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Malakihang book sale sa World Trade Center, dinayo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 03:40 AM

Sa pinakamalaking book sale sa World Trade Center sa Pasay, nagpunta ngayong araw ng mga puso ang ilan nating kababayan. Read more »

Trump, WTO chief to discuss changes to trade arbiter

Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 10:10 PM

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed dramatic action with the World Trade Organization, saying the group's director general would visit Washington as soon as next week, but giving no other details.   Read more »

US-China trade deal: What’s in (and out) the agreement

Peter Eavis and Alan Rappeport, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 16 09:13 AM

The agreement signed Wednesday includes some victories for Trump: China has committed to buy an additional $200 billion of American goods and services by 2021 and crack down on business practices that the Trump administration has criticized. But text of the accord does not provide enough information to determine how it will work in practice. Read more »

US, China set to sign vital trade truce

Heather Scott, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 12:38 PM

Although tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of two-way trade will remain in place, likely at least until after President Donald Trump faces reelection in November, some of the uncertainty will go away. Read more »

EU flexes trade muscles after US cripples WTO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 09:35 PM

The EU on Thursday proposed a move to strengthen its power to hit back in global trade rows, looking for defensive alternatives after the US crippled the WTO. Read more »

China exports fall in November, imports recover

Ludovic Ehret, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 10:00 PM

China's exports declined for the fourth consecutive month in November as a trade war with Washington rumbles on, official data showed Sunday, although imports rebounded. Read more »

US opposition pushes trade court to brink of collapse

Agnes Pedero, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 05:30 PM

The World Trade Organization's capacity to settle international disputes, a core function throughout the body's 25-year history, is on the brink of collapse following relentless US opposition. Read more »

The coffee conundrum: consumption is up but trade prices are low

Benoît Pelegrin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 13 12:22 PM

Futures on arabica and robusta, the most widespread varieties of coffee, have fallen 40 percent since the beginning of 2017 and are now at historically low levels. Read more »

China, US agree tariff rollback if phase one trade deal is completed

Jeff Mason and Yawen Chen, Reuters
Posted at Nov 08 09:24 AM

The Chinese commerce ministry, without laying out a timetable, said the two countries had agreed to cancel the tariffs in phases. Read more »

China asks WTO for $2.4 billion sanctions against US in latest clash

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Oct 22 11:39 AM

China is seeking $2.4 billion in retaliatory sanctions against the United States for failing to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling in a case that highlights White House complaints about the global trade body. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 11, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 12:48 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos  Read more »

World commemorates 911 attacks

Andrew Kelly, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 11 12:34 PM

A man walks by the Tribute in Light, lit to commemorate the 18th anniversary of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City, USA, Tuesday. Read more »

US, China to resume trade talks in Washington in October

Helen Roxburgh, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 05 10:51 AM

The officials agreed to "work together and take practical actions to create favorable conditions for consultations," the ministry said in a statement. Read more »

WTO indicator signals world trade likely to weaken further

Reuters
Posted at Aug 15 10:08 PM

The World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Thursday that its latest economic barometer showed that the growth in merchandise trade was likely to weaken further in the third quarter. Read more »

Britain looks to ASEAN for post-Brexit trading opportunities

Reuters
Posted at Jul 31 08:28 AM

British foreign minister Dominic Raab will travel to Thailand on Wednesday to attend a meeting of 10 Southeast Asian countries Read more »

China slams US 'arrogance' on WTO status

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 29 09:22 PM

China Monday said the US threat to pull recognition of China's "developing nation" status at the World Trade Organisation showed its "arrogance and selfishness", ahead of crucial trade talks this week. Read more »

Trump targets China in call for WTO to reform 'developing' country status

Jeff Mason and David Lawder, Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 12:10 PM

US President Donald Trump put pressure on the World Trade Organization on Friday to change how it designates developing countries, singling out China for unfairly getting preferential treatment. Read more »

WTO future a concern for global finance chiefs

Antonio Rodriguez, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 11:19 PM

Global finance chiefs meeting in France have warned that the World Trade Organization's internal court risks becoming paralyzed by bitter disputes between member states.   Read more »

PH is 'good ship' facing 'high waves,' Dominguez says of US-China trade spat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 12:01 PM

The trade spat is "affecting every country," Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said. The Philippines' exports to China form part of products that Beijing sells to other countries. Interest rates could also increase to factor in risks from the dispute, he said.   Read more »

'Good chance' for more US exports to Huawei: Trump aide

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 09:30 AM

While Trump had signaled the softer position on Huawei, a sticking point in trade talks, by saying US companies could sell equipment "where there's no great national security problem," White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow added a bit of detail. Read more »