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China tries to stop WTO action on export tussle

Business | Foreign trade
2009-11-21

CHINA has earned a temporary reprieve by rejecting requests from the United States, the European Union and Mexico for a World Trade Organization panel to investigate alleged Chinese restrictions on exports of raw materials. ...

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Chinese Trade Team Europe Trip To Boost Cooperation

Business | Foreign trade
2009-11-17

A CHINESE delegation of nearly 300 executives from about 170 companies will depart Beijing on Saturday for Europe on a two-week mission to promote trade cooperation. It will be headed by Assistant Minister of...

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APEC leaders vow to conclude Doha Round trade talks

Business | Foreign trade
2009-11-15

LEADERS and representatives of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) said today that they are ready to exercise pragmatism and utilize all possible avenues to conclude the stalled Doha Round of world...

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Agency launched to help traders

Business | Foreign trade
2009-11-13

A city-level association was established in Shanghai yesterday to integrate services for traders and enhance efforts to help struggling exporters amid a harsh global trading environment. Also, the Shanghai Chamber...

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APEC looks to freer trade for future growth

Business | Foreign trade
2009-11-12

ASIA-PACIFIC ministers warned yesterday that signs of recovery in the global economy are merely a respite, and future growth hinges on freer trade and improved social safety nets in Asia. Finance and foreign ministers...

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Germany surprises with 3.8% rise in exports in September

Business | Foreign trade
2009-11-10

GERMAN exports rose 3.8 percent on the month in September, official data showed yesterday, a performance that beat economists' expectations and underlined an improving outlook for Europe's biggest economy. Still,...

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China hails US rejection of scrutiny

Business | Foreign trade
2009-11-10

THE United States rejection of an anti-dumping inquiry against China-made steel fasteners was "rational," a Chinese commerce ministry official said yesterday. An unnamed official of the Ministry of Commerce said...

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Global crisis sparks more trade disputes

Business | Foreign trade
2009-11-9

CHINA suffered heavily from trade protectionism which has been rising after the outbreak of the global financial crisis, a Ministry of Commerce official said in Tianjin on Saturday. Commerce ministry spokesman...

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S. Korea approves free trade pact with India

Business | Foreign trade
2009-11-7

SOUTH Korea yesterday approved a free trade deal with India that promises to give two of Asia's powerhouse economies vastly expanded access to each other's markets. The National Assembly approved the deal with...

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Sharp fall in value of exports

Business | Foreign trade
2009-11-7

HONG Kong recorded sharp declines in the value of its domestic exports in the third quarter, the Census and Statistics Department said yesterday. The apparel industry suffered the most, with the value of exports...

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Chinese anger at US pipe tariffs

Business | Foreign trade
2009-11-6

CHINA has demanded the United States give up trade protectionism and fairly treat Chinese enterprises after the US Commerce Department endorsed dumping charges on China's steel pipes in a preliminary decision. "It...

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Taking part in fair to tap demand

Business | Foreign trade
2009-11-5

FOREIGN universities participated in the China International Industry Fair for the first time this year as they seek to transfer technology to the domestic market to tap growing demand. South Korea's Hanyang University...

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China and US focus on trade cooperation, not confrontation

Business | Foreign trade
2009-10-30

CHINA and the United States agreed to tackle a series of trade irritants from pork to wind power and reiterated pledges against protectionism at high-level talks that ended in Hangzhou yesterday. The annual Joint...

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Import prices slide 11%

Business | Foreign trade
2009-10-29

GERMAN import prices fell 11 percent in September compared with the same month a year ago, as fuel prices in particular declined, the Federal Statistical Office said yesterday. Import prices fell 0.9 percent compared...

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Deal between US and Chinese builders means job creation

Business | Foreign trade
2009-10-29

TOP United States trade officials visiting China for high level talks on economic issues oversaw the signing yesterday of a joint venture between major Chinese and US construction companies - a deal meant to create...