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S. Korea, China to hold second round of FTA talks in July
3-Jul-2018     Yonhap
South Korea and China will hold the second round of talks to expand the scope of their bilateral free trade agreement later to better cover the service and investment sectors.
Trump delaying NAFTA deal until after midterm elections
2-Jul-2018     AP
President Donald Trump intends to delay signing a revised version of the North American Free Trade Agreement until after the fall midterm elections, a move aimed at reaching a better deal with Canada and Mexico.
SA to sign African free trade agreement - Davies
2-Jul-2018     Fin24
South Africa will sign the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTFA) agreement, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies confirmed.
Revealed: $39m cost of defending Australia's tobacco plain packaging laws
2-Jul-2018     The Guardian
Two years after an FOI claim was lodged, the price of the six-year fight with Philip Morris has been revealed
EU, China officials prepare to ramp up investment treaty talks
29-Jun-2018     ICTSD
Officials promised to hit a key milestone in their negotiations for an investment treaty, saying that they would exchange market access offers at next month’s leaders’ summit.
CPTPP law in the House as Mexico first to ratify
29-Jun-2018     Scoop
A Bill bringing New Zealand’s ratification of the CPTPP a step closer had its first reading in Parliament today as Mexico becomes the first country to notify it has ratified the 11 member trade deal.
Malaysia should review bilateral investment treaties for unfair bias towards investors
29-Jun-2018     The Edge Markets
Malaysia should review bilateral investment treaties to see if it is fair to remain in these trade agreements as some contain clauses that are seen to be biased to investors, said Third World Network adviser Martin Khor.
Author Raj Patel on the oligarchy of food
29-Jun-2018     Street Roots
The economist says we can shake the yoke of corpocracies, reclaim our food supply and bring collective solutions to the table
China to keep close tabs on US investment strategy
29-Jun-2018     China Daily
China will keep a close watch on the strategy adopted by the United States vis-a-vis inbound investments and continue to oppose the use of national security to limit foreign investments, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
Japan set to ratify revised TPP before hosting RCEP meeting
29-Jun-2018     The Straits Times
Japan is set to ratify the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal today, two days before it hosts a meeting that seeks to make significant progress on another regional deal that is less ambitious but equally significant.