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Free Trade Agreement

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First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents (in Politics)

South Korean, US presidents meet to discuss North nuclear issue

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Yonhap) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak [Ri Myo'ng-pak] and US President Barack Obama met here Thursday in a bilateral summit to discuss ways to improve their countries' alliance and bring North Korea back to negotiations on ending ... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Seoul, Cheong Wa Dae, Office of the President

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Upcoming Korea-U.S. Summit an Opportunity to Ratify Bilateral FTA

With the leaders of Korea and the United States set to hold a bilateral summit on Nov. 19th, 88 U.S. congressmen from both the Democratic and Republican parties wrote to the White House last Friday calling for prompt ratification of the Korea-U.S. free ... [Digital Chosun - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Bilateral, Ratification, United States, International Trade, Free Trade Agreement

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Obama and Lee promote the "great bargain" to end North Korea's nuclear program

Seoul (AsiaNews / Agencies) - Washington and Seoul are urging North Korea to resume six-party nuclear negotiations, promising in return a substantial package of humanitarian aid. This is what Barack Obama said his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak ... [AsiaNews.IT - 11/20/2009]

Entities: North Korea, Barack Obama, Seoul, Lee Myung-bak

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Simon Crean

Crean says China trade talks 'very pleasing'

through with China on another round of negotiations on a free trade agreement after a 12 month lag is "very pleasing", Trade Minister Simon Crean says.However, Mr Crean has warned the negotiations aren't yet completed.The next meeting with Chinese officials ... [Business Spectator - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Simon Crean, China, Australia

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

It?s all in the details

U.S. President Barack Obama ended his brief 21-hour visit to Seoul and returned home. In comparison to his four-day stay in China, Obama spent less time with his South Korean ally, perhaps because there were fewer pending issues.Yesterday?s summit was ... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Lee Myung-bak, Free Trade Agreement, Barack Obama, Seoul, Friendship

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Further Korea-U.S. FTA Talks Likely to Focus on Autos, Agriculture

The stalled Korea-U.S. free trade agreement, concluded in 2007, is getting a push for legislative approval in both countries following the summit between President Lee Myung-bak and U.S. President Barack Obama.Adding new momentum to the prospect of ratifying ... [Digital Chosun - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Agriculture, United States, Free Trade Agreement

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Barack Obama

Roundup: Lee, Obama agrees to move forward on "grand bargain," FTA

U.S. President Barack Obama met with his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak on Thursday, and reached an agreement to keep up with the Lee-proposed "grand bargain" for the DPRK's (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) nuclear issue and to move forward ... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Barack Obama, Lee Myung-bak, Free Trade Agreement

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Next round of trade talks with China to be "very pleasing": Australian Trade Minister

Increases the bookmarktwitterfacebookdiggGoogleWindowsliveDeliciousbuzzfriendfeedLinkedindiigoredditstumbleuponAustralia's breakthrough with China on another round of negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) after a 12 month lag is 'very pleasing', ... [People's Daily Online - 11/20/2009]

Entities: China, Australia, Free Trade Agreement, Association of Southeast Asian Nations

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Korea says no to US trade talks

The US is concerned about the impact of the trade treaty on the car industry. South Korean officials have dampened speculation that the country is willing to re-negotiate a free trade agreement with the US.The move comes a day after President Lee Myung-bak ... [BBC - 11/20/2009]

Entities: South Korea, Free Trade Agreement, Yu Myung-hwan, Lee Myung-bak

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Converters in SEA waiting on the sidelines as 2010...

Throughout Southeast Asia, players report that the market is quiet these days and that trading activities are slow. Among the reasons most commonly cited as an explanation for this state of affairs is the pending implementation of a free trade agreement ... [Alibaba.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Progressive Party (PH), Indonesia, Free Trade Agreement, Polymer

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Lee, Obama to hold summit on alliance, North Korea

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will meet U.S. President Barack Obama here Thursday in a summit expected to focus largely on how to improve their countries' alliance and bring North Korea back to negotiations on ending its nuclear ambition.The Lee-Obama ... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: North Korea, Barack Obama, Cheong Wa Dae

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

(2nd LD) Obama hopes to address concerns over Korea FTA for possible ratification next year

U.S. President Barack Obama expressed hope Wednesday that the U.S. will be able to work out details with the pending free trade agreement with South Korea so he can submit it to Congress for ratification next year."The question is whether we can get it ... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Ratification, Barack Obama, Free Trade Agreement, South Korea

Quotes

"An eventual free trade agreement between the Mercosur and Palestine is going to strengthen our ties" said the president, without providing further detail...

