Table 6. FTA Status by Country, 2008   COUNTRY UNDER NEGOTIATION CONCLUDED TOTAL Proposed  Framework Agreement  Signed/Under Negotiation  Under Negotiation Signed Under Implementation Afghanistan 1 0 0 2 0 3 Armenia 0 0 0 2 7 9 Australia 5 1 6 0 6 18 Azerbaijan 0 0 0 7 2 9 Bangladesh 0 2 1 1 2 6 Bhutan 0 1 0 1 1 3 Brunei Darussalam 4 1 2 2 4 13 Cambodia 2 1 2 1 3 9 China, People's Republic of 10 2 3 1 7 23 Cook Islands 0 0 1 0 2 3 Fiji Islands 0 0 1 0 3 4 Georgia 0 0 0 3 7 10 Hong Kong, China 0 0 1 0 1 2 India 11 5 6 4 5 31 Indonesia 6 2 2 2 4 16 Japan 4 0 6 3 6 19 Kazakhstan 2 1 0 3 4 10 Kiribati 0 0 1 0 2 3 Korea, Republic of 11 0 5 1 5 22 Kyrgyz Republic 1 0 0 2 7 10 Lao PDR 2 1 2 1 5 11 Malaysia 4 2 6 2 5 19 Maldives 0 0 0 0 1 1 Marshall Islands 0 0 1 0 2 3 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 0 1 0 2 3 Myanmar 2 2 2 1 3 10 Nauru 0 0 1 0 2 3 Nepal 0 1 0 0 2 3 New Zealand 4 0 4 1 5 14 Pakistan 8 5 3 2 6 24 Palau 0 0 1 0 2 3 Papua New Guinea 0 0 1 0 4 5 Philippines 4 1 2 2 3 12 Samoa 0 0 1 0 2 3 Singapore 5 1 11 2 13 32 Solomon Islands 0 0 1 0 3 4 Sri Lanka 2 1 0 1 4 8 Taipei,China 1 1 1 1 3 7 Tajikistan 2 0 0 8 1 11 Thailand 6 5 4 1 8 24 Tonga 0 0 1 0 2 3 Turkmenistan 0 0 0 1 2 3 Tuvalu 0 0 1 0 1 2 Uzbekistan 1 0 0 7 2 10 Vanuatu 0 0 1 0 3 4 Viet Nam 2 1 4 1 3 11 Notes: 1. Proposed - parties are considering a free trade agreement, establishing joint study groups or joint task force , and conducting feasibility studies to determine the desirability of entering into an FTA. 2a. Framework Agreement Signed/Under Negotiation - parties initially negotiate the contents of a framework agreement (FA), which serves as a framework for future negotiations. 2b. Under Negotiation - parties begin negotiations without a framework agreement (FA). 3a. Signed - parties sign the agreement after negotiations have been completed. Some FTAs would require legislative or executive ratification. 3b. Under Implementation - when the provisions of an FTA becomes effective, e.g., when tariff cuts begin. As of June 2008     Download in Excel :