Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Thursday evening for an official visit to Switzerland, his first trip to Europe since he took office in March.
The United States and Myanmar on Tuesday signed a trade and investment framework agreement, announced the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in a statement.
China and India, both with a billion-plus population and emerging as the world's two rising powers, are seeking to join efforts to create a new engine of the global economy.
New customs data on Wednesday shows China's foreign trade is picking up. Trade volume grew by 15.7 percent year on year in April, faster than the 12.1 percent increase in March.
The spring session of the Canton Fair, China's largest trade fair, saw more overseas buyers and larger trade deals in comparison to last year's autumn session, the event's organizers said Sunday, indicating that trade may see a modest recovery this year.
President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated Michael Froman, a top economic adviser, as the next U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to help promote his ambitious trade agenda in the second term.
A Hong Kong economist voiced stern opposition to collective bargaining right legislation for the city, saying that this would lead to overexpansion of trade union power, and eventually devastate the entire economy.
The unionists have long been bombarding the Hong Kong government for not initiating collective bargaining legislation, leaving the labor no bargaining chips in dispute. But it was rarely mentioned that this law was once passed and added into the city's book of ordinances.
South Korea and China reaffirmed their push for the bilateral free trade deal in the fifth round of talks held in China last week, the South Korean trade ministry said Monday.
Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said here Sunday that Iran's natural gas exports to Turkey will increase following the establishment of a planned joint pipeline, according to Press TV.
World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy said on Thursday that members needed a change in mindset in order to gain the "early harvest" they want in a ministerial meeting due to be held in Bali, Indonesia in December.
Costa Rica has obtained authorization from China's top quality watchdog to export dairy product to China, the Ministry of Foreign Trade said Tuesday.
An agreement among BRICS nations to establish a new development bank has been hailed as a boon to the five emerging economies as well as the global economy.
BRICS countries must reform their financial systems to facilitate integration and trade settlements, Chairperson of the HSBC Bank in India Naina Lal Kidwai has said.
"Made in China" goods have long-dominated the global market, but rising costs are weakening China's price edge and strengthening the country's resolve to come up with "new edges," analysts say.
On Wednesday, Taiwan's leader, Ma Ying-jeou, announced the island will further ease its investment restrictions, to attract business from the mainland.
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