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US labor groups to join forces in anti-FTA rallies
25-May-2006     Korea Herald
US labor groups will join forces with Korean counterparts for rallies in Washington early June against a proposed free trade agreement, the KCTU said yesterday.
The treatment of geographical indications in recent regional and bilateral FTAs
25-May-2006    
The objective of this paper is to analyze what has been the treatment of GIs in the new generation of regional trade agreement as well as the content of the new standards being set.
Court asked to throw out FTA with Australia
25-May-2006     Bangkok Post
FTA opponents yesterday asked the Constitution Court to annul the Thai Australian Free Trade Area agreement (Tafta) on the ground that the Thaksin government entered into it unconstitutionally two years ago.
Singapore-Pak FTA by year-end
25-May-2006     Sify
Singapore and Pakistan will sign the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) before the end of this year, Federal Minister of Commerce, Himayun Akhtar Khan has said.
Pakistan begins talks with China for free trade accord
24-May-2006     Financial Express
Pakistan is in separate bilateral talks with China and Malaysia to ease trade restrictions between the nations and is close to signing an accord with Singapore, commerce minister Humayun Akhtar said.
Arab agricultural engineers review effects of free trade zone
24-May-2006     MENAFN
The Arab Agricultural Engineers Union on Monday convened its 16th technical conference to discuss "Agricultural Integration under the Establishment of Greater Arab Free Trade Zone." The zone, which came into effect in late 2005, includes 18 member states and represents 94 per cent of all Arab trade.
US won't negotiate with caretaker govt
24-May-2006     Bangkok Post
The United States is ready to resume negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Thailand when the political situation here is clearer, US ambassador Ralph Boyce said yesterday. Washington cannot negotiate a deal with a caretaker government, he said.
Ecuador to oppose arbitration claim filed by Occidental Petroleum
24-May-2006     MarketWatch
Ecuador will oppose an arbitration suit filed last week by Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY) with the World Bank's International Center for Investment Disputes in Washington, DC, said Ecuadorean Attorney General Jose Maria Borja.
Globalized protests
23-May-2006     Korea Times
Korea and the United States will start formal negotiations on a bilateral free trade accord in Washington on June 5. Flying to the US capital for the occasion are not only government delegates but also a contingent of about 100 demonstrators. Having heard much about Korean protesters' militancy, local police have reportedly entered a state of emergency.
India-Sri Lanka FTA (1998)
23-May-2006