China, Japan, SKorea to consider free trade pact

MSN Money

… Japan and South Korea said Saturday that they would explore the idea of a free trade pact, inching closer toward deeper regional integration. …

http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=AP&date=20091010&id=10481807

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Polonia aprueba el Tratado de Lisboa

El País (España)

El presidente polaco ha asegurado que con este tratado “la Unión Europea sigue siendo una unión de naciones soberanas y debe sigue abierta a la …

http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Polonia/aprueba/Tratado/Lisboa/elpepuint/20091010elpepuint_8/Tes

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Polish Leader Ratifies EU Treaty

Novinite.com

Photo by EPA/BGNES Polish President Lech Kaczynski has signed the European Union’s much-delayed Lisbon Treaty. His signature means the treaty, …

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=108723

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APEC focuses on next wave of economic integration: Singapore official

Xinhua

SINGAPORE, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is focusing on the next wave of economic integration, a senior Singapore official …

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/09/content_12202275.htm

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S. Korea, China weigh free trade agreement

Yonhap News

BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) — South Korea and China agreed Saturday to step up efforts to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) aimed at stimulating bilateral …

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2009/10/10/29/0502000000AEN20091010003300320F.HTML

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APEC economies need to focus on next wave of economic integration

Channel News Asia

Speaking at the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council conference, Mr Lim said APEC economies should leverage on each other’s strengths to help all members …

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/1010394/1/.html

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Wen, Hatoyama, Lee Push for North Korea Nuclear Talks

Bloomberg

Hatoyama, 62, also pushed for a free-trade pact in the region. “I’m expecting progress on free-trade agreements between Japan and South Korea as well as …

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aQSSSseIu0pc

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There’s no such thing as free trade

Toronto Star

Its successor, the North American Free Trade Agreement, limited the ability of Canadian governments to set up social programs that might interfere with …

http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/707698–there-s-no-such-thing-as-free-trade

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ECOWAS court to establish appellate mechanism

Xinhua

LAGOS, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) — Justice Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states have agreed on the establishment of an …

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/10/content_12206584.htm

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Firms bosses under fire

News On Sunday

The next foreign show organised by the EM will be a Mauritian week in Kenya in November, and that will be followed up with other events in the COMESA …

http://www.defimedia.info/articles/3463/1/Firms-bosses–under-fire/Page1.html

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