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G20 to push for new world trade agreement last updated : 2010-09-07 09:35:11
The World Trade Organisation has an important role in the success of the upcoming G20 Summit in Seoul, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said in the meeting with WTO director general Pascal Lamy in Seoul on Monday (September 6). Lamy, who came to .....
Taiwan cuts tax on rice wine, triggering concerns from US, EU last updated : 2010-08-20 10:08:53
The Taiwanese government moved Thursday (August 19) to cut taxes on rice wine by reclassifying it as a food ingredient rather than drinking alcohol. The Legislative Yuan officially ratified an amendment to the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act, lowering t .....
Taiwan talks with WTO over rice wine prices last updated : 2010-08-10 09:23:53
Taiwan is working hard to convince the United States and the European Union that its rice wine is different from Japan's sake and Korea's soju as it is not a spirit but a cooking ingredient. The Taiwanese government is trying to convey to its fellow .....
Singapore, Taiwan to explore trade deal  last updated : 2010-08-05 10:57:26
Singapore and Taiwan will hold discussions later this year to explore the feasibility of an economic cooperation deal. The move, announced by the Singapore Trade Office (STO) in Taipei and its counterpart in Singapore early Thursday (August 5) .....
China makes revised offer for WTO pact last updated : 2010-07-16 09:19:16
The United States on Thursday said China had submitted an improved offer to join a WTO pact that allows members better access to lucrative government contracts.  "China submitted its revised offer last week. We are still analyzing it but we reco .....
Taiwan wins trade dispute with EU: report last updated : 2010-07-12 03:23:53
Taiwan has reportedly won a trade dispute with the European Union over a tariff imposed on LCD panels, a victory that may help Taiwan manufacturers save as much as NT$19.6 billion (US$611.5 million) a year. The case was launched jointly by Taiwan, .....
PVC, PP, others fail to make early harvest list on cross-strait agreement last updated : 2010-06-15 09:38:10
There will be no timetable set in the official text of the cross-strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) concerning when the market liberalization will be completed for each other's products and services, Director-General Huang Chih-pe .....
East Asia needs sustainable growth  last updated : 2010-06-08 10:17:07
Asia needs to increase its ability to share the benefits of growth among the larger population if it is to develop sustainably in the future, WTO director general Pascal Lamy said at the closing session of the 19th World Economic Forum on East Asia o .....
M'sia unhappy with EU green directive for palm oil last updated : 2010-05-25 09:54:46
Malaysia is unhappy with the EU Renewable Energy Directive (EU RED) which assigned a much lower value of 19 per cent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission savings to palm oil, as this can disqualify the commodity as a biodiesel source for use in Europe, said .....
ADB urges Laos to improve business environment  last updated : 2010-05-04 09:32:30
Laos needs to accelerate improvement of the business environment otherwise it will be difficult to maintain strong economic growth in upcoming decades, according to the Asian Development Bank. “Diversifying the economy's sources of growth and g .....
Business as usual for foreign firms in China last updated : 2010-03-26 10:13:33
When Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met 60 foreign executives from some of the world's largest multinationals on Monday (March 22) at the Great Hall of the People, everyone played nice. The foreign business leaders asked polite questions. Wen made the .....
US likely to label China 'currency manipulator' last updated : 2010-03-24 10:20:01
The US Treasury Department is highly likely to label China a currency manipulator in a report due out in mid-April, but the move will be "more symbolic than substantive" to win mid-term Congressional elections in the fall, former US trade representat .....
Trade deficit likely in March last updated : 2010-03-22 11:02:01
Minister warns China will fight back if declared currency manipulator China will probably see a "record trade deficit" in March thanks to surging imports, Minister of Commerce Chen Deming said on Sunday, while warning that Beijing will "fight b .....
US-China trade conflict looming  last updated : 2010-03-14 12:40:13
A recent Washington, DC, conference on 'US. trade policy in 2010" was attended by many US trade officials, foreign trade officials, trade lawyers and lobbyists. Other than brief speculation of the Obama administration's weakening leadership in the tr .....
Logistics, IT seen as future growth areas  last updated : 2009-12-24 11:24:06
Logistics and IT will be the next growth industry in Laos


   
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