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Australia joins queue for trade deal
11-Feb-2006    
Canberra hopes to reach a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Seoul, Peter Rowe, Australia's new ambassador to South Korea, said on Thursday. He also underlined that the bilateral trade deal would not hurt South Korea's agriculture industry.
Haiti could return to CARICOM
11-Feb-2006    
HAITI CAN return as a member of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) after its elections, says Prime Minister P.J. Patterson.
Businessmen want free trade agreement
11-Feb-2006    
Korean business leaders issued a joint statement in support of a Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) yesterday.
Trade minister selling FTA to US and Koreans
11-Feb-2006    
Only a few years ago, the idea of signing free-trade deals was new to Koreans. But after signing such agreements with Chile and Singapore, and after the opening of free-trade talks with the United States was announced, free trade is now at the forefront of the national discourse.
FTAA off? - Regional heads explore option to US-proposed Free Trade Area
10-Feb-2006     Jamaica Gleaner
Caribbean leaders are reconsidering the region's strategic alliances, including a possible free trade agreement with Venezuela as an alternative to the stalled Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) negotiations.
Fiji: China-Australia free trade agreement puts Fiji in further bind
9-Feb-2006    
Fiji's garment industry will face more problems if a free trade agreement (FTA) is signed between Australia and China, says Fiji Textile Clothing and Footwear President, Ramesh Solanki.
Finance Minister Warns Against FX Speculation: Korea Seeks to Resume FTA Talks With Japan
9-Feb-2006    
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy Han Duck-soo Wednesday said that the Korean won's current strength against the dollar will not last long.
FTA Talks With Japan: Positive But Prudent Approach Needed
9-Feb-2006    
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy Han Duck-soo said on Wednesday that the government would seek to resume free trade agreement (FTA) talks with Japan soon. Han said that recent developments have created a favorable climate for Korea to resume the FTA talks with Japan.
China established nine FTAs in past five years
9-Feb-2006    
China has established nine free trade areas (FTA) with different partners during the "Tenth Five Year Plan" period (2001-2005), covering one fourth of China's total foreign trade, according to Ministry of Commerce.
Chinese food makes Thais uneasy
9-Feb-2006    
A free-trade agreement (FTA) that Thailand signed with China a little over two years ago has begun to worry politicians and academics, who say it has proved disastrous for the Southeast Asian country's farmers.