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

ASEAN plus India, China is future of Asia: Nath
21-Jun-2006    
The rising influence of India and China need not worry ASEAN countries and the regional grouping should look at joining hands with the two fastest growing economies of Asia, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said today.
ASEAN chief supports establishment of FTA in East Asia
15-Jun-2006     VNA
Visiting General Secretary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ong Keng Yong has said that he supports a proposal by Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai to establish a free trade area in East Asia and a regional policy coordinating organisation following the model of the Organisation of Economic and Cooperation Development.
India and free trade in Asia
14-Jun-2006    
The joke in South Block nowadays is that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is ever so keen to visit Pakistan because he finds it easier to deal with General Pervez Musharraf than to deal with his Cabinet colleagues. If Mr Arjun Singh ambushed him and sent the entire country into a caste driven frenzy, one of his other Ministerial colleagues leaked the contents of a letter to the Prime Minister from Congress president Sonia Gandhi expressing concern over the free trade agreement that India had signed with its ASEAN partners.
Free-trade agreement with Laos not in cards, US official says
12-Jun-2006     Green Bay Press Gazette
The United States has no plans to negotiate a free-trade agreement with Laos, according to the new US trade representative Susan Schwab. "That isn't even in the cards," she said.
Pak-Asean talks for FTA agreed
7-Jun-2006     Gulf Times
Pakistan and Association of the South East Asian Nations (Asean) yesteray agreed to begin talks for signing a free trade agreement (FTA), officials said.
Fiji seeks bilateral deals with Asian countries
29-May-2006     Radio New Zealand
Fiji is set to negotiate new bilateral economic partnership agreements with India, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Bilateral, regional trade agreements on APEC agenda
29-May-2006     Thanh Nien News
The ongoing APEC senior official meeting (SOM II) will discuss Sunday existing and new policies for regional trading agreements and free trade agreements (RTA/FTA), reports from the APEC secretariat said.
US upbeat about trade talks with South Korea, Malaysia
22-May-2006     Channel News Asia
The United States is "very optimistic" about clinching free trade agreements (FTAs) with major trading partners South Korea and Malaysia, a senior US official said.
New US-Asean trade framework ready soon
18-May-2006     Manila Times
The United States Trade Representative Office (USTR) said a trade and investment framework agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) would be concluded soon.
Free trade agreements: complicated but unavoidable
9-May-2006    
The 16th Inter-Pacific Bar Association Conference, held in Sydney last week, provided a forum to illustrate the enormous impact FTAs have on the economic and social aspects of their respective countries and the legal issues underlying them.