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Australia’s 'billion dollar' China deal
7-Nov-2014     The Diplomat
Local news reported Friday that Australia was on the brink of inking with China a cattle export deal worth close to A$1 billion ($858 million), a figure that would apparently translate into some one million head of cattle. Others have suggested those figures are fanciful.
Apec ministers ready trade roadmap
7-Nov-2014     Bangkok Post
The road map will not include detailed steps for when and how to crystallize the vision of the massive Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific being pushed by Beijing, amid reluctance expressed by the United States, negotiation sources say.
Park, Xi set to celebrate FTA in Beijing
7-Nov-2014     Korea Times
Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi agreed to make the utmost effort to finalize ongoing negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) during talks in Beijing on Friday.
Putin labels Trans-Pacific Partnership US attempt to benefit from regional trade
7-Nov-2014     Ria Novosti
The Trans-Pacific Partnership represents Washington's bid to establish new trade and economic cooperation specifically for its own benefit, Russian President Vladimir Putin told China's main media outlets in a Thursday interview.
WATCH It's Our Future: why the TPP should matter to you
7-Nov-2014     Boing Boing
One of the most controversial parts of the TPP is the changes to copyright and Intellectual Property rights that would affect how we share and collaborate online.
EU-Japan FTA - open Letter to Commissioner Karel de Gucht
7-Nov-2014     TNI
In an open letter Japanese & European groups call for transparency in the EU-Japan trade talks and removing the Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanism (ISDS) from the Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
China, ASEAN to accelerate upgraded FTA negotiations
6-Nov-2014     Xinhua
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will accelerate negotiations on upgrading the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area in 2015, a Chinese government official said on Thursday.
More than 700,000 tell Congress: Fast Track is the wrong path
6-Nov-2014     Huffington Post
Today, representatives from environmental, labor, food and farm, consumer rights and other fair trade allies delivered to US Congress more than 700,000 petitions opposing "fast track"--a piece of legislation that would push harmful trade agreements like the contentious Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) through Congress without any meaningful oversight or assurances that the trade pacts would actually benefit workers, families, and the environment.
Beijing, Washington locked in FTA race
6-Nov-2014     China Daily
There appears to be a race between the United States and China to dominate the rules-setting game for trade by being the first to announce plans of realising a Free Trade Agreement for the Asia-Pacific -- with billions of dollars in trade at stake.
Ecuador in a hurry to seal trade pact with Japan - minister
6-Nov-2014     EFE
Ecuador's Foreign Trade Minister Francisco Rivadeneira hopes to begin negotiations on a free trade agreement with Japan as soon as possible, he told Efe in an interview on Thursday.