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BIMSTEC Taking Shape, Finally
27-Jul-2006    
The Bay of Bengal for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), a regional trading bloc of seven South and Southeast Asian countries, is giving final shape to its free trade agreement in Colombo this week.
ANALYSIS: WTO collapse forces Japan down rocky FTA road
27-Jul-2006     Kyodo
Now that the global trade talks under the World Trade Organization have collapsed, Japan will be forced to walk down what looks like a rocky road to seek bilateral free trade agreements, marking a departure from its trade policy based on both multilateral and bilateral approaches.
Asean suspends FTA talks with India
27-Jul-2006     Financial Express
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has suspended free-trade talks with India because of New Delhi's reluctance to open its markets, Malaysia's trade and industry minister said on Tuesday.
Regional trade pacts rise to the fore
26-Jul-2006    
Two weeks ago, members of the World Trade Organization agreed on rules that would make it easier to track bilateral and regional trade deals. Negotiators were concerned that the proliferation of such deals would detract from efforts, already faltering, to reach a global trade pact.
Will US Change Laws for FTA With Korea?
26-Jul-2006    
South Korea has three major demands in its free trade agreement (FTA) talks with the United States since June when the first round of bilateral meeting began.
Asean suspends FTA talks with India
26-Jul-2006    
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has suspended free-trade talks with India because of New Delhi's reluctance to open its markets, Malaysia's trade and industry minister said on Tuesday.
India considering trade pacts with EU, Japan
26-Jul-2006     Reuters
India is considering economic cooperation agreements with the European Union and Japan to boost trade, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said on Tuesday, a day after global free trade talks collapsed.
A Korea-U.S. trade agreement: what is at stake?
26-Jul-2006     The Hankyoreh
This examines macro-economic issues, intellectual property and patent protections, the potential impact on pharmaceuticals, and other issues at stake in the US-Korea FTA.
The death of the WTO's Doha talks
26-Jul-2006     BBC News
You don't have to declare multilateralism dead, just because this round of talks is over, but there are three particular, potential consequences of the collapse in the talks.
Taiwan presses for US trade pact
26-Jul-2006     AFP
Taiwan urged the United States to move quickly to forge a free-trade agreement (FTA) with America's eighth biggest trading partner, despite bitter objections from China.