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

US-ASEAN deal won't address Myanmar
20-Aug-2006     Houston Chronicle
The United States will sign a pact with Southeast Asia next week to boost trade and investment, but the plan has been scaled down because of Myanmar, whose poor human rights record has hindered trade relations, officials said Saturday.
Japan draws up Nikai initiative to boost regional trade
20-Aug-2006     The Star
The Japanese private sector is pivotal in pushing the initiative, as they want to dangle what is undoubtedly a carrot for Asean countries to propel the proposed East Asia Free Trade Area (EAFTA).
ASEAN wants agriculture to be in ASEAN-East Asia FTA
19-Aug-2006     Tehran Times
ASEAN does not discount the possibility of having a free trade agreement (FTA) with all East Asian countries as a whole, said the Philippines' Department of Trade and Industry director Ramon Vicente T. Kabigting. However, it must first consider including agriculture in the agreement for this to materialise, he told reporters.
Asean Sec Gen: Individual FTAs will not halt Asean economic progress
12-Aug-2006    
Individual Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed or being negotiated by Asean member countries will not affect the grouping's unity or halt its economic progress, Asean Secretary General, Ong Keng Yong said.
Free Trade Agreements, Are They Good For American Businesses?
9-Aug-2006    
The U.S. House International Relations Committee held a hearing on Thursday July 20, 2006 on Asian Free Trade Agreements and questioned if they are good for American businesses and American workers, according to American Samoa Congressman Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin.
East Asia FTA can be done in 10 years, says Ong
9-Aug-2006    
A free trade agreement (FTA) between Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) and China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia and India (East Asia FTA) is possible in the next 10 years, Asean secretary-general, Ong Keng Yong, said Tuesday.
WTO collapse set to fuel Asia's "noodle bowl" effect
31-Jul-2006    
The breakdown of the WTO talks has dealt a blow to the trade prospects of Asia's open economies and is likely to encourage a growing "noodle bowl" of bilateral pacts, analysts said.
Burgeoning trade ties no guarantee of Asian peace: analysts
24-Jul-2006     AFP
Burgeoning economic links through a web of free trade agreements (FTAs), financial cooperation and investments may reduce the risk of war in Asia but are no guarantee of peace, analysts say.
US, Cambodia sign trade, investment framework
16-Jul-2006     Reuters
The United States and Cambodia signed an agreement on Friday to increase trade and investment flows as part of a broader American initiative in the region, the US Trade Representative's office said.
Separate FTAs undermine ASEAN spirit of unity: scholar
12-Jul-2006     People's Daily
The signing of separate free trade agreements (FTAs) by individual ASEAN members with other countries will undermine the ASEAN's spirit of solidarity, a Malaysian scholar said on Tuesday.