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Tsai calls Taiwan indispensable partner to EU, appeals for BIA
11-Oct-2021     Focus Taiwan
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has called on the European Union (EU) to establish a bilateral investment agreement (BIA) with Taiwan because of the role it can play as a democratic and economic partner.
UK, Gulf nations negotiate free trade deal
11-Oct-2021     The Express Tribune
Britain wants comprehensive agreement that breaks down trade barriers
US, China hold trade talks, with tariff removal among the agendas
11-Oct-2021     Kyodo
They reviewed the implementation of the phase one deal and agreed that the two sides would "consult on certain outstanding issues," the USTR office said.
EU postpones long-planned trade talks with Australia over submarine row
11-Oct-2021     France 24
A long-planned round of Australia-EU free trade talks have been postponed, a European official confirmed, after fury over Canberra's decision to cancel a major French submarine contract.
Rwanda, Mozambique ink trade, investment pact
10-Oct-2021     The New Times
Rwanda and Mozambique have signed an agreement that will boost their economic development through trade and investment activities.
Ecuador eyes trade deals with China, Russia in bid for investment
8-Oct-2021     Reuters
Ecuador is aiming to negotiate trade deals with China, Russia and South Korea in the next four years, the Andean nation's Production and International Trade Minister said, adding that closing a deal with the United States is a priority.
Japan Chamber of Commerce supports Taiwan’s CPTPP bid
8-Oct-2021     Taiwan News
The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Taipei (JCCIT) supported Taiwan’s bid to join the CPTPP trade group, but it also wanted it to end an import ban on food from areas affected by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
India calls ASEAN for removal of Non-Tariff Barriers
8-Oct-2021     KNN India
Piyush Goyal, the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, has called upon the ASEAN bloc to do away with Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs).
China Watch｜Why Beijing’s bid to join TPP trade pact was a major miscalculation
6-Oct-2021     Japan Forward
If Taiwan becomes a member first, China will find itself in the miserable position of having to beg for Taiwan’s consent to join the TPP.
Countries race to join CPTPP
5-Oct-2021     Rural News Group
Chinese Taipei is the latest of three countries seeking to join the CPTPP – the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership.