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Trade pacts not aimed at busting GCC, says US
1-Feb-2005     TradeArabia News
The US hopes free trade agreements with Bahrain and other neighbours of Saudi Arabia will strengthen the Gulf Co-operation Council -- not break it up, a US trade official said.
FTA with Seoul hindered by goods made in North
1-Feb-2005     Asahi
Products made by South Korean companies in an industrial park north of the demilitarized zone are likely to form the latest kink in sputtering free trade talks between Tokyo and Seoul.
Korea-India FTA may be signed by 2007
1-Feb-2005     Asia Times
South Korea may conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) with India as early as 2007, a ranking South Korean official said.
Prue Hyman: Free-trade negotiations driven by myth of Third Way
1-Feb-2005    
The Prime Minister says New Zealand is well down the track in negotiations with Chile and Singapore on a three-way free trade and investment agreement.
China-Chile FTA talks smooth
31-Jan-2005     China Daily
China and Chile are satisfied with the achievements of their first round of talks for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Indonesia, Japan to start preliminary FTA talks
31-Jan-2005     Jakarta Post
Indonesia and Japan are scheduled to hold a two-day meeting to discuss a possible bilateral trade agreement on Monday.
US congressional report on trade mission to Tunisia, Jordan, Oman, and Egypt
28-Jan-2005     Ways and Means Committee
From November 4-13, 2004, a bipartisan delegation of Members of the Committee on Ways and Means of the US House of Representatives traveled to Tunisia, Jordan, Oman, and Egypt regarding trade, investment, and security issues in the region.
US traders seek stronger economic ties with Brunei
27-Jan-2005     Brudirect
Trade representatives from the United States on Tuesday discussed with various governmental stakeholders in Brunei under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) to seek opportunities for stronger bilateral economic ties.
Malaysia: Private sector told to engage in FTA process
27-Jan-2005     Bernama
Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz has called on the private sector to give their input and help the government in formulating free trade agreements (FTAs).
Stop the mad pursuit of bilateral free trade and economic partnership agreements!
26-Jan-2005     IMC QC
We - farmers, fisherfolks, rural women, workers from the formal and informal sectors, and NGOs belonging to the Stop the New Round! Coalition - express our strong opposition to the Philippines government's mad pursuit of bilateral free trade agreements particularly with Japan, China and the USA.