Bangkok animal trade talks open
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The rules controlling the trade in many animal and plant species may change as delegates from around the world meet in Thailand.
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The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES, in Bangkok has concluded, with conservationists and many of the 166 member nations supportive of steps taken to regulate the trade in rare species.
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Politicians and fishing leaders prepare to embark on the latest round of annual talks over catch limits.
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Talks to set fishing quotas start in Brussels between government ministers and the European Commission.
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Elected lawmakers meet in Thailand for the first time since the military seized power in September 2006.
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TALKS on a free trade agreement with China will begin in March, opening a porthole to the world&#39;s biggest market. An Asia-Pacific regional trade agreement, potentially worth more than $190 billion, also looks more likely than ever before.
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BANGKOK : The trade in some of the world&#39;s rarest species from the fearsome great white shark to the delicate orchid will be scrutinised here from Saturday accompanied by demands for tougher action against smugglers.
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Prospective Man City owner Thaksin Shinawatra confirms he has held talks with Sven-Goran Eriksson about City's vacant manager's job.
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Friday marks the beginning of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Hanoi, where themes such as terrorism and trade will be discussed.
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JAKARTA/BANGKOK (DPA): Thailand, under growing pressure to repatriate some 100 orangutans allegedly smuggled into the country from Indonesia, plans to shift the apes from a private zoo to a safe centre, probably in Chiang Mai, a minister said on Thursday.
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BRUSSELS, Aug 28 (IPS) - The European Union's top trade official has  called on Thailand to revise its efforts to provide cheap  medicines to people with AIDS over concerns that the country  could be undermining global rules on intellectual property.
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Seoul agreed to resume beef imports as negotiators try to beat the expiration date of President Bushâs âfast-trackâ authority.
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Malaysia will send a team of senior agriculture officials to Thailand next week for urgent talks on tightening border controls against the spread of bird flu, which has forced a quarantine of Malaysia's northern Kelantan state.
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A ZIMBABWEAN delegation led by Environment and Tourism minister Francis Nhema is in Thailand to back a bid at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) conference by southern African countries to resume trade in ivory.
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VIENTIANE : A record number of agreements are expected to be signed at the 10th ASEAN Summit in Laos. The leaders&#39; summit will take place on Monday and Tuesday and already trade
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Southeast Asian trade ministers meeting in Jakarta proposed starting free-trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand next year to boost exports and investment in the region.
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Negotiators at the World Trade Organization completed weeklong farm talks Friday, part of discussions on ways to reach a wider-ranging liberalization accord by the end of 2005.