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Chile wants study of RTAs and FTAs within Asia-Pacific
14-Nov-2004     Malaysia Star
Chile wants a study of regional trading arrangements (RTAs) and free trade agreements (FTAs) within the Asia Pacific region, and this is likely to be discussed by the leaders at the forthcoming APEC Summit in Santiago.
Lockwood Smith: Second-term Bush presidency good for world trade
13-Nov-2004     New Zealand Herald
While terrorism and security are, for good reason, high in people's minds right now, global trade developments are critically important for New Zealand over the next two to three years.
Thailand: Academics call for temporary suspension of FTA talks with US
13-Nov-2004     MCOT
Thai academics called on the government on Friday to temporarily suspend ongoing free trade area (FTA) negotiations with the United States, and suggested it to identify impacts on the country's intellectual property rights and agricultural products.
US Senator: Egypt, US free trade agreement negotiations begin soon
13-Nov-2004     Arabic News
Chairman of the US Congress Budged Committee Senator Bill Thomas said Egypt-US Free Trade Area (FTA) talks would soon begin.
EU takes piracy fight to non-EU countries
12-Nov-2004     Out-law.com
The European Commission yesterday launched a new campaign to tackle IPR deficiencies in countries outside the European Union.
ABAC: Assessment of the Proposal for an FTAAP
12-Nov-2004     ABAC
An Issues Paper for the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC)
Trading in food safety? The impact of trade agreements on quarantine in Australia
12-Nov-2004     The Australia Institute
Australia has always enjoyed rigorous national food standards that were applied equally to both domestically produced and imported food. The capacity to maintain and apply these standards, however, is now being undermined by international trade agreements and procedures for settling trade disputes with a result that challenges to public health are being significantly increased.
The Indian connection
11-Nov-2004    
SINGAPORE'S High Commissioner to India is optimistic about a favourable outcome soon to negotiations for an economic cooperation agreement that is expected to open up substantial business opportunities for the two countries.
Singapore -Thailand see need to implement ASEAN free trade earlier
11-Nov-2004    
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his visiting Singapore counterpart Lee Hsian Loong have shared the same view that the planned ASEAN trade liberalization should be implemented and achieved earlier than originally set in 2020, according to Government Spokesman Chakraphob Penkair.
‘East Asia trade bloc would balance NAFTA and EU'
11-Nov-2004     Asia Today
Beijing would like to see the emergence of an East Asian arrangement such as the European Union or the North America Free Trade Arrangement (NAFTA). Such an East Asian grouping would balance the world system, which is slowly being carved into blocs.