Senior economists have been proposing adjustments to the export-reliant economic models of developing countries after an address on the subject at the ongoing Boao Forum for Asia 2014 Annual Conference.
Russia is "disappointed" at Norway's decision to suspend programs for bilateral military cooperation, part of the sanction measures Norway imposed following Russia's annexation of Crimea, the Norwegian news agency NTB reported on Monday.
Japan and the European Union on Monday kicked off their fifth round of free trade agreement talks, with a focus on tariff elimination on EU wine and Japan's auto, according to local media.
India's fair trade watchdog has slapped a fine of 166,000 U.S. dollars on Google for not sharing information relating to a probe into the U.S.-based search engine' s alleged unfair trade practices in the South Asian country.
A total of 22 policemen in Dongguan, the south China city notorious for its illegal sex trade, have been punished in a crackdown on prostitution, local police said on Tuesday.
Rules on implementation of the free trade account system that enables full convertibility of the Chinese currency and allows offshore financing in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone will be rolled out before the end of June, an official said Tuesday.
Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou on Sunday defended the cross-Strait service trade pact.
South Korea and China saw disparities on how to liberalize the goods sector at the 10th round of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations, Seoul's Trade Ministry said Friday.
Hundreds of students continued their grip on Taiwan's legislative building on Thursday, as the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vowed to increase protests against a cross-Strait pact.
New Zealand finance officials on Wednesday welcomed an agreement allowing direct trading of the New Zealand and Chinese currencies, saying they would build on the growing bilateral trade and investment ties.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Police held a special training at the capital's Olympic Stadium on Thursday afternoon in preparation for any future demonstrations.
Senior Pakistani and Indian foreign ministry officials are scheduled to meet on Tuesday to discuss "ways and means to further streamline and improve the modalities regarding trade across the Line of Control, which divides the two countries in the disputed Kashmir region, the Foreign Ministry said.
Although ascending to the spot of the world's largest goods trader is a major milestone for China's development, it is no excuse for complacency, according to experts.
China, South Korea and Japan started the fourth round of negotiations on trilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in Seoul on Tuesday.
Japan's cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), Kyodo News agency reported.
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said on Monday that the gaps between Washington and Tokyo still remain after the bilateral talks during the recent round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) ministerial meeting here.
Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade recently approved a master plan on development of industrial and trade cooperation at the border area with China until 2020 with a vision to 2030.