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G20 trade ministers meet in Sydney

21/07/2014

SYDNEY, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The G20 trade ministers gathered in Sydney on Saturday to discuss the contribution of trade and investment to growth and how to strengthen the global trading system.

Future of WTO Negotiations Hangs in the Balance at G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting

21/07/2014

On July 19, Trade Ministers from the G20 group of countries -- including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union (EU) -- will convene for their annual meeting in Sydney, Australia.

Concerns mount over India's stance on global trade pact

21/07/2014

(Reuters) - Eleventh hour negotiations to win Indian approval for a breakthrough global trade pact may not have succeeded in the end despite initial signs of progress, sources involved in the discussions said on Saturday.

South Korea to scrap rice import caps, farmers stage protest

21/07/2014

(Reuters) - South Korea will scrap caps on rice imports from 2015, potentially opening up the politically sensitive market to more imports from countries such as the United States and China, in a move that has been fiercely resisted by many farmers.

EC head calls for concluding Mercosur-EU trade deal

21/07/2014

BRASILIA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The president of the European Commission (EC), Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, Friday called for concluding negotiations and finalizing a free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market ( Mercosur).

Japan TPP Negotiator Wonders Why Pact Excludes Monetary Policy

21/07/2014

With an ultimate goal of stimulating economic growth, hopes are high that the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement will lead to a spike in cross-border business deals among member countries. Assuming that’s the case, Japan’s chief TPP negotiator posed an interesting question: why does the pact sidestep a key factor that affects practically all international business activity?

China expresses 'strong opposition' to U.S. tire probe

21/07/2014

(Reuters) - China's Commerce Ministry expressed strong opposition on Friday to an anti-dumping investigation started by the United States into imports of Chinese tires, the latest trade row between the world's two largest economies.

Australia opens anti-dumping probe into steel imports

21/07/2014

HCMC – Australia’s Anti-Dumping Commission has decided to launch an anti-dumping investigation into the galvanized steel products imported from Vietnam and India, announced the Vietnam Competition Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.