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Sri Lanka to restart trade deal talks with India, China and Thailand - official
5-Jan-2023     Reuters
Officials from Thailand are scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on Monday to start the third round of talks after negotiations were suspended in 2018, said K.J. Weerasinghe, Sri Lanka's Chief Negotiator of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).
US, Taiwan to hold in-person trade talks in Taipei this month
5-Jan-2023     Alarabiya News
Taiwan and the United States will hold another round of in-person trade talks this month, discussions that China opposes.
Ecuador reaches trade deal with China, aims to increase exports, Lasso says
4-Jan-2023     Reuters
Ecuador President said the country has sealed a free trade deal with China, an agreement expected to increase exports and boost growth in the South American country's industrial sector.
Canada extends copyright protection another 20 years to meet new trade obligation
4-Jan-2023     Vancouver Island Free Daily
Change brings Canada into compliance with commitment made under North American free trade deal.
Malaysia, EU seal partnership and cooperation agreement
3-Jan-2023     The Sun Daily
The European Union (EU) and Malaysia signed the EU-Malaysia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EU-MY PCA) during the inaugural Asean-EU Commemorative Summit in Brussels on Dec 14, 2022
Hong Kong eyes RCEP membership
3-Jan-2023     The Standard
Hong Kong may join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade agreement in the coming summer at the earliest. RCEP has started coordinating negotiations on Hong Kong's application.
Why the CPTPP should not have been ratified
3-Jan-2023     Aliran
Malaysia need to emphasise the high legal costs of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), even when governments win.
France officially leaves Energy Charter Treaty
3-Jan-2023     See
France confirmed the decision announced by Macron in October and notified the other signatories of the withdrawal, which will take effect on January 1, 2024.
Chile becomes 10th nation to ratify TPP
2-Jan-2023     Jiji
The Chilean government informed New Zealand, the depository for the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, that it has completed ratification procedures for the free trade pact.
Costa Rica seeks entry to North America trade pact
2-Jan-2023     Yahoo
Costa Rica has told the United States it is interested in joining the North American trade pact between the United States, Mexico and Canada, President Rodrigo Chaves said.