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Taiwan talks up trans-Pacific trade pact after exclusion from world's largest free-trade bloc RCEP
16-Nov-2020     The Straits Times
Trade-dependent Taiwan has made relatively good progress towards joining the revamped version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but it is awaiting clearer rules on membership, the island's chief trade negotiator said.
Trade agreements as door-openers
16-Nov-2020     D+C
Bilateral trade agreements often act as door-openers for the manufactured products of multinational food companies. Milk powder with vegetable fat is an example.
S. Korea to hold 4th round of talks on amending FTA with Chile
16-Nov-2020     Yonhap
The two sides will hold discussions on five categories -- goods, intellectual property rights, trade promotion, anti-corruption and cooperation.
China-Africa relations: Beijing says it will help pay for world's largest free-trade zone
16-Nov-2020     South China Morning Post
China will provide ‘cash assistance and capacity-building training’ for the African Continental Free-Trade Area, which spans 55 nations with a combined economy of US$3.4 trillion and 1.3 billion consumers, Chinese Foreign Minister says.
RCEP: Asia-Pacific countries form world's largest trading bloc
15-Nov-2020     BBC News
Fifteen countries have formed the world's largest trading bloc, covering nearly a third of the global economy. The RCEP is made up of 10 Southeast Asian countries, as well as South Korea, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
Modi calls for early review of free trade agreement
13-Nov-2020     The Hindu Business Line
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for an early review of the ASEAN-India trade in goods agreement that has been pending for a long time at the virtual ASEAN-India Summit.
Fears world's biggest trade deal could spark conflicts, hurt farmers
13-Nov-2020     Thomson Reuters Foundation News
An Asia-Pacific trade deal backed by China could hurt small scale farmers, cause more land conflicts, and leave workers in poorer nations without protection as they struggle to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, human rights groups said on Friday.
It's not just chlorinated chickens: there's still nothing appetising about a UK-US trade deal
13-Nov-2020     The Guardian
How America’s low-welfare standards could wreck the UK’s farming and food industry.
Canada’s Justin Trudeau says trade deal with UK may not be done
13-Nov-2020     The Independent
Canadian PM suggests London lacks ‘bandwidth’ to get agreement finalised by end of year.
Greenpeace Africa petitions CS on plastic deal in Kenya–US trade talks
12-Nov-2020     The Star
The Kenyan Trade Cabinet received a 20,000–strong petition calling on her to take a strong stand against any influence by the American Chemistry Council, which Greenpeace said is keen to secure market for the US plastic industry.