park in North Korea. "It won't happen, can't happen," US Trade Representative Susan Schwab said Friday.
Canada examining its Foreign Investment Protection Treaty Program
20-Aug-2006     Mondaq
Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade is currently considering expanding the countries covered by its bilateral investment protection agreements. Potential future partners include a number of Caribbean and Latin American countries, as well as Pakistan, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, Libya, Israel, and South Africa, among many others.
US-India Knowledge Initiative on Agriculture: Indian proposal (May 2006)
20-Aug-2006    
A proposal to implement the US-India KIA from India
US-ASEAN deal won't address Myanmar
20-Aug-2006     Houston Chronicle
The United States will sign a pact with Southeast Asia next week to boost trade and investment, but the plan has been scaled down because of Myanmar, whose poor human rights record has hindered trade relations, officials said Saturday.
Peru seeks to renegotiate free-trade pact with US
20-Aug-2006     Bloomberg
Peruvian President Alan Garcia said his government will seek to renegotiate a free-trade agreement signed between Peru and the US which is awaiting a vote in the US Congress. "We need to think about a different accord, one for the poor, one that looks within, complying with a national agenda."
Textiles 'not negotiable' in China FTA
20-Aug-2006     The Age
Industry plans for Australia's manufacturing, textile and clothing industries are not up for negotiation in a free trade deal with China, the federal government says.
Japan draws up Nikai initiative to boost regional trade
20-Aug-2006     The Star
The Japanese private sector is pivotal in pushing the initiative, as they want to dangle what is undoubtedly a carrot for Asean countries to propel the proposed East Asia Free Trade Area (EAFTA).
Free trade pacts more dangerous than WTO - IBON
20-Aug-2006     IBON Foundation
In the wake of the collapse of the Doha talks in the World Trade Organization (WTO), negotiations for the Philippines to enter into an Asia-Pacific free trade agreement (FTA) have become more urgent for industrialized countries. But independent think-tank IBON Foundation warns that entering into an FTA could be even more dangerous than liberalization under the WTO.