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Shrimp farmers demand Thai lawsuit against US at WTO
30-Mar-2006     Asia Pulse
The shrimpers asked the Commerce Ministry to take the case to the WTO within three days, or breeders from across the country will assemble at the Commerce Ministry to seek justice and to protest against the Thai-US Free Trade Area (FTA) negotiations.
Economic sectors split in bid to secure China FTA
30-Mar-2006     ABC
Australia is to break the link between key economic sectors, to start formal negotiations with China on a free trade agreement (FTA). The offers on goods and agriculture will start before work on services and investment.
'Ill feelings' about EPA
30-Mar-2006     The Nation
There are a number of "misconceptions" circulating about the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) being negotiated between CARICOM, the Dominican Republic, and the European Union, according to the principal EPA negotiators.
Korea-Chile FTA boosts agricultural imports
30-Mar-2006     Korea Herald
Some experts like Choi Sei-kyun, a research director at the Korea Rural Economic Institute, underlined in his latest research report that it is still too early to gauge the effect of the bilateral free trade deal on domestic farmers, despite the relatively rapid rise in Chilean agricultural imports.
Bolivia: Washington opening another front?
30-Mar-2006     Granma
Even before Evo Morales won the presidential elections on December 15, 2005 and took possession on January 22, his government entered one of Washington's exclusion lists, in this case one of "populism," an epithet that serves the White House and the US State Department, in charge of issuing warnings, to denote an executive that does not please or suit them.
International researcher hits Japanese aid to RP
29-Mar-2006     Sun Star
A visiting Japanese researcher accused her own government of extending international aid that runs counter to the interest of the Filipinos. Kayoko's observation came after members of the Philippine House of Representatives petitioned the Supreme Court to stop the government from finalizing an economic agreement with Japan.
Government eyes FTA with Singapore
29-Mar-2006     Taipei Times
The Taiwan government hopes to start negotiating with Singapore on a free trade agreement (FTA) within the next two years, the nation's representative to Singapore Hu Wei-jen said yesterday.
Pakistan seeks US market access to fight extremism
29-Mar-2006     Reuters AltertNet
What Pakistan really needs to fight extremism is better access to US markets in order to create jobs, Pakistan's Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan said.
Goddard: Take EPA negotiations seriously
29-Mar-2006     Advocate
According to the general secretary of the National Union of Public Workers, Joseph Goddard, workers in Barbados stand to be affected by the EPA negotiations in terms of government procurement, intellectual property rights, agriculture, the provision of decent work, fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals, adding that there is the possibility of the agreements compromising the country's sovereignty.
Manufacturers bitter with govt over delay in Free Trade deal
28-Mar-2006    
Ugandan manufacturers are bitter with the government over its delay to sign the Free Trade Agreement.