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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Asia and the Pacific region.

China, Japan likely to debate trade bloc at Asia summit
23-Oct-2009     WSJ
A summit this weekend between Asia's main economies is likely to morph into a contest between China and Japan over whether to establish a free-trade bloc in the region as it recovers from the global slump.
New Via Campesina publication: FTAs in South East Asia and East Asia
12-Oct-2009     Via Campesina
This book is a compilation of various papers that were presented at a strategic meeting organized by La Via Campesina in South Korea in December 2008.
US eyes free trade pact with SE Asia countries
11-Oct-2009     Arab Times
The United States is beginning to lay the initial groundwork for talks to forge a free trade agreement with Southeast Asia, ahead of President Barack Obama’s maiden trip to the region.
Lugar to introduce legislation on free trade with ASEAN
11-Oct-2009    
An influential Republican Senator has announced to introduce a legislation in US Senate next week for free trade agreement negotiations between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Asian trade: The noodle bowl
4-Sep-2009     The Economist
Why trade agreements are all the rage in Asia
Leaders press for Asia Pacific free trade area
31-Aug-2009     FIS
It is time for APEC to take more concrete actions towards establishing a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) in view of the financial crisis and the stalled Doha Round negotiations, says the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC).
Asean+6 to create world's biggest economic bloc
17-Aug-2009    
Asean and its six major trading partners yesterday reaffirmed their resolve to create the world's largest economic bloc through the "East Asia Free Trade Agreement" and "Comprehen-sive Economic Partnership in East Asia" within 15 years.
Service-sector liberalisation to be speeded up ahead of AEC
22-Jul-2009    
Liberalisation in air transport, tourism, telecommunications and healthcare will deepen further next year, when Asean members will be allowed to own 70 per cent of such companies in the region.
Asean-Canada trade, investment pact closer
25-Jun-2009     The Nation
Asean and Canada will soon finalise consideration of a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), preparing the way for free-trade agreement negotiations.
Beyond fish and coconuts: trade agreements in the Pacific Islands
17-May-2009     Islands Business
Despite the existence of agreements among the Pacific island states, intra-regional trade has been low, mainly due to the massive distances and the lack of products to sell one another. In the words of an official of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat: “The islands are hardly going to sell a lot of coconuts and fish to each other.”