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Govt urged to seek consensus before signing FTA with US
14-Sep-2005     MCOT
The Thai government should seek a consensus from the public before signing a free trade area (FTA) agreement with the United States, according to a leading academic.
US FTA seen as threat to Thai identity
14-Sep-2005     Bangkok Post
The free trade agreement with the United States threatens Thailand's ecological biodiversity and cultural uniqueness, researchers warned yesterday. Visut Baimai, director of the Biodiversity Research and Training Programme, said he feared the FTA would accelerate deforestation to grow profitable single-crop plantations. This, he said, could undermine both the ecosystem and sustainable economic development.
S. Korea, EFTA initial free trade accord
14-Sep-2005     Asia Pulse
South Korea and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) initialed a free trade agreement (FTA) on Tuesday, a deal that should give domestic companies a beachhead in the European market, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said.
Significant progress made in Seoul-ASEAN FTA talks
13-Sep-2005     Asia Pulse
South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have made substantial progress in their negotiations on a free trade agreement, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
The fleeting charm of free trade
13-Sep-2005     The Star
The signs are scattered and tentative. But it's beginning to look as if American-style free trade is going out of style.
US and Saudi Arabia conclude bilateral WTO accession agreement
12-Sep-2005    
US Trade Representative Rob Portman today announced that the United States and Saudi Arabia have concluded bilateral negotiations on issues related to Saudi Arabia's World Trade Organization accession.
Korea-ASEAN FTA talks in final stage
12-Sep-2005     Korea Times
South Korea is expected to conclude free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) within the year as the fifth round of FTA talks between the two sides have shown significant progress, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on Sunday.
Key Gulf-India Inc meeting in Jan
12-Sep-2005     Financial Express
The second meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Indian businessmen will be held from January 28-29 next year in Muscat, Oman.
China likely to profit most from Asean free-trade deal
12-Sep-2005     Bangkok Post
Thailand's trade deficit with China could be as high as $2 billion in 2018, when the Asean-China free trade area (FTA) agreement becomes fully operational, a study by Chulalongkorn University shows.
Commercial accord with Namibia published
11-Sep-2005     Angola Press
An economic cooperation agreement between the Angolan and Namibian governments, aimed at the promotion and development of trade relations between both countries in this field, was recently published.