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Korea, China consider sitting down for FTA talks
Korea and China are considering starting negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon said.
FTA benefiting China more than Pakistan
Imports from China have been persistently rising even in the no concession category whereas Pakistan has been able to increase its exports only in the first two categories, reveals a study on Pakistan-China FTA available with The News.
China ready to fight for its pound of flesh
NZ Trade Minister Tim Groser is expected to smooth some growing wrinkles in New Zealand's relationship with China when he arrives in Beijing on Monday for talks with some of Beijing's most powerful mandarins.
China the big export winner, Thailand 'not fully benefiting': TDRI
China seems to be the manufacturing base that is benefiting the most from the free-trade agreement with Asean countries, as the value of exports from China to Asean in three major industries have increased significantly over the past decade, according to the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
Chinese opposition not a concern of U.S.-Taiwan FTA: scholar
The real barrier to the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the U.S. and Taiwan is not China's opposition, but American disinterest and Taiwanese protectionism, a research fellow of the Asian Studies Center at the Heritage Foundation said Wednesday.
Singapore to have more access to China's service industries
China is key to Singapore diversifying its risks in an uncertain global economy, and that is why the Republic also supports China's intention to promote the use of the yuan in the global market, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday.
FTA between China, Costa Rica to enter into force on Aug. 1
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Costa Rica and China, the first such pact inked between China and a Central American country, will enter into force on Aug. 1, Foreign Trade Minister Anabel Gonzalez said Friday.
Push FTA of South Korea, Japan, China toward TPP
Ten years since the concept of a free-trade agreement (FTA) among Japan, China and South Korea was proposed, some visibly significant moves have gotten under way recently. The three countries, at their leaders' summit talks held in Japan on May 21 and 22, reached agreement to conclude the industry-government-academia joint studies on the FTA issue this year and begin intergovernmental negotiations next year.
Govt urged to put marble products in FTA with China
All Pakistan Marble Mining Processing Industry and Exporters Association (APMMPIEA) demanded the government make semi-processed/un-finished tiles, slabs, some marble and granite and onyx products, part of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China.
China, EU to seek bilateral investment treaty
China and the European Union (EU) have agreed to negotiate a bilateral investment treaty, said China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming on Thursday.