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How US is turning AIDS into big business
21-Jul-2004     How US is Turning Aids Into Big Business
The reason for President Museveni's renewed vigour to support US ideologies in the battle against HIV/Aids is becoming clearer after Bangkok, Thailand.
Taiwan: US trade envoy to examine IPR progress
21-Jul-2004    
Charles Freeman, assistant US trade representative for China affairs, is scheduled to meet officials at the Ministry of Economic Affairs today, marking the first trade talks between the two countries since October 2002, a government official said yesterday.
A debate about more than trade
21-Jul-2004    
It would be easy to dismiss the hesitation we see in Congress over the Bush administration's proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with Morocco as just another chapter in the ongoing debate between free traders and protectionists.
FTA BACKLASH: Farmers petition the King
20-Jul-2004    
A leading farming group says it has petitioned His Majesty the King to call on the government to withdraw milk and dairy products from Thailand's free-trade agreement (FTA) with Australia.
Philippines: Market access for fruits sought in FTA with Japan
20-Jul-2004    
The Department of Agriculture will work for a better market for tropical vegetables in a proposed Philippines-Japan free trade agreement (FTA) as Japan is believed to be more inclined to favor tropical vegetables grown by small farmers over tropical fruits grown by multinational companies that already widely dominate its market.
The disease of the day: Acute treatyitis
20-Jul-2004     The disease of the day: Acute treatyitis
The efforts to establish global and regional ‘free trade' agreements have met with considerable resistance. People around the world suffering the effects of so-called free trade have steadily built a movement to reject the dominant economic model.
FTA BACKLASH: Trade talk details to be revealed
19-Jul-2004    
Criticism of the free-trade agreement signed with Australia earlier this month has prompted the Commerce Ministry to set up a committee to monitor impacts.
Free trade with Malaysia chokes on car protection
19-Jul-2004    
Japan plans to ask Malaysia to abandon protection of its domestic car industry during free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations this week, government sources have said.
Why Latham should reject the FTA
19-Jul-2004    
This so-called free trade agreement is a humiliating sell-out, says Tim Colebatch.
China-NZ: Trade deal rivalry heats up
19-Jul-2004    
New Zealand's "first-mover" advantage with China will be put to the test in coming months as other countries try to jump the queue and open free-trade negotiations with the world's most populous nation.