WTO

  • Dec 14, 2000
  • 11 min read

PROSPECTS 2001: Chinese leadership transition looms

The Communist Party will in 2001 be increasingly preoccupied by jockeying for position ahead of...

  • Dec 4, 2000
  • 10 min read

PROSPECTS 2001: Flexibility needed for new round

The failed Ministerial Conference in Seattle inflicted lasting damage on the WTO. Much of the...

  • Nov 29, 2000
  • 10 min read

CHINA: Beijing caught between reform and stability

GDP is likely to expand by around 8.3% this year, compared with 7.2% in 1999....

China
  • Nov 24, 2000
  • 6 min read

CHINA: Economy still fragmented

The relatively low level of economic integration in China is reflected in limited factor...

China
  • Nov 20, 2000
  • 9 min read

TAIWAN: Taipei braces to meet China in the WTO

Membership of the WTO would enhance Taipei's diplomatic profile and give it a greater formal say...

Taiwan
  • Nov 15, 2000
  • 7 min read

CHINA: Trade compliance record is cause for concern

China's patchy record in adhering to the 1992 Sino-US memorandum of understanding on market...

China
  • Nov 14, 2000
  • 8 min read

CHINA: Trade compliance record is cause for concern

China's accession to the WTO will in theory open up significant commercial opportunities to...

China
  • Nov 14, 2000
  • 7 min read

NEW ZEALAND: Singapore trade deal sets example

Prime Minister Helen Clark and her Singaporean counterpart, Goh Chok Tong, today signed a...

New Zealand