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Minister assesses trade motives of China, US
12-Mar-2018     China Daily
China's top commerce official said on Sunday that it has no intention to start a trade war with the United States and will not initiate one, but the country can cope with any challenge and will defend its national interests.
South Korea, Israel to hold 6th round of FTA talks
12-Mar-2018     Yonhap News Agency
South Korea and Israel are set to hold a sixth round of free trade agreement (FTA) talks aimed at boosting bilateral economic exchanges and investment, the government said today.
Mustapa: After CPTPP, Malaysia’s focus now on RCEP
12-Mar-2018     The Malaysian Reserve
Following the signing of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) last week, Malaysia is now shifting its focus to conclude the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.
EU, ASEAN ministers call for greater efforts to advance trade talks
12-Mar-2018     International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
Officials from the EU and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) pledged on Friday 2 March to speed up their efforts to negotiate free trade agreements, both at the bilateral level and eventually at the region-to-region level, following a meeting in Singapore.
Turkey's economy minister seeks Japan trade pact this year
9-Mar-2018     Nikkei
Japan-EU deal adds urgency; Ankara plans 'countermeasures' against US tariffs
Canada chasing trade deal with South American block after signing new TPP
9-Mar-2018     Today Ville
A spokesman for International Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the negotiations could begin in earnest in the next 10 days.
TPP - Trans-Pacific Partnership final text (2015, updated Nov 2017, updated Mar 2018)
9-Mar-2018     New Zealand Foreign Affairs and Trade
S. Korea will negotiate US steel tariffs during FTA talks: minister
9-Mar-2018     Yonhap
South Korea will negotiate with the United States over proposed tariffs on imported steel in upcoming negotiations to amend the bilateral free trade agreement to help minimize its impact on the Korean steel industry.
Asia-Pacific trade deal signed by 11 nations
9-Mar-2018     BBC
Eleven Asia-Pacific countries have signed the trade pact formerly known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
NAFTA countries close out three more chapters as political calendars tighten up
8-Mar-2018     ICTSD
Ministers welcomed the completion of those three chapters, which involved good regulatory practices, publication and administration, and sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures.