• TRADE DEAL AN OPPORTUNITY AND A CHALLENGE

The Japan-Thai Economic Partnership Agreement opens up new roads to prosperity, but they could lead to ruin for anyone asleep at the wheel

• Choosing FTA partners is not easy

Due to the complexity of friendships and animosity among nations, membership in a multilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is more susceptible to interference from international political forces than bilateral agreements.

• “Overview on JTEPA and how our private sector can cooperate to carry out the implementation of JTEPA”

DPS Pisan Manawapat’s Statement At the 20th Meeting of Japan-Thailand Joint Trade and Economic Committee 26 January 2006 Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa, Phuket, Thailand
• Customs and trade outlook for 2006

There will be an increase in free trade agreements (FTAs) to compensate for the sluggish World Trade Organisation (WTO) process exhibited in the ministerial meetings last month in Hong Kong.Customs and trade outlook for 2006

Re: "Thaksin may sign Japan FTA"
   The Thai Chief Negotiator for JTEPA sent a letter to the editor of The Nation on 21 July 2006 to clarify his position on the Nation article “Thaksin may sign Japan FTA” , 11 July 2006.Thaksin may sign Japan FTA”
• Letter to the Editor, The Nation 21 July 2006

• 04 July 2007
  • Farmers call for government help (Bangkok Post)
• 02 July 2007
  • JTEPA pact increases Thai-Japanese trade and investment (MCOT)
  • Pact could turn Thailand into hub for engineering (Bangkok Post)
• 23 June 2007
  • SMEs urged to study and adapt (Bangkok Post)
• 20 June 2007
  • PM emphasises Thai free trade to Japanese business (MCOT)
• 15 June 2007
  • Thailand targets Japanese fashion market (Inteletex)
  • THAILAND: Garment sector to benefit from Japanese trade deal (just-style.com)
• 14 June 2007
  • Japan OKs FTAs with Thailand, Chile (Ohmy News)
• 12 June 2007
  • Vietnam, Japan move closer to economic deal: official (Thanhnien)
• 01 June 2007
  • Small, clean and green (Bangkok Post)