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Unravelling the complex rationale of RTAs
3-Nov-2004     Financial Express
Proliferation of regional trade agreements (RTAs) has been a striking development in the world's trading systems since the mid-1990s.
APEC might form unilateral FTA: Official
2-Nov-2004     Jakarta Post
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation member countries are displaying a growing tendency in favor of establishing a unilateral free trade agreement in the vast region, according to a senior official at the Indonesian Ministry of Trade.
More trade caution seen with Kerry, more deals under Bush
2-Nov-2004     Stuff
An election win for Senator John Kerry could make the United States tougher and more cautious on trade, while a victory for President George W Bush would keep the country on the path to more deals, experts say.
Australia optimistic about free trade pact with China
2-Nov-2004     Channel News Asia
Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile said negotiating an FTA with China would be "arguably more important" than the Australia-US free trade deal recently concluded and due to come into operation on January 1.
Korea must choose between FTA and screen quota: US Ambassador
2-Nov-2004     Digital Chosun
US ambassador to Korea Christopher Hill said on Monday that the Korean government and people had to choose between an FTA and Korea's screen quota system.
Bush won't dissolve sugar jobs
2-Nov-2004     GFH
Handled with care. That is the best way to describe how the Bush administration has dealt with sugar in America's international trade agreements.
Uruguay, US sign bilateral trade treaty
1-Nov-2004    
Uruguay and the United States signed a bilateral trade agreement Monday to safeguard foreign business investments in each other's countries while promoting trade and exports.
Japan, S Korea hold free trade talks amidst demos
1-Nov-2004     AP
Japan and South Korea opened a new round of free trade talks in Tokyo as nearly 150 labor union members from the two countries clashed with police during a demonstration to oppose the deal.
US, Andean countries fail to make progress in FTA talks
1-Nov-2004     Xinhuanet
The fifth round of negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru ended Friday without progress in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil. The controversial issues were agriculture and intellectual property.
Sino-ASEAN FTA nears final stage
31-Oct-2004     China Daily
Leaders of China and the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries are expected to sign a package of free trade deals late next month, enabling the two parties to formally implement a China-ASEAN free trade area (FTA) starting from 2005.