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India to adopt new approach toward free trade agreements
India is planning to adopt a new strategy toward negotiating free trade agreements even as the country is engaged in talks with members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the proposed ASEAN-focused regional free trade area. As part of the strategy, the South Asian country ...
TPP-11 chief negotiators to meet in Tokyo next week, Japanese minister says
Chief negotiators from the 11 members of a trans-Pacific free trade pact will hold a two-day meeting in Tokyo from Tuesday to discuss policies after the accord takes effect on Dec. 30, said Toshimitsu Motegi, the minister in charge of the framework. "We'd like to ...
16 Asia-Pacific nations eye 2019 conclusion of RCEP trade deal after delay
Leaders from 16 Asia-Pacific nations, including Japan, China and India, have said they will now seek a free trade agreement next year, missing a year-end deadline amid disagreements over tariffs and other politically sensitive issues. The delay underscores the difficulty posed by the diversity of ...
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to ratify a massive free trade agreement with the European Union. The Abe administration hopes to gain Diet approval during the current extraordinary session through Dec. 10 to complete domestic procedures by the end of the year. If the ...
Japan and the European Union agreed Monday to complete respective domestic procedures before the end of the year to ratify a free trade agreement by March as planned. At the inaugural meeting of a high-level dialogue on trade, investment and energy, both parties also agreed ...
U.S. seeks deeper farm tariff cuts than in Japan-EU pact: Sonny Perdue
Comment comes after the two governments had earlier agreed that in conducting trade negotiations, they would “respect” the positions of the other party.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Monday to try to conclude negotiations for a free trade agreement "at an early date." During their talks on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, Abe said he wants to enhance bilateral ties ...
New U.S.-South Korean free trade pact raises hopes for NAFTA, China deals
The signing of a renegotiated free-trade agreement between the U.S. and South Korea is spurring optimism that export markets for American farm goods won't shut down and may even expand. President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, signed the agreement Monday on ...
Japan preparing to accept more caregivers from Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam
Japan plans to accept more caregivers from three Southeast Asian countries that have free trade agreements with Tokyo to help address the national labor shortage, sources familiar with the matter said. By easing some restrictions on caregivers from Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, the government ...
Japan's negotiating skills to be put to the test in trade talks with U.S.
Japan's negotiating skills will be put to the test as Tokyo tries to fend off U.S. demands for a bilateral free trade agreement and counter the threat of tariffs on cars and auto parts. The longtime allies are set to launch high-level trade talks Thursday ...
Japan and Germany agree to promote free trade, rules-based order
Foreign Minister Kono and his German counterpart stress the importance of closer economic ties just days after Japan and the EU sign a free trade agreement.
When a trade agreement represents a global vision
Japan and the EU are making it clear the appetite for trade deals remains strong.
