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Oz rethinking value of bilateral deals
9-Jan-2011     NZ Herald
Thirty years after officials began seriously negotiating the ground-breaking transtasman closer relations agreement, Australia is having doubts about the value of bilateral trade deals.
TPP talks set to start this week
9-Jan-2011     Japan Times
Japanese and US officials said they will hold their first talks this week on Tokyo's possible participation in negotiations for a trans-Pacific free-trade agreement.
SADC trade deal with Europe seen by mid-2011
8-Jan-2011    
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) was presenting a more unified front at the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations with the European Union (EU), said Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies, adding that a final agreement could possibly be reached by mid-2011.
EU-Taiwan trade arrangements on right track: envoy
8-Jan-2011    
Negotiations on trade arrangements between the European Union (EU) and Taiwan are on the right track despite imbalance in bilateral trade and investment, according to a top EU diplomat in Taipei.
Japan: Pres. Lee’s Visit a Chance to Resume FTA Talks
8-Jan-2011    
Japan's Kyodo News agency reports that the Japanese government apparently sees an expected visit to Tokyo by President Lee Myung-bak as a chance to resume stalled talks on a free trade agreement.
Joint report on the state of play of negotiations for an EU-India FTA
8-Jan-2011    
Presented to the EU-India Summit on 10 December 2010
What you don’t know about a deal you haven’t heard of
7-Jan-2011     Globe and Mail
In coming days, Canadian and European officials will intensify negotiations on a new trade agreement most Canadians have never heard of, warns Maude Barlow.
Japan's strategy minister due in Seoul for talks on free trade agreement
7-Jan-2011     Yonhap
Japan is eager to strike an economic partnership agreement with South Korea
Despite FTA, Peru asparagus not price competitive in China, USDA says
7-Jan-2011     FFP
Despite the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement and zero duty for Peru’s asparagus since March 2010, the going market price for the product puts it out of reach for most Chinese
Peru, Central America to hold second round of FTA negotiations
7-Jan-2011     Andina
The second round of free trade agreement negotiations between Peru and Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Panama will take place from January 17 to 21 in Panama City.
Renco mining group claims Peru violated US-Peru FTA
6-Jan-2011     PRNewswire
The Renco Group has served the Republic of Peru with a "Notice of Intent to Commence an International Arbitration Proceeding" under the US-Peru FTA for the Peruvian government's alleged failure to remediate soils poisoned by Renco's mining operations there.
Big business comes out strong for TPP
6-Jan-2011     Japan Times
Business leaders urged the Japanese government Wednesday to open up the nation's market by joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact by June so industries can benefit from the strong consumption power in the United States and emerging economies.
Colombia to start new FTA approval lobby
6-Jan-2011     Colombia Reports
Colombia's Vice President Angelino Garzon will travel to Washington to lobby the ratification of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the US and Colombia, Caracol Radio reported on Tuesday.
WSJ: Obama administration expected to submit Korea-US FTA to Congress in January
6-Jan-2011     Arirang
The Wall Street Journal says that the Obama administration will possibly ask for approval of the trade deal in January and that Congress is expected to kick off a months-long process to determine how the US will move ahead with the agreement.
Beef, trade on table in Uruguay for South Korean PM
6-Jan-2011     AFP
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang-Sik was to open three days of talks in Uruguay Tuesday to advance plans for a trade pact with the region and to hear pleas to end Seoul's ban on Uruguayan beef.