Fukuda, New Zealand's Clark voice concerns of high food prices+

                   
tmcnet.com     May 14, 2008            

TOKYO, May 14_(Kyodo) _ Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and visiting New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark on Wednesday expressed "strong concerns" about the impact of soaring food prices on developing countries and reconfirmed the importance of maintaining the stability of food supplies.... [read full story]                

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PM attending talks in Japan, Sth Korea

newstalkzb.co.nz     May 11, 2008          

Helen Clark PM heading for Tokyo to address Japan-NZ Forum; then travelling to South Korea to push free trade agreement ... Prime Minister Helen Clark leaves tonight for an official visit to Japan and South Korea. Miss Clark will hold talks with her Japanese counterpart...                

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New Zealand wants to improve S. Korea, Japan trade

ibtimes.com     May 12, 2008          

New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark will visit Japan and South Korea this week seeking to upgrade trade relations with both Asian countries in the wake of signing a free trade agreement with China. ... With China "showing its openness to comprehensive free trade...                

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New Zealand wants to upgrade Japan, South Korea trade links in wake of China deal

iht.com     May 12, 2008          

New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark will visit Japan and South Korea this week seeking to upgrade trade relations with both Asian countries in the wake of signing a free trade agreement with China. ... With China "showing its openness to comprehensive free trade...                

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New Zealand PM visits Japan, South Korea for closer ties

people.com.cn     May 12, 2008          

New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark leaves for Japan and South Korea on Monday for an official visit aiming to seek closer ties with the two East Asian countries. Clark said earlier that the meetings with leaders of the two count ... ... New Zealand Prime Minister...                

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NZ minister to attend trade, defense meetings in Japan

people.com.cn     May 13, 2008          

New Zealand Trade and Defense Minister Phil Goff will leave for Japan on Wednesday to meet his counterparts in that country to promote closer economic and security ties. The three-day visit supports the Japan leg of Prime Minister Helen Clark's trip to Japan and South Korea where the prime...                

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Agriculture potential barrier to closer trade ties with Japan

farminguk.com     May 14, 2008          

Prime Minister Helen Clark will push for closer economic ties when she holds talks today with her Japanese counterpart Yasuo Fukuda today. However New Zealand's competitive farming and food sector could remain a stumbling block for Japan, which retains a raft of subsidies, import quotas and high...                

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NZ to form trade deal with Japan

newstalkzb.co.nz     May 14, 2008          

There has been a significant trade breakthrough for Helen Clark in Japan. The Prime Minister has held a meeting with her Japanese counterpart Yasuo Fukuda in Tokyo. The pair have agreed to begin talks on a Free Trade Agreement between the two countries. Helen Clark says it is a significant...                

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2ND LD: Japan, N.Z. agree on environment, security, may study free trade pact+

tmcnet.com     May 14, 2008          

TOKYO, May 14_(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH MORE INFO) Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and visiting New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark agreed Wednesday to enhance cooperation in areas such as the environment and security, and touched on the possibility of studying the feasibility of...                

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Japan, New Zealand leaders worry about soaring food prices

iht.com     May 14, 2008          

Japan and New Zealand said Wednesday they are worried about the effects of rising food prices on the world's poor, especially in developing countries. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his New Zealand counterpart, Helen Clark, also agreed to boost cooperation on the environment and efforts to fight...                

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Japan FTA goal

newstalkzb.co.nz     May 14, 2008          

New Zealand is to begin free trade talks with Japan. The plan was agreed last night, when Helen Clark met Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda in Tokyo. The pair agreed a study should begin into a Free Trade Agreement between the two countries. Miss Clark says New Zealand's export interests and...                

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