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Indonesia, EU seek possibility of free trade agreement
24-Jul-2015     Xinhua
Indonesia and the European Union ( EU) are set to negotiate over a plan to engage in free trade between the two sides, according to Indonesian officials Friday.
Analysis: 'Shrewd' Canada playing long game as TPP trade talks begin in Maui
24-Jul-2015     CBC News
The game has changed since trade negotiators from 12 Pacific Rim countries met in Guam last April.
Obama woos Asia with trade deal asserting US Pacific role
24-Jul-2015     Bloomberg
Trade officials from 12 governments are gathering in Hawaii next week to attempt to hash out the final details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a potential bonanza for US corporations.
Labour confirms conditional support for TPP
24-Jul-2015     NZ Herald
The TPP is bitterly opposed by many on the left who want New Zealand's involvement to be completely scrapped, but after a meeting of the Labour caucus this week the party has announced its support, subject to five conditions.
NZ: Crown defends TPP secrecy at Waitangi Tribunal hearing
24-Jul-2015     Radio NZ
Maori individuals and organisations from around the motu have filed claims alleging the trade deal will jeopardise their Treaty rights, while the Crown says it will not.
Corporate lobbying expense jumps as US trade debate rages
24-Jul-2015     Reuters
Washington lobbying by companies and groups involved in global trade boomed in the past nine months, records show, as Congress debated a landmark trade pact proposed by President Barack Obama, the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
EU farmers association reacts to likely duty-free rice imports from Vietnam under bilateral FTA
24-Jul-2015     Oryza.com
As negations between the European Union and Vietnam regarding the EU-Vietnam Bilateral Free Trade Agreement are in their final stages, the European association of EU farmers unions and cooperatives (Copa-Cogeca) has expressed concern about the future of the EU rice growing sector.
Anonymous hacks US Census Bureau over TTIP agreement, leaking employee details online
23-Jul-2015     Intenational Business Times
Anonymous claims responsibility for a cyber-attack conducted against a US government website because of TTIP and TPP talks
Thai seafood products could be banned, warns MEP
23-Jul-2015     EurActiv
A prominent lawmaker from the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries told EurActiv he would support giving a “red card” to Thailand, meaning banning the import of its fisheries products, if illegal fishing isn't curbed, and if the practice of using slave labour is not abandoned.
Looming RCEP deal could help unlock conclusion of Trans-Pacific FTA
23-Jul-2015     Food Navigator
South Korea has joined 15 other countries in holding fresh talks on a regional free-trade agreement to be held in Myanmar next month, when it is hoped that a cross-Asia RCEP deal will make significant headway in unexpectedly quick time.