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Lawmakers call for Gov't to reconsider FTA with U.S.
As free trade talks with the United States near a conclusion, calls for reconsideration have intensified among liberal South Korean legislators Friday when they vowed to boycott the government's "arrogant" push to sign a deal without public consensus.
38 lawmakers opposed to FTA with US
Thirty-eight lawmakers from five different political parties gathered Friday at the National Assembly to urge the government to scrap its negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.
US stokes new hope of free trade deal with Egypt
US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said on Thursday he believed Egypt and the United States were destined to negotiate a free trade agreement, reviving hopes of a deal dashed many times.
Kuwait-US FTA likely by 2013
A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be signed between the US and Kuwait by 2013, a senior US official said.
Dominican Telecom chief says Free Trade means changes
The president of the Dominican Telecom Institute (Indotel) affirmed that the Free Trade Agreement with the United States and Central America (DR-CAFTA) will force the country to transform the free zones into high technology industrial parks to be able to compete in the world market.
Peru to invest more than US$300k in FTA lobbying efforts in US
Peru's Ministry of Foreign Relations acknowledged that it has contracted the American legal firm Patton Boggs LLP to begin lobbying efforts to speed up the free trade agreement ratification process in the United States.
US-SK free trade deal may realign political landscape
South Korea's current political landscape is reflected in opinions held about the proposed SK-US free trade agreement (FTA).
FTA talkers reveal their sneaky tricks
A glimpse into what has gone on behind closed doors between Korean and US trade negotiators
About 200 in protest over Malaysia-US free trade deal
About 200 people opposed to a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States gathered for a rare protest outside the Malaysian prime minister's office Wednesday.
Critics see double standard in Korea, US trade talks
With the slated April 2 deadline for a free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the US just a few weeks away, all eyes are now focused on how the governments of the two nations will persuade their citizens to accept a free trade deal which could affect many people's daily lives.