Article: Japan, Thailand agree not to liberalize rice trade.

Kyodo News International, Tokyo Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Oct. 10--TOKYO -- Japan and Thailand have agreed to exclude rice in the planned bilateral free trade agreement, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported Sunday.

In return for Thailand's agreement to drop its demand that Japan eliminate import tariffs on rice, Japan will study eliminating or reducing tariffs on Thai chicken, sugar and starch, the business daily said.

Quoting diplomatic sources, the report said Thailand recently proposed that Japan abolish tariffs immediately for some items and do so later for other goods, including ...

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