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China's push for Asia-Pacific free trade area gains ground
7-Nov-2014     Straits Times
China's push for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) at the upcoming Apec summit has cleared the first hurdle, with senior officials of the 21-member grouping agreeing to launch a feasibility study.
Apec ministers ready trade roadmap
7-Nov-2014     Bangkok Post
The road map will not include detailed steps for when and how to crystallize the vision of the massive Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific being pushed by Beijing, amid reluctance expressed by the United States, negotiation sources say.
Beijing, Washington locked in FTA race
6-Nov-2014     China Daily
There appears to be a race between the United States and China to dominate the rules-setting game for trade by being the first to announce plans of realising a Free Trade Agreement for the Asia-Pacific -- with billions of dollars in trade at stake.
Apec trade ministers push regional FTA
4-Nov-2014     The Nation
This week 21 trade ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group are making plans for the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), which they hope to finalise by end of 2015.
US pressures China to kill Asia-Pacific free trade agreement talks
4-Nov-2014     The Dipomat
The US is reportedly opposing discussion of FTAAP at the upcoming APEC summit.
Hong Kong expects to finalise Asean free trade agreement by 2016
29-Oct-2014     SCMP
Hong Kong expects to have a free trade agreement with Asean economies in place by 2016, government officials said yesterday as they sketched out a timeline for progress on trade talks that began in July.
China eyes Asia-Pacific FTA at APEC meeting, says foreign minister
29-Oct-2014     Xinhua
The process of launching the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Area (FTA) is expected to start during the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday.
ASEAN Integration, mockery of World Food Day, PH farmers say
16-Oct-2014    
the peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) picketed the Department of Agriculture opposing the planned participation of the Philippines to next year’s ASEAN integration, calling it “a mockery of World Food Day and gateway to intense land-grabbing, hunger, and poverty.”
FTA between Hong Kong, China and Chile to enter into force later this month
3-Oct-2014     HKSAR Government
The free trade agreement between Hong Kong, China and Chile will enter into force on October 9, 2014, a government spokesperson said today (October 3).
S. Korea, Turkey initial FTA in service, investment sectors
18-Sep-2014     Yonhap
South Korea and Turkey initialed a free trade agreement (FTA) for their investment and service sectors Thursday, which will complement a trade pact for products that went into effect last year.