WTO

  • Jun 30, 2003
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INTERNATIONAL: Trade and investment

Foreign direct investment shapes the direction and magnitude of international trade flows, yet...

International
  • Jun 30, 2003
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CHINA/HONG KONG: Free trade fillip

China and Hong Kong yesterday signed a bilateral free trade agreement.

Hong Kong
  • Jun 25, 2003
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RUSSIA/EU: Insubstantial summit

The eleventh EU-Russia summit in St Petersburg on May 31 issued a joint statement that was long...

Russia
  • Jun 20, 2003
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THAILAND: Courting Washington

Bangkok is likely to accommodate Washington's informal request to establish an anti-terrorism...

Thailand
  • Jun 18, 2003
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APEC: Declining relevance?

APEC ministers met for the first time this year in the shadow of the Severe Acute Respiratory...

  • Jun 17, 2003
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SOUTH KOREA: Shipbuilding dispute

The European Commission has complained to the WTO about "unfair South Korean shipbuilding...

South Korea
  • Jun 12, 2003
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RUSSIA: Brand bandits

Although the authorities have stepped up efforts to protect intellectual property rights (IPRs),...

Russia
  • Jun 6, 2003
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RUSSIA: Pursuing pirates

The illegal manufacture of audio recordings was worth an estimated 331 million dollars in 2002,...

Russia