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China-ASEAN Expo propels FTA construction (People's Daily) The China-ASEAN Expo has become a propeller to the China-ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Free Trade Area (FTA) construction, said an official with the Expo's organizing committee on Thursday. Gao Hucheng, vice co-chair of the China-ASEAN Expo Organizing Committee and Chinese vice minister of Commerce, made the remarks at a press conference of the State Council's Information ... Proposed ASEAN-EU free trade pact 'challenging': ASEAN chief (AFP via Yahoo! Philippines News) A proposed free trade agreement between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the European Union is "one of the most challenging" ASEAN is negotiating, the bloc's chief said Thursday. Greater Asian integration tipped after ASEAN pacts: officials (AFP via Yahoo! Malaysia News) The ASEAN regional bloc concluded free trade pacts with India and Pacific neighbours Australia and New Zealand on Thursday, setting the stage for broader Asian economic integration, officials said. ASEAN, partners pledge to try to revive global trade deal (AFP via Yahoo! Malaysia News) Economic ministers from the Southeast Asian regional bloc ASEAN and its key trading partners including India on Thursday pledged stepped-up efforts to reach a global trade deal. China's agent Left don't want India to move ahead: Cong (Express India) Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi alleged that CPM was against Indo-US nuke deal because it did not want India to have an edge over China. CPI(M) doesn't want India to move ahead of China: Dasmunsi (Business Standard India) Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi today alleged that the CPI(M) was against the Indo-US nuclear deal because it did not want India to have an edge over China. China entrepreneurship, education, travel, management, finance revolution (cmi valparaíso) explore the myth and opportunities of borderless trade, business, banking, investment, finance, health, democracy and politics under globalization and capitalism. Get great analysis of rising China and India from a leading strategist George Zhibin Gu. Asean To Sign FTA With Australia & New Zealand By December (Bernama) SINGAPORE, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Asean-Australia and New Zealand will be signed by December this year as negotiations for the FTA were concluded at the Asean Economic Ministers meeting here Thursday. ASEAN TO SIGN FTA WITH AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND BY DECEMBER (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News) SINGAPORE, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Asean-Australia and New Zealand will be signed by December this year as negotiations for the FTA were concluded at the Asean Economic Ministers meeting here today. Asian markets mixed; China snaps losing streak (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News) Stocks in Asia finished mixed Thursday as Japan's key index rose and Chinese shares snapped a five-day losing streak while markets in Hong Kong and India fell.

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Aug 19 Government placing increased focus on African diplomacy (Mainichi) Aug 18 Japan: Developing nations should cut CO2 (moldova.org) Aug 08 Indonesian nurses in Japan under free trade pact (AP) Aug 06 4 Japanese executives arrested over ODA bribes (asianewsnet.net) Jul 30 Japan's Subsidized Farmers Welcome Collapse of WTO Trade Talks (Bloomberg) Jul 28 Japan poised to accept WTO compromise proposals for free trade deal (Kyodo) Jul 23 Japan, ASEAN reaffirm plan for FTA to enter force by end of year (Kyodo) Jul 21 Japan, U.S. agree to enhance efforts to strike WTO trade deal (Kyodo) Jul 18 Japan, India look set to miss trade deal goal (AFP) Jul 05 Indigenous peoples' summit in Hokkaido wraps up (Kyodo) Jun 29 Development Bank of Japan Has Loss From Subprime (Bloomberg) Jun 28 Japan, Switzerland remain apart over free trade accord (Kyodo) Jun 26 Japan Willing To Help Vietnam Develop Seaports (Asia Pulse) Jun 22 The India Japan Initiative: Bridging the gap (Economic Times) Jun 21 Japan-ASEAN FTA automatically sails through Diet (Kyodo) Jun 16 World food aid deliveries dive 15% in 2007 to lowest level since 1961 (Kyodo) Jun 12 Rising Sun and Dark Continent: Japan’s Courtship of Africa (familysecuritymatters.org) Jun 04 Japan to increase ODA to Pakistan (The News) Jun 01 Beneficial Africa-Asia relations stalled by lack of vision (nationmedia.com) May 31 NGOs call for more action by Japan, Africa on food crisis, climate (Kyodo) May 31 Fiscal panel seeks thorough cost cuts in ODA projects (Kyodo) May 30 Japan and Africa: It's sushi for Africa's leaders (The Economist) May 27 'Mr. Development' calls on Japan to reverse trend of cutting ODA (Kyodo) May 27 Japan seeks ties with Africa (FT.com) May 27 Japan pushes its 'sectoral' approach in climate talks (AFP) May 23 Japan PM pledges 560 million dollars to fight disease (AFP) May 23 Japan to release 20,000 tonnes rice for Africa (Daily Times) May 22 Japan divided on carbon trading, talks continue (Reuters) May 20 Japan plans to double Africa aid, win support (Reuters) May 18 50,000 tons of relief rice set for Philippines (Japan Today) May 17 Japan to double ODA for Africa (Yomiuri) May 16 Japan plans 4.8-bln-dlr loans for climate change (AFP) May 15 Debt relief program found lacking (Asahi) May 14 Agriculture may be barrier to closer Japan trade (Stuff.co.nz) May 13 Top Japanese official in carbon cap backtrack (AFP) May 13 Resource-rich Botswana lures Japan's interest (Japan Times) May 11 Now is the Time for a FTA with Japan (scoop.co.nz) May 09 Japan panel wants corporate tax cut to lure FDI (Reuters) May 08 Wind drifts out of Japan's green vision (Asia Times) May 07 China is now Japan's top trading partner (CCTV) May 07 Environment Ministry, weather agency unify yellow sand info on Web (Kyodo) May 06 PCI likely paid contacts in Asia to win ODA deals (Asahi) May 06 Japan, Kazakhstan to push nuclear co-operation (Reuters) May 06 Japan to give 28 mil. yen in aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar (Kyodo) May 05 ADB's Kawai Sees Little Need for Japanese Sovereign Wealth Fund (Bloomberg) May 05 Asian countries to agree on $80 bil. facility to avoid currency crisis (Kyodo) May 05 Japan, China, S. Korea to launch consultative body for financial stability (Kyodo) May 03 China tops ASEAN poll of good partner nations (Yomiuri) May 03 Japan, China eyeing promotion of drainage projects in rural China (Kyodo) Apr 30 Japan to extend yen loans for demining projects (Yomiuri)