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THAILAND: 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,...
RussiaRUSSIA: Pursuing pirates
The illegal manufacture of audio recordings was worth an estimated 331 million dollars in 2002,...
RussiaRUSSIA: New customs law reduces barriers to trade
President Vladimir Putin signed the new Customs Code into law on May 29. The new code aims to...
RussiaEUROPEAN UNION: IMF review
Conditions necessary for a self-sustaining economic recovery are not yet in place, the IMF said...
RUSSIA: Power predicament
Yesterday the government postponed to June 5 -- when it discusses the 2004 budget -- a decision...
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