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Saarc defers free trade dispute
2-Aug-2006    
South Asian foreign ministers have agreed to defer a dispute between India and Pakistan over the implementation of a regional free trade agreement.
Australia, Japan hope to start FTA talks
2-Aug-2006    
Visiting Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer expressed hope that Canberra could enter into official negotiations on a free trade agreement with Japan next year by concluding the ongoing feasibility study at an early date, Japanese officials said.
Business Lobby Group Urges FTA with EU
2-Aug-2006    
Korea's big-business lobby is urging a free-trade agreement with the European Union. The Federation of Korean Industries reports the Korean and the European economies are complementary, hence there will be few hurdles to sealing a pact.
Costa Rican Greens slam US-FTA
2-Aug-2006     Prensa Latina
Some 60 Costa Rican ecologist organizations protested Monday against the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Central America and the United States, due to its risk for the environment.
Implications of Colombia's integration into Plan Puebla Panama
2-Aug-2006     Scoop
From July onwards, Colombia will form part of the one-sided geopolitical mega-project that seeks to consolidate the neoliberal model in the western Latin America with the aim of privatizing highway infrastructure, public services and natural resources.
Half of Koreans oppose US FTA
2-Aug-2006     Korea Times
Half of South Koreans said in a recent poll that they oppose a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.
Japan trade deal 'bigger than China'
2-Aug-2006    
A free trade deal between Australia and Japan could be a multi-billion dollar bonanza for both countries, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has suggested.
Japan to propose 16-nation Asian FTA, including India
2-Aug-2006     Economic Times
Japan's trade minister will propose forming a 16-nation East Asian free trade zone, including India, that covers half the world's population and a quarter of its gross domestic product at an upcoming regional forum, an official said.
Anti-FTA bodies join forces against US deals
1-Aug-2006     Bangkok Post
Thailand's anti-FTA movements have formed an alliance with counterparts in other countries including South Korea, Costa Rica and Colombia against US efforts to strike bilateral trade agreements across the globe.
WTO is dead, long live free trade: globalisation and its new avatars
1-Aug-2006    
Bilateral and unilateral, initiatives are the new avatars of globalisation and free trade. And it is these avatars we must challenge to stop corporate rule, while WTO hangs between intensive care and the crematorium.