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Sunflower power stalls Taiwan trade deal
24-Nov-2014     The Age
Taiwan's services trade deal with China sits blocked in Taipei parliament until the government can meet the demands of the Sunflower protest movement.
Going underground: WikiLeaks on TTIP
24-Nov-2014     RT
Afshin Rattans of Russia Today interviews Kristinn Hrafnsson on the role of WikiLeaks around the secret TTIP, TPP and TiSA negotiations.
Algeria: EU Association Agreement has not had the desired effect, says Benyounes
24-Nov-2014     APS
The Algeria-EU trade deal has not had the desired effect of promoting non-oil exports and attracting foreign investment, Trade Minister Amara Benyounes said.
Some 40 states plan to create free trade zone with Eurasian Economic Union — lawmaker
24-Nov-2014     TASS
Around 40 states have plans to establish a free trade zone with the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), the speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, Sergey Naryshkin, told an international conference in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on Monday.
Australian dairy at the core of landmark Australia-China free trade agreement
24-Nov-2014     Mondq
While the new FTA generally opens up Australian assets to Chinese investors, farmland deals valued at over $15 million will face foreign investment review scrutiny.
India to seek US support to protect herbal knowledge
24-Nov-2014     Economic Times
India will seek the United States' support for an international treaty to protect its traditional knowledge of medicinal plants and herbs from being patented by other nations at a bilateral trade meeting this week.
Europe-US free trade agreement faces risks
23-Nov-2014     Gulf Daily News
Europe's proposed free trade agreement with the US would collapse if European leaders bowed to pressure to remove investment protection from any deal, the chairman of EU trade ministers said.
Australia's gains at China's expense signal new Free Trade Agreement landscape
23-Nov-2014    
International trade experts and diplomats have been astonished at one-sided gains made by Australia in this week's free trade deal with China, with some believing Australia is poised to ride on the coat tails of a new era in China opening to international trade.
Investor-state dispute settlement and the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement
21-Nov-2014     Allens
The Investment Chapter of the ChAFTA may be similar to the KAFTA's with broad carve outs limiting the scope of claims that a foreign investor may bring against the host country and providing the parties with a discretion to regulate on 'public welfare' objectives
Japan under pressure for trilateral FTA after China-Korea FTA sealed
21-Nov-2014     Want China TImes
China and South Korea are set to complete negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of this year, which is expected to push Japan to step up the China-South Korea-Japan trilateral FTA negotiations, reports Shanghai's China Business News.