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RCEP ministers to meet Wed., aiming for free trade deal by year-end
13-Oct-2020     ABS CBN
Ministers from Asia-Pacific countries negotiating a sprawling free trade agreement will meet this week via videoconference as their year-end deadline for reaching a deal nears.
Vietnam continues institutional reform as part of EVFTA commitment
13-Oct-2020     Vietnam Plus
Vietnam is continuing its institutional reform commitments made in the historic EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) in an aim to boost exports of agricultural products and attract more investment from the EU trading bloc.
China and Cambodia sign FTA on heels of EU sanctions
13-Oct-2020     Nikkei Asia
China and Cambodia on Monday signed a free trade agreement at a ceremony in Phnom Penh attended by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Campaigners in last-ditch push to protect farming standards post-Brexit
12-Oct-2020     The Guardian
Farmers say UK food safety and animal welfare could be compromised as agriculture bill returns to parliament
Japan-UK economic partnership pact likely to be signed on October 23 - Sources
12-Oct-2020     Reuters
Tokyo has said it is aiming for the deal to come into force on Jan. 1, after reaching a broad trade agreement with Britain on Sept. 11.
New blow to the EU-Mercosur agreement
12-Oct-2020     Fresh Plaza
The European Parliament refuses to ratify it in its current state.
Johnson’s weekend diplomacy leaves EU trade deal in balance
12-Oct-2020     Bloomberg
As crunch week begins, officials unclear progress will be made. Talks to resume on Monday ahead of key EU summit on Thursday.
How China came to champion free trade
12-Oct-2020     Asia Times
The Chinese government has been strengthening legal protection of intellectual property for many years – for China’s own benefit, not to keep the Americans or anyone else happy. So how much has been accomplished, how much remains to be done, and why?
China and Sri Lanka to resume FTA talks and work on Hambantota industrial zone
12-Oct-2020     MENAFN
China and Sri Lanka are to resume talks on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and expedite work on the proposed Hambantota industrial zone.
Third round of South Korea FTA negotiations concludes
12-Oct-2020     Phnom Penh Post
Cambodia and South Korea have productively concluded the third round of negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), which is expected to boost bilateral trade and investment once it enters into force.