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China called on Japan and South Korea on Saturday to expedite a trilateral study on a possible three-way free trade agreement, Japanese officials said.
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday took local industrialists to task for criticising the government's efforts to forge a free trade area (FTA) agreement with Japan, even as negotiators on both sides continued working to close a deal.
The Thai-Japanese free trade agreement should not put German car makers at a disadvantage, German ambassador Andreas von Stechow said yesterday.
China has proposed a study group to stimulate free trade agreements between Korea, China and Japan bringing together governments, businesses and academics.
Thai auto parts manufacturers and industrialists remain adamantly opposed to liberalising car imports under the proposed Thai-Japan free trade area agreement.
Agreement on the initial phase of the Thailand-Japan free trade agreement is expected by July, according to Finance Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
While in Japan, our attention has been called to thoroughly examine the free trade agreement (FTA) between Japan and the Philippines
The Thai team overseeing the free trade agreement negotiations with Japan have reached agreement on the controversial issue of liberalisation of steel, according to a source close to the national committee overseeing the talks.
The head of the government's Thai-Japanese free trade area (FTA) negotiating team yesterday expressed confidence that Thailand and Japan would come to a conclusion on a free trade deal by July, but said that Thailand's stance on the issue remained confidential.
Prime Minister John Howard has conceded clinching a free trade agreement with China was more likely than with Japan.
