ISDS Case Map
geopolitics
Burma and the US elections are singled out as sticking points.
Jordan's Minister of Labour Bassem Salem on Sunday met with US Ambassador David Hale and delegates of the Office of the US Trade Representative to outline efforts to safeguard workers' rights in the country's Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ).
The Youth Movement at Malaysia's ruling National Party have called for suspension of Malaysia US free trade negotiations for the White House's objection to ceasefire calls in Lebanon and urged immediate trial of Israel before the ICJ for its brutal aggressions against the Lebanese and Palestinians.
Washington recently played host to the annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) forum, an annual event mandated by the Agoa legislation which brings together stakeholders from Africa and the US.
According to recently-released data from a conference held last year, when China showed its intention to seek a free trade agreement with Korea, the U.S. gave a strong warning and the Korean government backed away from the deal, going with the U.S. instead.
South Korean Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong on Thursday denied a report that the Seoul government rejected China's proposal to sign a free trade agreement last year after the United States expressed concerns over Beijing's huge presence in Northeast Asia.
You might as well call it Newton's Third Law of Trade Negotiations.
The U.S. has bluntly warned the pro-independence government of President Chen Shui-bian that it will not negotiate a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Taiwan unless the island opens san-tong (three direct transport links) with the mainland, the island's biggest export market.
Visiting Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer expressed hope that Canberra could enter into official negotiations on a free trade agreement with Japan next year by concluding the ongoing feasibility study at an early date, Japanese officials said.
Taiwan urged the United States to move quickly to forge a free-trade agreement (FTA) with America's eighth biggest trading partner, despite bitter objections from China.
