WTO
INTERNATIONAL: What next for textiles when quotas end?
The elimination will largely affect producers in developing countries, and will probably shift...
InternationalCHINA: Foreign entrants to aid semiconductor industry
China currently provides one of few global sources of demand for semiconductors. With strong...
ChinaINTERNATIONAL: Narrow scope for WTO investment talks
The terms of the debate on the general framework and ambitions of a WTO-based accord on...
InternationalRUSSIA/EU: St Petersburg meeting short on substance
The eleventh EU-Russia summit was business as usual: the joint statement issued at the end of...
RussiaTHAILAND: Thaksin cooperates on security, seeks FTA
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra made an unofficial visit to Washington, from June 6-9. Past...
ThailandAPEC: APEC squeezed between WTO and new bilateralism
The summit took place in the shadow of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak,...
WtoSOUTH KOREA: Europe blames shipbuilding subsidies
The European Commission last week asked for a WTO panel be set up to rule on "unfair South Korean...
South KoreaRUSSIA: Defending IPRs is becoming a domestic issue
Russia ranks second in the world after China for production of counterfeit audio recordings,...
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