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Japan, ASEAN kick off FTA talks
13-Apr-2005     Japan Today
Japan and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations kicked off their first round of formal negotiations in Tokyo on Wednesday for a free trade agreement with the aim of completing the talks within two years.
China proposes FTA with India after landmark political accord
12-Apr-2005     Deepika Global
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao today announced the decision of India and China to institute a joint feasibility study on a Free Trade Area (FTA) Agreement between the two countries, having signed a landmark political accord to settle the lingering boundary dispute.
Maryland legislature revokes Governor Ehrlich's CAFTA commitment
12-Apr-2005     Public Citizen
The Maryland General Assembly's override today rescinding Gov. Robert Ehrlich's 2003 commitment to allow Maryland's state procurement rules to be bound by pending trade agreements negotiated by the Bush administration and in previous trade agreements such as the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a victory for Maryland taxpayers and the latest evidence of state officials' growing demands for accountability in international trade negotiations, Public Citizen said today.
Deiss calls for trade accord with Indonesia
12-Apr-2005     Swissinfo
Swiss Economics Minister Joseph Deiss, ending a trade visit to southeast Asia, has invited Indonesia to enter an agreement with the European Free Trade Association.
FTAA dead but not quite buried, say activists
12-Apr-2005     IPS
Activists and academics are singing the requiem for the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), a US-driven initiative that they say will soon be buried. However, the governments that have participated in the talks are not yet talking about failure.
SA union signs trade agreement with Mercosur
12-Apr-2005     SABC News
Countries making up the South African Customs (SACU) Union have signed a preferential trade agreement with Mercosur, South America's trading bloc. However, trade negotiations with the US have run into problems.
Australia-China FTA feasibility study
12-Apr-2005    
Report of a joint feasibility study, leading to the launch of FTA negotiations.
Cashing in on our pharmaceutical expertise
11-Apr-2005    
One important provision in a China-Australia Free Trade Agreement could be the establishment of a Medicines Working Committee. This committee would facilitate cooperation, collaborations and joint ventures between Australian and Chinese pharmaceutical regulators, clinical trial and biotechnology researchers, as well as generic manufacturers.
Korea to sign FTA with EFTA in July
11-Apr-2005     Korea Times
Korea and the European Free Trade Association have tentatively agreed that they will sign the final free trade agreement (FTA) in July, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Sunday.
Leading on free trade
11-Apr-2005     Korea Times
The Roh administration has not had an easy time handling the foreign policy file. But for all its faults and foibles, there is one very important portion of that file in which the president has provided some strong leadership: free trade.