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Seoul attempts to appease farmers
17-Apr-2006     IHT
The South Korean government may offer more incentives for farmers and their families in an attempt to curb protests over its negotiations with the United States for a free-trade agreement, South Korea's chief negotiator said Monday.
EU-Latin trade up
17-Apr-2006     Latin Business Chronicle
The European Union posted strong trade growth with Latin America last year, led by Venezuela and Mexico. But future EU relations with the region will depend on expanding free trade agreements.
US refuses to budge ahead of S. Africa trade talks
17-Apr-2006     Reuters
The United States hopes to agree a road-map with southern Africa on reaching a trade pact this week but will not budge on key issues that have previously stalled talks, a top official said on Monday.
Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (draft, 2003)
17-Apr-2006     JPEPA Research Project
Working draft of the agreement as of 21 April 2003
Nesac urges caution over US FTA talks
17-Apr-2006     Bangkok Post
Thailand's National Economic and Social Advisory Council has urged the government to delay free trade negotiations with the US on financial services and take intellectual property rights and agriculture liberalisation off the agenda.
Oil law may hit Ecuador-US deal
17-Apr-2006     FT
New legislation designed to increase the state's share of windfall oil revenues by some $600m a year is set to derail Ecuador's plans to negotiate a trade deal with the US, according to government officials.
Education sector to be included in FTA agenda
17-Apr-2006     Korea Times
South Korea is poised to include a partial opening of the education market in its coming talks for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States. The US is calling for the Korean government to open the college education market involving graduate schools and the pre-school education market involving kindergartens.
Thousands march against FTA with US
17-Apr-2006     Chosun Ilbo
A massive protest against a planned free trade agreement between Korea and the U.S. brought some 8,000 trade unionists, farmers, students and actors from 100 groups to Daehagno, downtown Seoul on Sunday.
US unwilling on increased market access for textiles
16-Apr-2006     Daily Times
The United States is reluctant to give increased market access for textile to Pakistan and has conveyed that any new trading arrangement that could be finalized between the two countries would be minus textile, a senior official told the Daily Times on Saturday.
Public-sectors to be excluded from FTA with US: ROK
16-Apr-2006     Xinhua
South Korean chief negotiator for the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States Kim Jong-hoon said Saturday that the public-sectors services would be excluded from the FTA talks.