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Present capacity and future development of the Andean struggle against the FTA
29-Jan-2006    
The region-wide campaign against the US-Andean free trade agreement (FTA) made important, if partial, achievements in 2005. The FTA negotiation has been delayed thanks to social pressure, but it has not been stopped.
EOs imperil vegetable, fruit industries
28-Jan-2006     ABS-CBN
The reduction of tariffs on wide range of agricultural products as mandated by Executive Orders 485 and 487 under the China-ASEAN FTA would impact the Philippines' vegetable and fruit industries, a coalition of nongovernment organizations for the agriculture sector said.
India for pan-Asian trade agreement
28-Jan-2006     Financial Express
India on Friday expressed its desire for eventually expanding the proposed comprehensive economic cooperation agreement (Ceca) with Asean to a pan-Asian pact covering six more countries including Japan, China, Korea, Australia and New Zealand, aiming at a common economic community in East Asia.
Ecuador espera cerrar TLC con EEUU en febrero
28-Jan-2006     AP
Ecuador tiene "buenas posibilidades" de cerrar un tratado de libre comercio con Estados Unidos cuando reanude el diálogo en febrero, pero tampoco tiene prisa y no adoptará a ciegas los modelos de Colombia y Perú, dijo el viernes el principal negociador ecuatoriano Manuel Chiriboga.
Government steps up efforts to explain FTA issue to public
27-Jan-2006    
Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Somkid Jatusripitak on Friday instructed state agencies concerned to accelerate disseminating information on negotiations for a planned free trade area (FTA) between Thailand and the United States to ensure that the public get proper understanding on the matter.
Korea-US FTA talks to start in May
27-Jan-2006    
"It is highly likely that the actual formal negotiation between Korea and the U.S. would begin in May, even though the official announcement is to be made in mid-February,'' Korea International Trade Association (KITA) FTA Team head Jeong Jae-hwa said.
US-Thailand FTA - IPR text proposed by US (2006)
27-Jan-2006    
US proposal on 'patents' and on 'measures related to certain regulated products' for negotiation with Thailand under the IPR chapter of the current US-Thailand FTA talks.
US, Korea inch closer to launch FTA
27-Jan-2006    
South Korea inched closer to launching a free trade deal with the United States Thursday after it agreed to reduce restrictions of its domestic film screenings a pivotal blockade in launching negotiations.
Trading diplomacy
26-Jan-2006    
This week the issue of a potential US- Egyptian free trade agreement (FTA) emerged back in the spotlight. Reports coming from Washington suggest that the Bush administration has once again put on hold Egypt's long aspired to dreams of a bilateral FTA.
IP standards in US-Peru FTA to affect talks with Colombia and Ecuador?
26-Jan-2006     ICTSD
Critics argue that the biodiversity provisions in the US-Peru FTA do not improve the status quo to effectively tackle concerns over misappropriation of biodiversity and TK.