Thousands of Japanese farmers rallied on Wednesday to demand their government steer clear of a US-led free trade initiative which would open the heavily protected agricultural sector to fierce competition.
An estimated 3,000 Japanese farmers converged in Tokyo on Wednesday to protest against Japan joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, which would destroy Japanese agriculture and community
South Korea will risk indefinitely delaying the conclusion of a free trade agreement with the United States if Washington insists on an "unacceptable" demand that Seoul opens its market wider to US beef, a senior government official said Wednesday.
Japanese farmers voiced concerns Tuesday about the day's decision by the Cabinet to begin consultations with the United States and other countries to forge a trans-Pacific free-trade agreement, saying further liberalization of trade would deal them a heavy blow.
Today the European Commission launched its new trade policy as a core component of the EU's 2020 strategy, which will replace the 2006 Trade Strategy ‘Global Europe – competing in the world’ but has nothing new to add.
Le Parlement fédéral aura la possibilité de prendre une décision de planification, soumise au référendum, sur l'arrêt des négociations entre la Suisse et l'UE
Korea's main opposition Democratic Party voiced strong opposition Tuesday to the government’s move to revise the text of a free trade agreement signed between Korea and the United States in 2007 to ease environmental standards for American-made automobiles.
Enthused by the success of US President Barack Obama’s visit, India on Tuesday said it is time to “seriously consider” a trade-opening agreement with America, similar to the ones entered with the ASEAN and South Korea.
Top trade officials from South Korea and the United States will hold further talks on Wednesday as the countries are struggling to resolve outstanding issues that have stalled the ratification of their free trade agreement signed more than three years ago, a Seoul trade official said.
Brazil and Mexico said on Monday they would start talks toward a bilateral trade deal in a bid to draw Latin America's top two economies closer together.
Senior regional officials concluded their meeting Monday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Yokohama with a decision to pursue a regionwide free-trade zone.
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday renewed calls for the government to start negotiating a free trade deal with the European Union, after noting that more Southeast Asian neighbors have begun talks with the Western bloc.
Fiji has ceased exporting sugar to the Pacific region in order to meet its export quota to the UK (meaning Tate & Lyle) under preferential prices of the Economic Partnership Agreement.
