Asia & Pacific
Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Asia and the Pacific region.
- AANZFTA
- Australia
- Australia-China
- Australia-Japan
- Australia-Thailand
- Bangladesh
- BIMSTEC
- Canada-India
- China
- China-ASEAN
- China-India
- China-Japan-Korea
- China-Taiwan
- China-Thailand
- EU-ACP EPAs
- EU-ASEAN
- EU-India
- EU-Japan
- EU-Korea
- IBSA
- India
- India-ASEAN
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Japan-ASEAN
- Japan-Indonesia
- Japan-Thailand
- Japan-Vietnam
- JPEPA
- Korea
- Korea-ASEAN
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
- New Zealand-China
- New Zealand-Thailand
- PACER & PICTA
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- SAFTA
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- TPP
- US-Australia
- US-Korea
- US-Malaysia
- US-Taiwan
- US-Thailand
- Vietnam
Articles
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12-Sep-2012 RIA Novosti Union douanière: 35 pays intéressés par des zones de libre-échange
Trente-cinq pays souhaitent créer des zones de libre-échange avec l’Union douanière entre la Russie, la Biélorussie et le Kazakhstan. -
3-Sep-2012 Les Echos L’Asean annonce des progrès vers une zone de libre-échange en Asie
Seize pays d’Asie, comptant pour la moitié de la population mondiale environ, ont conclu un accord de principe pour créer une zone de libre-échange, a annoncé vendredi Surin Pitsuwan, le secrétaire-général de l’ASEAN, l’association des nations d’Asie du Sud-Est. -
31-Aug-2012 Pan-Asian FTA possible
Sixteen nations home to roughly half the world’s population have agreed "in principle" to create a free trade area spanning Asia, according to Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan. -
29-Aug-2012 ABC Japón mantiene aspiración de TLC con Pekín y Seúl pese a disputa territorial
El primer ministro japonés, Yoshihiko Noda, aseguró hoy que Japón mantendrá las conversaciones encaminadas a un acuerdo trilateral de libre comercio con China y Corea del Sur, pese a las recientes tensiones con ambos países por disputas territoriales. -
14-Aug-2012 Live Mint Whither the Asian FTA?
East Asia may be on its way to stitch a regional trade agreement. This will be at the cost of an Asia-wide deal, writes Biswajit Dhar. -
13-Aug-2012 CIS countries to agree on free trade in services
The Commonwealth of Independent States plans to agree on free trade in services, government’s commissioner for cooperation with the Russian Federation and the CIS countries Valeriy Muntiyan told a press conference. -
6-Aug-2012 Agencia Vietnamita de Noticias Iniciarán Vietnam y Sudcorea negociaciones de TLC
Vietnam y Sudcorea iniciarán en breve la primera ronda de negociaciones sobre un Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) bilateral, se conoció hoy en Hanoi. -
2-Aug-2012 Prensa Latina China, Japón y Surcorea dialogarán sobre TLC
Representantes de China, Japón y Surcorea sostendrán una segunda reunión de trabajo este mes con vista a iniciar conversaciones sobre un tratado de libre comercio (TLC), se informó oficialmente hoy aquí. -
20-Jul-2012 AFP FTAs not cause of trade boom in Asia, says ADB
Free trade agreements cannot be credited for the increase in intra-Asian trade as they are often restrictive in scope and difficult to implement, the Asian Development Bank said Thursday. -
22-May-2012 La Jornada, México Gigantes asiáticos negocian TLC
Los tres principales exportadores de Asia –China, Japón y Corea del Sur– han acordado empezar negociaciones con vistas a un tratado trilateral de libre comercio (TLC). -
22-May-2012 The Economist Trading strategies
China and America compete to lead regional free-trade arrangements -
22-May-2012 RIA Novosti Kirghizstan: vers un accord de libre-échange avec les USA
Le Kirghizstan compte entamer avec les Etats-Unis des négociations visant à conclure un accord de libre-échange, a déclaré lundi le ministre kirghiz des Affaires étrangères Rouslan Kazakbaïev lors d’un entretien avec le sous-secrétaire d’Etat américain Robert Blake. -
6-May-2012 Ankara, Kiev sign deal to boost cooperation
Turkey and Ukraine signed a protocol on May 4 to deepen economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. The protocol was signed by Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan and his Ukrainian counterpart Sergei Tigipko after the eighth term meeting of the Turkey-Ukraine Trade and Economic Cooperation Committee, in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. -
22-Feb-2012 Prensa Latina Implementarán Irán y Siria TLC en momentos cruciales
Irán y Siria consolidarán sus relaciones estratégicas y nexos en momentos cruciales para ambos países, con la puesta en vigor en un mes de un abarcador tratado de libre comercio(TLC). -
15-Feb-2012 Fibre2Fashion Nepal-US TIFA meeting postponed to Sept
At the upcoming meeting, Nepali entrepreneurs are expecting that the Government would work out a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to improve garment and Pashmina item exports to the US, exports of which have been declining since 2000. -
18-Jan-2012 Fiji Times Network calls for rejection of free trade agreement
Fiji Network for Positive People believes that the Asia Pacific Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS meeting will be an opportune time to advocate for continuing availability of generic Anti Retro Viral treatment in the face of threats from Free Trade Agreement negotiations. -
14-Jan-2012 FIS US, Pacific Islands hold next round of fishing negotiations
The Pacific Islands Parties and the US are trying to reach a successor fish agreement following the US’s rejection of the Pacific’s proposal. Island nations are also seeking to solidify a regional strategy on fisheries for EPA negotiations with the European Union. -
9-Jan-2012 Pueblo en Línea Libre comercio en Asia Oriental destaca en agenda regional para 2012
"Si no hay una fuerte oposición en la República de Corea (RC), se iniciarán oficialmente las conversaciones sobre el TLC entre China y Japón y Corea del Sur durante el primer semestre de este año, en mayo como fecha más cercana" -
28-Dec-2011 ABC Trade agreement strengthens Fiji’s ties with Australia
Australia’s Labor government has approved an extension of the South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA) with Fiji despite remaining "deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Fiji." -
13-Dec-2011 Xinhua Turkey mulls suspension of free trade agreement with Syria
Turkey’s Economy Ministry has drafted a decree on suspension of free trade agreement with Syria amid ongoing bilateral diplomatic friction, Turkish semi-official Anatolia news agency reported Friday.
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Asia Pacific Economies: Multilateral vs Bilateral Relationships
Papers from an APEC conference in Hong Kong, May 2004 -
Australia-ASEAN-New Zealand FTA
An Australian government webpage on the Australia-ASEAN-New Zealand FTA negotiations, agreed to end 2004 and begun early 2005. -
Joetsang.net - Free trade agreements in Asia
Maintained by Joseph Tsang 曾錫堯 -
Macau-China FTA
Official website on the Macau-China Closer Economic Partnership Agreement -
Trading on the future of South Asia - ADB at its best
May 2004 article by Focus on the Global South associate Raghav Narsalay on the politics of regional trade negotiations in South Asia. A PDF version with table and graph is available for download here
