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Sri Lanka and Singapore sign Free Trade Agreement

ByAPDwriterEaswaranRutnamCOLOMBO,Jan.23(APD)--SriLankaandSingaporeonTuesdaysignedaFreeTradeAgreementfollowingtalksbetweentheleadersofSingaporeandSriLanka.TheFre

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China has reached 16 FTAs with two dozen countries and regions

Chinahassigned16freetradeagreements(FTAs)involving24countriesandregionsasof2017,accordingtodatareleasedbytheNationalBusinessConferenceonDec.26,Xinhua-runEconomi

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Airbnb raided by Japan's fair trade watchdog, denies wrongdoing

AirbnbsaiditsofficesinJapanhavebeenraidedbyanti-monopolyofficials,butdenyanywrongdoingandpledgecooperation.Japan'sFairTradeCommissionreportedlycarriedouttheraid

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First B&R City Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum inaugurated today

First“BeltandRoad”CityEconomicandTradeCooperationForumopenedinShenzhentoday.Theforumthemed“SilkRoadCity,Win-WinCooperation”,aimstoconstructaregulareconomicandtr

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S.Korea, U.S. launch 1st special session of KORUS Free Trade Agreement

SouthKoreaandtheUnitedStatesonTuesdaylaunchedthefirstspecialsessionoftheJointCommitteeundertheSouthKorea-U.S.FreeTradeAgreement(KORUS).SouthKoreanTradeMinisterK

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China ‘strong dissatisfaction’ with US trade probe

Chinais"strongdissatisfaction"withthetradeinvestigationlaunchedbytheUSintotheallegationthattheworld’ssecond-largesteconomyhasbeeninvolvedin“intellectualproperty

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Is US trade probe a pressure tactic for China's action on DPRK?

US President Donald Trump will sign an executive memo on Monday ordering US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to determine whether to investigate China's trade practices, triggering concerns that Washington may take unilateral moves harming China-US trade and economic ties.

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U.S. returns to 1 World Trade Center 15 years after attacks

The U.S. federal government on Friday marked its return to the rebuilt 1 World Trade Center, moving its New York City offices back to Lower Manhattan 15 years after the Sept. 11 attacks that had reduced the site to rubble.

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G20 economies to improve global trade governance: statement

G20 economies agreed to improve global trade governance to arrest the slowdown of global trade growth, said a statement released Sunday after the two-day G20 Trade Ministers Meeting in Shanghai.

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Alibaba's Jack Ma in Manila: Trade can unite

Speaking in Manila before hundreds of the world top businessmen, Jack Ma, the founder and chairman of successful Internet giant Alibaba, discussed the growth of the company and emphasized the value of the Internet and trade in today’s business.

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APEC roadmap to plan free trade area

A ministerial meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has reiterated the resolution to draft a roadmap concerning the establishment of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP).

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New Zealand trade minister to attend WTO Ministerial Conference

New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser will depart Monday for Bali, Indonesia to attend the 9th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference running from Dec. 3-6.

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China to inaugurate Shanghai FTZ on Sept. 29

China will officially launch the pilot free trade zone (FTZ) in Shanghai on Sept. 29, taking a solid step forward to boost reforms in the world's second-largest economy.

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China approves pilot free trade zone in Shanghai

China's State Council has approved the establishment of a pilot free trade zone in Shanghai, according to a Ministry of Commerce statement on Thursday.

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UN chief appoints new executive director of International Trade Centre

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Thursday appointed Arancha Gonzalez of Spain as the new Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC), replacing Patricia Francis.