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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2015
No final deal in TPP trade talks
Efforts to conclude the framework for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement ended in failure Saturday, with negotiators unable to bridge differences over issues ranging from pharmaceutical patents to expanded imports of agricultural, and particularly dairy, products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2015
Ministers continue TPP talks in Hawaii as clock ticks
Trade ministers from 12 countries continued negotiations on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership on Thursday, with outstanding issues proving to be more difficult than expected.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2015
Japan, U.S. close to reaching agreement on TPP beef, pork safeguards
Japan and the United States are reportedly in the final stage of talks on criteria for invoking safeguard measures to limit imports of U.S. beef and pork as part of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 29, 2015
Pacific trade talks in final stretch as ministers meet in Hawaii
Talks on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership have resumed, as trade ministers from 12 countries meet in a bid to create the world's largest free trade zone in decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2015
Stage set for 'final' negotiations on proposed TPP trade deal
Officials from 12 Pacific Rim countries on Monday wrapped up four days of talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, setting the stage for what many hope will be the final round of negotiations on the most ambitious trade deal in decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2015
U.S. paves way for Malaysia TPP entry after upgrading its human trafficking situation
The United States upgraded Malaysia's status in a human trafficking report on Monday, a move that could help conclude a sweeping U.S.-led free trade agreement with the Southeast Asian state and 10 other Pacific Rim countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2015
Japanese farmers urge government to protect key items before TPP talks
During a rally held in Tokyo on Monday, the day before the start of the latest ministerial talks in Hawaii on a Pacific trade pact, some 1,500 farmers urged the government to protect five key agricultural products.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 27, 2015
Make-or-break time seen in Hawaii TPP talks
Pacific Rim officials meet in Hawaii this week for talks that could make or break an ambitious trade deal which aims to boost growth and set common standards across a dozen economies ranging from the United States to Brunei.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 26, 2015
Japan pushes 70,000-ton quota for tariff-free U.S. rice
Amount falls short of Washington's demand as TPP envoys resume talks for perhaps the final time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 24, 2015
TPP would raise growth, incomes in Japan, IMF economist forecasts
A Pacific free trade pact would give a big boost to Japan's economic growth and individual incomes, according to an International Monetary Fund economist.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 23, 2015
Japan, U.S. eye tariff 'snapbacks' in TPP auto talks
Japan and the United States are negotiating a bilateral scheme to counter vehicle trade pact violations with tariff hikes under the planned Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, according to sources.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 16, 2015
Japan proposes low-tariff quotas for butter imports under TPP
Japan has proposed setting low-tariff quotas for imports of butter and skim milk powder under terms being thrashed out for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, negotiation sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2015
Japan calls on U.S. to expand beef imports under TPP framework
Nation wants 200 ton limit on Japanese products to be raised to 2,000 tons annually, well above current beef export levels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 9, 2015
U.S., Japan enter 'final' trade talks ahead of possible TPP agreement
Trade negotiators from the U.S. and Japan met Thursday in Tokyo to work out what they hope will be a final bilateral deal needed for the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 9, 2015
U.S. upgrades Malaysia in annual human trafficking report: sources
The United States is upgrading Malaysia from the lowest tier on its list of worst human trafficking centers, U.S. sources said Wednesday, a move that could smooth the way for an ambitious U.S.-led free-trade deal with the Southeast Asian nation and 11 other countries.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 7, 2015
TPP ministers to gather in Hawaii July 28-29
Pacific Rim countries pursuing a free trade initiative are set to hold ministerial talks on July 28 and 29 in Hawaii to wind up their marathon negotiations, a source said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 6, 2015
TPP would reshape stock portfolios alongside trade flows
Buy Japan. Buy Vietnam. Buy U.S. media stocks. Buy Mexican food stocks. Sell China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2015
Vote by U.S. Congress stokes hope for TPP progress in July
With the U.S. Congress formally granting President Barack Obama trade promotion authority, proponents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement in Japan are hoping at least the broad outlines of a bilateral deal for agriculture and auto parts may be worked out when negotiations resume in July.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2015
Obama inks 'fast-track' trade bills but says tough talks lie ahead before TPP is reality
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law legislation that gives him "fast-track" power to push ahead on a Pacific Rim trade deal that has been the subject of intense debate in Congress and across the nation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2015
TPP's fate rests with Japan, U.S.
The success of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement now hinges on whether Tokyo and Washington can take advantage of progress in Congress to bridge their differences on trade.
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