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China, Brazil vow to facilitate bilateral trade in joint statement

​China and Brazil issued a joint statement to further facilitate bilateral trade Tuesday after talks between visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.

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Ukraine objects to further delay of trade deal with EU

​Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk said Thursday that Kiev will not agree to further delay implementing the Association Agreement with the European Union (EU) , which includes a comprehensive free trade deal, despite concerns raised by Russia.

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Chinese envoy calls for multifaceted approach in tackling illicit small weapons trade

​The illicit trade of small and light weapons and their excessive stockpiles have created very prominent dangers, said a Chinese envoy to the UN Wednesday, urging "multifaceted approach" to tackle the issue.

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China-UAE trade to hit 100 bln USD in 2015: association

Bilateral trade between China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will reach 100 billion yuan (around 16 billion U.S. dollars) this year, nearly double 2014, a Chinese association predicted.

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U.S., Japan reaffirm commitment to finalize TPP negotiations, but no breakthrough expected this week

​The United States and Japan on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to finalizing negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that covers 40 percent of the global economy, but they are not expected to reach a breakthrough on the outstanding issues in the bilateral trade talks this week.

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ASEAN leaders vow to tackle non-tariff barriers: Malaysian PM

​ASEAN leaders have agreed to tackle non-tariff barriers in order to further boost free movement of goods and services, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said here on Monday.

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Obama says sticking points remain in U.S., Japan trade talks

U.S. and Japanese negotiators have come close to reach a deal in their bilateral talks for a broader Asia Pacific free trade pact, but some sticking points remain to be resolved, President Barack Obama said Monday.

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Asian, African leaders call for closer economic interactions

Asian and African leaders urged countries of the two continents to have closer economic interactions through means like more regional and bilateral trade agreements.

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Mexico approves free trade deal with Panama

​Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has approved a free trade agreement (FTA) with Panama, according to a decree published Monday in the Government Gazette.

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China announces plans for pilot free trade zones

China released more details for regarding pilot free trade zones (FTZ) in Guangdong, Tianjin and Fujian as well as plans to further reform and open up the Shanghai FTZ on Monday.

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China Q1 foreign trade dips 6 pct

China's foreign trade volume dipped by six percent year on year in the first quarter to 5.54 trillion yuan (902.3billion U.S. dollars), official data showed on Monday.

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Arab ministers agree to establish free trade area to boost economy

​Arab ministers of trade and economy have made decisions Wednesday to establish an Arab free trade area, Egyptian trade minister and head of the Economic and Social Council of the Arab League (AL) Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour said.

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"Asia Miracle" loses luster: report

​The Asia miracle of high growth and robust trade is fast disappearing, a report by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) said on Tuesday.

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China's free trade zone fever spawns more regional hopefuls

Regional delegates to China's annual parliamentary session are pushing to have their jurisdictions included into the country's next batch of free trade zones after three new zones were approved in December.

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China's Silk Road offers ways to face challenges in France, Europe

​Haunted by volatile financial markets and economic woes, and challenged by security threats, France and its European partners have to join China's efforts to re-build the Silk Road, a former French prime minister said recently.

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Agricultural trade center fire kills 9 in SW China

Nine people have been killed and 10 others were injured after a fire engulfed an agricultural trade center early Wednesday morning in southwest China's Yunnan Province, said local fire authorities and government officials.

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Vietnam sees 61 mln USD trade deficit in 2 months: ministry

As of the end of February 2015, Vietnam saw a trade deficit of 61 million U.S. dollars, compared to a trade surplus of 1.35 billion U.S. dollars during the same period of 2014, according to Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on Tuesday.