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Million dollar China deal 48 hours after free trade agreement
New Zealand apparel company Norsewear is one of the first to benefit from the recently signed free trade agreement with China -- securing an order worth close to a million dollars in less than 48 hours after the historic deal was signed.
Pakistan, China discuss Transit Trade Agreement, expand scope of FTA
Pakistan and China have made substantial progress towards entering a Transit Trade Agreement, expanding the scope of Free Trade Agreement, besides identifying new areas of cooperation to further strengthen their multi-faceted ties.
China, Chile sign services free-trade pact
China and Chile signed an agreement on free trade in services on Sunday, following talks between the two presidents. The two nations committed themselves to opening up their service sectors in accordance with World Trade Organization rules, under a supplementary agreement to their formal free-trade pact signed in 2005.
Leaders put torch to free trade talks
The Chinese and Australian governments have agreed "to unfreeze" the stalled negotiations for a free trade agreement.
Chinese trade will weather Tibet disagreements: Govt
Federal Trade Minister Simon Crean says the Prime Minister has shown the Australian Government can express concerns about Tibet, without affecting the trade relationship with China.
China's new brand of free trade
Welcome to the era of free trade, Chinese style.With Beijing's completion of a bilateral free-trade pact Monday with New Zealand, its first with a developed country, the government has raised the tempo in its race to secure sources for commodities it deems critical to the growth of the economy: dairy products, food and raw materials.
Peters swears to be good on FTA
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters appears to have backed down on a threat to criticise the free trade agreement with China while he is overseas, promising the prime minister he will not denounce it publicly.
NZ First's China advertisement to be investigated
The Electoral Commission will consider a New Zealand First advertisement that appeared in daily papers this morning at their next meeting.
Winston's message: No to the FTA
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand could have done better than it did in the free trade agreement it signed on Monday with China, and that is why his New Zealand First party won't support it.
Trade pact is front page news
China's trade deal with New Zealand has made the front pages in Beijing.