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US-Pak: Market access unlikely to be increased
1-Sep-2004    
In talks scheduled to be held with the US on September 30, Pakistan is unlikely to succeed in having market access increased or the travel advisory imposed by US after 9/11 removed, a commerce ministry official told Daily Times.
China-NZ: Opportunities beckon through trade door
1-Sep-2004    
China needs to secure a supply of natural resources and that's where a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with New Zealand comes in, Chinese Ambassador Chen Mingming says.
China-Chile FTA talks switched to fast track
1-Sep-2004    
China and Chile are fast-tracking negotiations over the establishment of a free trade agreement (FTA), with the conclusion of feasibility studies to be announced in early October, according to a Chilean diplomat.
Ambassador Comments on China Trade Deal
1-Sep-2004    
China would secure crucial supplies of natural resources under a proposed free trade agreement with New Zealand, the communist nation's ambassador said Wednesday.
FTA with China puts jobs at risk - CTU
1-Sep-2004    
A free trade agreement (FTA) with China puts thousands of manufacturing jobs and the future of the sector at risk, Council of Trade Unions (CTU) president Ross Wilson said yesterday.
Protest against NZ/China FTA: GPJA Press Release
1-Sep-2004     Global Peace And Justice Auckland
Global Peace and Justice Auckland are holding a protest outside a business promotion for a New Zealand/China Free Trade Agreement.
Open source joins electioneering
1-Sep-2004    
Within 24 hours of a federal election being called, Communications and IT minister Helen Coonan has swapped her contentious campaign to offshore government IT services for a warm and fuzzy embrace of home-grown open source software to woo the penguin vote.
Free Trade Pacts With Central American Allies In 18 Months: Official
1-Sep-2004    
Economic Affairs Vice Minister Chen Ruey-long claimed Thursday that Taiwan will be able to sign free trade agreements (FTAs) with three of its diplomatic allies in the Caribbean and Central America within 18 months. According to Chen, the Ministry of Economic Affairs will launch negotiations with Honduras, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua in the near term, as arrangements are proceeding smoothly.
Taiwan-Panama: President Chen Offers to Help Panama Widen Canal
1-Sep-2004    
President Chen Shui-bian said Tuesday he hopes to expand Taiwan's economic footprint in the Americas through the recently signed free trade agreement (FTA) with Panama and offered to assist with the Central American country's plan to widen the Panama Canal.
China-NZ: Exporters hope while unions worry
1-Sep-2004     Exporters hope while unions worry
While exporters hope a free-trade agreement with China will reduce non-tariff barriers to trade, the union movement worries about jobs.