July 29, 2019 | 08:46
A US threat to pull recognition of China's "developing nation" status at the World Trade Organisation is a pressure tactic ahead of this week's trade talks and is bound to fail, a commentary in state media said Monday (Jul 29).
July 05, 2019 | 10:58
Vietnam’s agencies will continue to coordinate with the US side to protect legitimate rights and benefits of enterprises in line with legal regulations and agreements of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and prevent illegal evasion and fraudulent acts of origin.
April 19, 2019 | 11:26
The World Trade Organisation on Thursday (Apr 18) largely sided with the United States in its Obama-era case against Beijing over Chinese restrictions on imports of American grain.
April 13, 2019 | 09:41
French finance minister Bruno Le Maire warned on Friday (Apr 12) that Europe was ready to hit back at any US tariffs against Airbus as he pleaded for an "amicable solution" to the long-running dispute.
March 01, 2019 | 16:00
GENEVA: The World Trade Organisation on Thursday (Feb 28) sided with Washington in a dispute it filed three years ago over "unfair" Chinese subsidies to producers of wheat and rice.
November 16, 2018 | 16:24
Australia announced on Friday (Nov 16) it was taking legal action against India at the WTO over sugar subsidies it said caused a "significant downturn" in world prices and hurt domestic producers.
October 26, 2018 | 08:51
OTTAWA: An overhaul of global trade is urgently needed, 13 trade ministers representing all regions of the world said on Thursday (Oct 25), following two days of talks in Ottawa aimed at setting objectives to reform the troubled system.
October 18, 2018 | 13:53
Head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Roberto Azevedo said there needed to be political solutions and he called on leaders to work towards them at next month's G20 summit in Argentina.
April 21, 2018 | 08:53
Trade tensions between the United States and China, which threaten to spill over into the global economy, are dominating a gathering of world finance officials even as the Group of 20 avoided the topic on Friday (Apr 20).
April 06, 2018 | 09:17
In its WTO filing, China argued that the measures are "inconsistent" with multiple articles of international trade law to which the United States has agreed.
March 15, 2018 | 13:33
The United States said on Wednesday (Mar 14) it was taking action at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against Indian government export subsidies, which officials said unfairly disadvantaged American workers and manufacturers.