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Colombia sees US trade deal in October
Colombia's government said on Friday it expected to sign a free trade agreement with the United States in early October after ironing out difficulties over agricultural goods in the text of the deal.
US says FTA talks must be pursued
President of the US-Asean Business Council Matt Daley is to propose a continuation of bilateral trade talks between Thailand and the United States, despite the Kingdom's political deadlock, when he meets caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripi-tak in Washington today.
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Given the constitutional right to freedom of expression, there is nothing wrong with critics voicing opposition to a free trade agreement being negotiated with the United States. Actually, many of them get their anti-FTA message across by contributing articles to news media, appearing on public forums or exploiting other legitimate channels to their advantage.
CARICOM seeks free trade deal with USA following DR-CAFTA
The Caribbean Community, known as CARICOM, informed that it intends to seek a free trade deal with the United States, after Central American countries and the Dominican Republic sign the latter.
Police to counteract violence sternly
The commissioner general of Korea's National Police Agency said police will sternly counteract possible violent demonstrations against the Korea-US FTA negotiations in Seoul next week.
FTA to boost Korean car exports
More Korean automobiles and more Korean auto parts will roll into the United States if South Korea and the US reach a free trade agreement, government officials and auto industry sources said Thursday.
Majority of S Koreans view FTA talks with US negatively: poll
More than half of all South Koreans have a negative view of their government's free trade talks with the United States, according to a poll released Thursday.
Only Dominican Republic and Costa Rica still wait to join DR-CAFTA
Being that Guatemala has just recently implemented the Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA), only Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic remain as the two signatories that still are not enforcing the agreement.
FTA 'will open new era of ties'
US-Bahrain relations will enter a new era when the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) comes into force in the coming weeks, said US Ambassador William T Monroe yesterday.
China to Recognize Kaesong Goods as Made in S.Korea
China will recognize products from the joint-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex in the North as made in South Korea, a high-ranking government official in Seoul said Monday.