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Almost 50 executives from the top US companies to take part in the 2012 Uzbekistan-US Annual Business Forum in Tashkent
The American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce has been arguing strongly to bring the US-Uzbek bilateral investment treaty into force. The Uzbeks have signed it, but the US has not yet ratified it.
Asia Pacific talks not aimed at containing China - US official
Some in China see the Trans Pacific Partnership as a US attempt to rewrite the rules of trade for the region to economically contain China, whose rapid growth continues to rattle many lawmakers and companies in the United States. Deputy USTR Demetrios Marantis rejects the charge.
Free trade agreements roil global auto manufacturers
When I was in South Korea for five days last month, I noticed that very few European and American cars were on the road in Seoul and Keosu.
Leaked US proposal on copyright's limits: TPP draft looks more restrictive than some had hoped.
Last week, a few short paragraphs of text were leaked that revealed something of the terms on fair use being negotiated in secret by the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Assault on Colombian trade unions continues
Two months after a free trade agreement between the US and Colombia went into effect, workers continue to face attacks.
US official to visit Taiwan amid trade talks push
A senior US diplomat is to visit Taiwan this month, officials said Wednesday, as Taipei looks to resume free trade talks with Washington after lifting a six-year-old ban on some US beef imports.
Protesters: Free trade deals, drug patents derail AIDS fight
As the nineteenth International AIDS Conference continued in Washington Tuesday, thousands of protesters marched on the White House calling for an end to free trade deals that protesters argue make vital AIDS medicines unaffordable.
Ford upset EU wants Japan free-trade talks
Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday was the first automaker to voice displeasure after the European Union announced it wants to start free-trade negotiations with Japan.
USCSI - Business Community TPP Services Letter to USTR
We are writing to express our strong support for a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement that includes major commitments aimed at further liberalizing cross-border trade and investment in services.
San Diego says no to the TPP
Rick Greenblatt reports on the Obama administration’s secret negotiations for a new free-trade agreement--and the voices raised in dissent against it in San Diego.