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Taiwan, Guatemala begin FTA talks
11-Dec-2004     CNA
Minister of Economic Affairs Ho Mei-yueh signed a free trade agreement (FTA) consultation framework Tuesday with her counterpart from Guatemala, Marcio Cuevas, and began their first meeting on FTA issues.
S. Korea, US to hold preliminary meeting to explore FTA
11-Dec-2004     Yonhap
South Korea and the United States will hold working level meetings early next year to explore the feasibility of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries
The proposed US-SACU FTA: Comparison with FTAA, CAFTA, US-Chile and US-Singapore
11-Dec-2004    
Many civic organizations in the SACU region and the US, especially the labor unions, as well as other governments within Southern Africa note many possible disadvantages to the proposed US-SACU FTA.
India: Bilateral pacts to go beyond trade
11-Dec-2004     Indian Express
In a major policy shift, the government has decided to convert all preferential/free trade agreements (PFA/FTA) into comprehensive economic cooperation agreements (Ceca).
ROC economics minister meets with US official, senator
10-Dec-2004    
Visiting Republic of China Minister of Economic Affairs Ho Mei-yueh met with Deputy US Trade Representative Josette Sheeran Shiner Thursday to discuss matters of mutual concern. Ho, who arrived in Washington, D.C. Wednesday to lobbying support for the signing of Taiwan-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA), said her meeting with Shiner marked a good start for Taiwan's FTA drive.
Pak wants free trade with US, China, Latin states: Humayun
10-Dec-2004    
Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan has said Pakistan wanted free trade with the United States, China and Latin states and would soon sign accords with them in this regard.
US promises to begin talks on FTA soon: Humayun
10-Dec-2004    
Humayun Akhtar Khan, the federal commerce minister, said on Thursday that the United States has promised to initiate negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Islamabad soon.
Trade negotiating power likely to be extended, USTR says
10-Dec-2004     US Embassy Tokyo
US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick predicts that Congress will allow a two-year extension of President Bush's trade negotiating authority to go forward, giving more time to conclude World Trade Organization negotiations as well as bilateral and regional negotiations.
Agriculture reforms go against Korea's grain
10-Dec-2004     Asia Times
In excluding agriculture from FTA negotiations, the South Korean government is setting itself up for even greater domestic backlash when multilateral negotiations pry open a sector insulated from any form of competition.
FTA with Thailand opens can of worms for automakers
10-Dec-2004     AAN
The Japanese government has urged Thailand to lift tariffs on car imports as part of its efforts to conclude a free trade agreement. At the same time, Japanese automakers, whose affiliated firms take up most of the Thai auto market, are cautious about the FTA because it could cause fierce competition between the same Japanese car models.