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Canada looks at environmental impact of investment pacts with China, India, Korea; Methanex will not appeal <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips19'>NAFTA<\/span> arbitration ruling; Business group, union, and NGO weigh in on UPS arbitration against Canada; Czech farmers and environmentalists oppose Mexican investor; Arbitration in wind.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/investment_investsd_nov2_2005.pdf\">ITN November 2, 2005<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this issue: Tribunal hands down jurisdictional ruling in Bechtel-Bolivia arbitration; Kyrgyzstan challenges Energy Charter award in Swedish courts; US District Court rejects investor&#8217;s request to vacate NAFTA Loewen award; Motorola agrees to drop BIT claim against Turkey; Omani investor files BIT arbitration at <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips18'>ICSID<\/span> against Yemen; Poland retains law firm to challenge Eureko award in Belgian courts; German construction firm alleges Thailand in breach of BIT; 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