APEC issues "urgent request" for Doha deal
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Leaders of the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum on Sunday urged a speedy resolution to the stalled Doha round of world trade talks.
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WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy on Saturday said a global trade deal was now within reach but political leaders needed to give a "final push" to complete the current round of negotiations.
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A coalition of organized labor and industrial groups yesterday asked the Bush administration to attack China&#39;s currency policy at the World Trade Organization.
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Ministers from 21 member economies of the Asian-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum ended their two-day meeting on Thursday with a joint statement pledging more efforts to facilitate trade, security, sustainable development and macroeconomic
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With lawmakers nipping at his heels  over U.S. trade deficits, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will  try to persuade key Asian nations during a visit this week that  they must act quickly to help tamp down protectionist  pressures.
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Canada has requested that a dispute settlement panel be established in its challenge of American farm subsidies at the World Trade Organization.
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Trade powers launched an eleventh-hour  effort to rescue global trade talks on Tuesday as negotiators  prepared for what the United States called a critical week.
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GENEVA, Jul 18 (IPS) - Several developing countries said Wednesday they  will oppose a steep down payment being demanded from them in  market access commitments for industrial goods as proposed in a  compromise draft text to revive the troubled Doha trade  negotiations.
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Under pressure after a U.S. move against Chinese seafood and a huge recall of Chinese toothpaste in Japan, Beijing urged trade partners on Friday to accept its products unless they violate contract terms or local regulations.
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World leaders including the prime ministers of Australia and Japan are heading to Jakarta for an emergency summit on the tsumami catastrophe, an event sure to pose huge security headaches in a country where ...
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The 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit ended here yesterday with leaders voicing strong support for World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations aimed at liberalizing trade and pledging to shore up global
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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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Canada has taken the next step in its  challenge of U.S. farm subsidies to the World Trade  Organization, requesting on Friday that a dispute settlement  panel be established in the case.
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China came under pressure on Saturday   to let its currency rise faster to ease imbalances in trade and   capital flows that pose one of the biggest risks to global   growth.
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SANTIAGO: Asia-Pacific leaders on Sunday ducked a call to study creating an ambitious free trade area for the region. In a joint declaration, they &quot;welcomed&quot; the proposal from big business but failed to adopt it.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Asia-Pacific leaders promised  on Sunday to try to revive world trade talks and fight  terrorism after a summit marred at the end by disputes over the  security of President Bush.
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China faced diplomatic pressure from   rich countries on Saturday to let its currency rise faster to   ease imbalances in trade and capital that pose one of the   biggest risks to the health of the global economy.