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

Hanoi sets Japan talks
13-Sep-2006     IHT
The prime ministers of Japan and Vietnam agreed Monday to launch talks on a free trade agreement between the two countries, Japanese officials said.
ASEAN framework deal with US may be disastrous to economy, warns IBON
1-Sep-2006     IBON
The recently-signed trade and investment framework agreement (TIFA) between the US and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will sooner or later lead to a free trade agreement (FTA), and this will prove disastrous to the vulnerable sectors of the region, according to independent think-tank IBON Foundation.
US signs trade pact with ASEAN
26-Aug-2006     ABS-CBN
The United States on Friday signed a trade and investment pact with Southeast Asia in a bid to bolster its influence in the region, which is growing closer to China.
Japan wins Asean support for Nikai initiative
23-Aug-2006    
Japan won support from Asean Wednesday for a study into a free trade area in East Asia covering 16 countries but the grouping wants Tokyo to prioritise clinching a trade pact with it beforehand.
US trade chief comments on ASEAN pact
23-Aug-2006    
The United States trade chief said Wednesday a trade pact to be signed with ASEAN nations this week is a great boost to economic relations, but she urged the bloc to do more to push Myanmar toward democracy.
The rush to bilateral pacts: Throttling trade while trying to promote it
23-Aug-2006    
A plethora of Asian beggar-thy-neighbor agreements threatens to throttle global trade in the name of trying to save it.
US-Asean TIFA likely to be concluded
22-Aug-2006    
The Asean-United States Trade Investment Framework Agreement (Tifa), which is likely to be concluded Friday, is a well-timed development given the growing trade and investment between the two, a US senior congressional aide said here Monday.
Asean can thwart economic hegemony through FTA, says Laos
21-Aug-2006    
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the six East Asean members as proposed by Japan can help thwart the rich nations' economic hegemony in the region, said Laos Minister of Industry and Commerce Dr Nam Viyaketh.
Consider everyone's interest in FTA, says Vietnam
21-Aug-2006    
Vietnam wants ASEAN to weigh the interest of all its members before deciding on the Asean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with its six East Asia partners, an official said Sunday.
Must Asean be wary of FTAs while embracing them?
21-Aug-2006    
While everybody has been rushing to ink Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), no thanks to the consistent failure in global trade talks, questions are raised as to whether its adverse consequences are being ignored.