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How about showing us the TPP deal we're about to sign?
26-Jan-2018     Sydney Morning Herald
There's no way to tell what's in the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership deal until we've seen the text, and we won't see it until after it's signed, in Chile on March 8.
China to establish int’l courts to deal with Belt and Road Initiative cases
26-Jan-2018     The Tribune
China has decided to set up three international courts to deal with disputes related to its multi-billion dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), under which it is making massive investments.
Korea, US to hold 2nd round of FTA renegotiation talks next week
26-Jan-2018     Yonhap
The two-day talks come days after US President Donald Trump again denounced the free trade deal as "a disaster" for the US, claiming the deal cost 200,000 American jobs.
Free trade pact would break EU-Turkey deadlock
26-Jan-2018     EU Observer
Turkish President Erdogan's visit to Paris earlier this month was beset with bitter messages from French president Emmanuel Macron on Turkey's EU journey, as he openly remarked that political developments in Turkey were blocking its EU accession bid and the idea of a new partnership instead of full membership needs to be entertained.
What would a India-US free trade agreement look like?
26-Jan-2018     The Wire
While an FTA is a long shot, the starting steps include India and US being more flexible on the domestic and international front.
Trump: I would reconsider a massive Pacific trade deal if it were 'substantially better'
26-Jan-2018     CNBC
President Trump says he would reconsider the Trans-Pacific Partnership if the United States got a "substantially better deal."
Sri Lanka eyes FTA with Indonesia, in continued engagement with ASEAN
25-Jan-2018     Economic Next
Sri Lanka and Indonesia had agreed to study a free trade agreement during a state visit of President Joko Widodo to Colombo.
China willing to negotiate signing of free trade agreements with Uruguay
25-Jan-2018     Xinhua
China is willing to negotiate step by step free trade agreements with Uruguay and other countries in South America.
US, Mexican unions to file NAFTA complaint over labor bill
25-Jan-2018     Reuters
US and Mexican unions will formally complain to the US Labor Department on Thursday that Mexico continues to violate NAFTA’s weak labor standards
OBOR’s connect deters US-India hegemony
25-Jan-2018     Pakistan Observer
The impact of the Belt and Road Initiative on regional trade integration should also be seen in light of trade agreements such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.