Brazil's Lula Hints Palestine May Sign Trade Accord with Mercosur [Brazzil Magazine - 15 hours ago]

...In Japan and South Korea, Obama sent the signal that these alliances "are not historical documents from a bygone era, but abiding commitments to each other that are fundamental to our shared security" . Both sides moved a little on the Korea-U...

Obama Shows Commitment to Asia [Brookings Institution - 16 hours ago]

...'We delivered our expectations about the FTA to the U S side,' the official said. "The details can't be revealed at this point because we're still in negotiation with the U S , but as two years have passed since both governments signed the FTA, our position is that it should come into effect soon." Another official said Seoul hopes for a 'sincere' response from Obama to calls for quick implementation of the FTA...

Seoul Has Hopes for FTA from Korea-U.S. Summit [Digital Chosun - 11/20/2009]

...same day, Lawrence Summers, director of the White House's National Economic Council, told a gathering of American and Korean business officials, "The U S government is preparing for the ratification of the Korea-U.S free trade agreement." Korea and the U S signed the bilateral trade pact in June of 2007. But two and a half years later, the FTA still remains unratified...

Upcoming Korea-U.S. Summit an Opportunity to Ratify Bilateral FTA [Digital Chosun - 11/20/2009]

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Congressmen Call for Ratification of Korea-U.S.... [Digital Chosun - 11/20/2009]
(2nd LD) Obama hopes to address concerns over K... [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]
Lee, Obama to hold summit on alliance, North Korea [Individual.com - 11/20/2009]
South Korea: No Renegotiating U.S. Trade Deal [Moneynews - 11/20/2009]
EU Picks Unknowns for Top Two Jobs [BusinessWeek - 11/20/2009]
Why Are American Cars Unpopular Here? [Korea Times - 11/20/2009]
India-EU FTA will lead to new wave of investments [Central Chronicle - 11/20/2009]
Obama's ambitions play well [stuff.co.nz - 11/20/2009]
Goodwill hunting: Obama treads delicately with ... [The Age - 11/20/2009]
Crean says govt still chasing FTA with China [Business Spectator - 11/20/2009]
Converters in SEA waiting on the sidelines as 2... [Alibaba.com - 11/20/2009]

Blogs

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Mahmoud Abbas in Brazil: The Rise of Jew Hatred... [Atlas Shrugs - 10 hours ago] As South America continues to head South, David Bor writes me with this deeply disturbing update from Brazil. David writes: Yesterday,Friday (11-20) while receiving ...
N.Korea nuke talks top Obama agenda in Seoul [Ashin Mettacara - 11/19/2009] Obama and Lee pass by the South Korean Honor Guard on their way to the presidential office in Seoul. Obama later calls the ceremony "the most spectacular ceremony ...
POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: November 19, 2009 [CNN Political Ticker - 11/19/2009] The CNN Washington Bureau’s morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. WASHINGTON/POLITICAL For the latest political ...
North Korea, trade on agenda as Obama visits So... [CNN Political Ticker - 11/18/2009] Seoul, South Korea (CNN) - North Korea's nuclear program and a free trade agreement will be front and center on President Obama's agenda as he visits South Korea ...
What Is At Stake With Free Trade [The Market Oracle - 11/15/2009] In the ten years since the World Trade Organization (WTO) protests in Seattle, global opposition to free trade and “globalization” has exploded. The general public ...

Audio/Video

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Reichert Presses Administration Official on Imp... [Rep. Dave Reichert - YouTube Channel - 11/17/2009]
Rep. Jones Speaks in Opposition to the Panama F... [Rep. Walter Jones - YouTube Channel - 05/19/2009]
Peru Free Trade Agreement [Rep. Henry Cuellar - YouTube Channel - 05/05/2009]

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