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TPP – new playing field with great opportunities and big pressure
6-Dec-2011
When commenting about TPP, experts all agree that this is for first time Vietnam joins the negotiations for multilateral FTA (free trade agreement) with such a fast pace, broad scope of issues to be touched, and a high level of commitment and complexity.
Malaysian anti-free trade activists protest FTA deals with the US
6-Dec-2011 Press TV
Anti free-trade activists in Kuala Lumpur protested outside the venue where American representatives and Malaysian ministers met to discuss further on free trade agreements between the two nations.
Judge prepares to file petition for KORUS FTA task force
5-Dec-2011
Incheon District Court Senior Judge Kim Ha-neul plans to finish drafting a petition for the establish of a judiciary task force on the South Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement and submit it to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as early as Tuesday, sources reported.
Gov’t ordered to disclose translation errors in U.S. FTA
5-Dec-2011
South Korea’s foreign ministry was ordered on Friday to make public its correction of errors made in translating the country’s English-based free trade agreement (FTA) with the U.S. into the local language, taking side with a liberal lawyers’ group.
Peru to sign FTA with Guatemala on Tuesday after Pacific Alliance Summit
5-Dec-2011
Peru and Guatemala will sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on Tuesday, December 6 in a ceremony which will count with the participation of Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Jose Luis Silva.
Mercosur deal threat
5-Dec-2011
Fears were growing this week that Europe could be swamped by South American beef imports under a new trade deal with the region.
KORUS FTA violates judicial authority
5-Dec-2011
Who holds legal interpretation authority for the South Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement? The clear answer is the judiciary. Treaties with countries overseas are afforded equal treatment to domestic laws.
Judges debate KORUS FTA task force
4-Dec-2011
Judges are currently involved in a heated online and in-person debate over comments about the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement made by Incheon District Court Senior Judge Kim Ha-neul.
Joint statement on the EPA negotiations, Accra
3-Dec-2011
In preparation for our participation in the Ecowas MMC meeting on EPAs that is currently underway in Accra, The West Africa CSO Platform on the Cotonou Agreement (POSCAO) and the Economic Justice Network of Ghana (EJN) met on Sunday 27th November 2011 to review the state of affairs in the West Africa – EU EPA negotiations and to update West African CSO positions and contributions to this process. The POSCAO/EJN meeting which was hosted by the Secretariat of the Africa Trade Network, also based in Accra adopted a number of positions which we now share with you.
High-level Brussels Briefing shows ways to combat food price volatility
2-Dec-2011 Brussels Briefings
The new Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) was one of the key items discussed at a Brussels Briefing on Food Price Volatility on 30 November.
Anti-FTA rallies swell
1-Dec-2011 The Hankyoreh
On Saturday afternoon, an anti-KORUS FTA rally will be held at Gwanghwamun Square with an estimated attendance of 100 thousand individuals
DP pressured to end Assembly boycott
30-Nov-2011
Heading into the final month of the year, the main opposition Democratic Party is under increasing pressure to end its boycott of the National Assembly and finish its homework ― next year’s state budget bill.
US, EU mull free trade talks, sign secure trade pact
30-Nov-2011 Reuters
The United States and European Union agreed Tuesday to reduce red tape related to cargo security and pledged to work toward tearing down tariffs and regulatory barriers between the world’s largest trading partners.
Canada and Mexico to Join U.S. in NAFTA of the Pacific
29-Nov-2011 Be Your Own Leader
The US aims to isolate and subordinate China in part through constructing a region-wide legal regime that serves the interests of, and is enforceable by, the US and its corporations.
Zenroren protests against Prime Minister Noda’s commitment to join TPP negotiations
29-Nov-2011
Today (November 11), Prime Minister NODA Yoshihiko expressed his willingness for Japan to participate in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations that would lead Japanese society to ruin. It is very clear that the TPP represents the U.S. intention to impose its trade rules on Japan and that it would benefit only Japanese and U.S. large exporters while forcing the majority of the people to endure the unbearable hardships.
TPPA framework shows leaders only listening to business
29-Nov-2011
The leaders’ "framework" of where they consider the Transpacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) should head unfortunately shows they have been listening only to the concerns of business, and shown little concern to the voices of unions and other organisations says CTU Economist Bill Rosenberg.
DP lawmakers say police chief provoked crowd prior to assault
29-Nov-2011
Controversy continues to rage over the assault Saturday on Seoul Jongno Police Station chief Park Geon-chan by participants in a candlelight vigil demonstration against the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) on Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square.
Support for judge lambasted for Facebook post
29-Nov-2011
Two judges have come out in support of Judge Choi Eun-bae, who posted a message on Facebook criticizing the railroading of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA), and was subsequently lambasted by the conservative Chosun Ilbo newspaper.
‘Pakistan-Turkey PTA next year’
28-Nov-2011
Pakistan and Turkey will finalise the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) next year to boost bilateral trade, Murat M Onart, Consul General of Turkey said on Monday.
Industry suggests Pak auto NTBs on Indian goods
28-Nov-2011
Following the expected Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India by Pakistan, PAAPAM says both the countries should allow transfer of technology through joint ventures and technical assistance agreements, making the regional industry competitive, say auto industry experts while talking to journalists here on Monday.