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| May. 7 |
China |
Oil rises toward $96 as China trade improves| Oil prices rose Wednesday after an upswing in China's trade for April restored hopes that the world's second-largest economy was strengthening | |
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| May. 2 |
Mexico |
Obama agrees trade boost in Mexico
Map of Mexico City Mexico US President and his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto have agreed to boost trade and create jobs on both sides of the border
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| Mar.11 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan-Iran gas link defies US
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| Feb.19 |
Japan |
Japan posts record trade deficit Japan's monthly trade deficit hit a record in January after its recent aggressive monetary policy stance weakened its currency sharply
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| Feb.13 |
European Union |
EU and US launch free-trade talks
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| Jan.24 |
Kiev |
Ukraine and Shell sign gas deal
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| Jan.23 |
Japan |
Japan runs record trade deficit
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| Jan.9 |
China |
Chinese trade surge fans optimism
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| Sep.17 |
Washington |
US in new trade spat with China |
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| Sep.16 |
China |
China protests hit Japanese trade Japanese electronics maker Panasonic has suspended some of its operations in China after anti-Japan protesters attacked two of its factories
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| Sep.9 |
China |
China trade data raises fear of economic slowdown |
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| Aug.3 |
Southern Sudan |
Sudan and South Sudan in oil deal |
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| May.21 |
U.S. Senate |
Chinese fakes 'used in US planes' |
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| Apr.9 |
Washington |
Obama and Brazil's president discuss trade, energy |
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| Mar.20 |
Washington |
US imposes solar duties on China |
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| Mar.13 |
China |
China faces rare earth trade case
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| Mar.1 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan plans to move forward on pipeline to Iran |
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| Feb.19 |
Japan |
Japan trade deficit hits new high |
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| Jan.27 |
Southern Sudan |
South Sudan 'nears oil shutdown' |
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| Jan.24 |
Japan |
Japan posts annual trade deficit
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| Jan.11 |
Japan |
Japan 'to cut Iran oil imports'
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| Dec.29 |
Washington |
US sells $30bn in jets to Saudis
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| Dec.11 |
China |
China promises to boost imports |
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| Nov.12 |
Hawaii |
Obama outlines pan-Pacific trade plan |
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| Aug.19 |
Beijing |
US, Chinese vice presidents talk economy |
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| Aug.11 |
Washington |
Falling exports hit US trade gap |
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| Jun.28 |
Berlin |
China and Germany ink $15bn deals |
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| Jun.26 |
London |
China and UK in £1bn trade deal |
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| Jun.8 |
Eastern Libya |
Libyan rebel group sells first oil to U.S. |
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| May.10 |
Washington |
Geithner hails 'progress' in China talks
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| Apr.25 |
Beijing |
China-US economic talks confirmed |
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| Apr.19 |
Japan |
Quake damage hits Japan exports |
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| Apr.5 |
Eastern Libya |
Libya rebels to export first oil
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| Mar.10 |
Washington |
Trade deficit data hits US shares |
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| Jan.1 |
Siberia |
Russia-China oil pipeline opens
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| Sep.13 |
Washington |
US to push $60bn Saudi arms sale |
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| Aug.14 |
Russia |
Russia ban on grain export begins
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| Aug.5 |
Moscow |
Russia to impose grain export ban |
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| Jun.28 |
Southern China |
Taiwan and China to sign key deal |
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| Jun.20 |
Russia |
Russians 'to cut gas to Belarus' |
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| May.23 |
South Korea |
S. Korea suspends trade with N. Korea
South Korea is suspending trade with North Korea, closing its waters to the North's ships and adopting a newly aggressive military posture
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| Apr.30 |
Shanghai |
Shanghai rolls out record world's expo Up to $58 billion has been pumped into the local economy in preparations for Expo 2010, which runs from May 1 to October 31
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| Mar.21 |
Beijing |
China likely to see trade deficit
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| Feb.3 |
Washington |
Obama to pressure China on trade |
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| Jan.29 |
Taiwan |
U.S., Taiwan in $6.4 billion arms deal 
Overriding objections from China, the Obama administration unveiled a deal that includes about $2.85 billion in missiles and 60 helicopters
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| Nov.17 |
Beijing |
Trade focus for Obama talks US President is to meet Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the last day of his much-watched visit
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| Nov.16 |
Beijing |
End protectionism, China tells US |
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| Oct.13 |
China |
Fall in China trade figures eases |
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| Sep.13 |
Venezuela |
Chavez in $2bn Russian arms deal President Hugo Chavez: Russia has agreed to lend to buy weapons. The credit will be used to purchase 100 tanks and a anti-aircraft systems
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| Jul.28 |
Washington |
US and China 'committed to trade' |
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| Jul.27 |
Washington |
China-US economic talks kick off |
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| Apr.15 |
China |
Weak exports hit China's growth |
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| Mar.24 |
Japan |
February exports halved |
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| Mar.20 |
France |
Renault jobs row rocks EU summit |
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| Feb.24 |
Japan |
Exports drop 45% to new low |
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| Feb.14 |
Rome |
G7 pledges to avoid protectionism Finance ministers of leading industrial countries have pledged to avoid protectionism as they battle the global economic crisis
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| Feb.4 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate eases 'trade war' bill |
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| Jan.19 |
Russia |
Russia turns on gas for Europe
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| Jan.17 |
Moscow |
'Gas to flow' after deal Russian Prime Minister Putin has said agreement has been reached at talks to resume gas exports to Europe via Ukraine shortly
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| Jan.13 |
European Union |
Russian gas flow disappoints EU |
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| Jan.12 |
Moscow |
Russia set to restart gas supply |
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| Jan.10 |
European Union |
Accord signed in Russia gas row
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| Jan.8 |
Belgium |
Russia 'to restore gas to Europe'
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| Jan.7 |
European Union |
Brussels to broker gas row talks |
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| Jan.5 |
Russia |
Russia cuts transit gas by fifth |
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| Jan.2 |
Moscow |
Russia looks to re-route EU gas |
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| Jan.1 |
Russia |
Gazprom cuts off Ukraine's gas Russian energy monopoly cut off supplies of natural gas to Ukraine after a payment deadline expired
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| Dec.21 |
Japan |
Japan sees record drop in exports |
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| Nov.22 |
Peru |
Apec leaders make free-trade vow Leaders from Asia-Pacific countries have pledged not to respond to the global financial crisis by raising trade barriers over 2009
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| Nov.15 |
Washington |
New trade deal by 'end of year'
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Bush: G20 committed to free trade |
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| Oct.31 |
East Africa |
African trade blocs agree to merge
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| Oct.21 |
Kashmir |
Trade route opens within Kashmir |
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| Oct.3 |
Washington |
U.S. to sell $6.4b in weapons to Taiwan |
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| Aug.30 |
Baghdad |
Iraq signs $3B oil deal with China |
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| Jul.29 |
Geneva |
Global trade deal falls apart
After coming tantalizingly close to a historic trade deal, WTO talks collapsed in a dismaying blow to 7 years of efforts to open up the global...
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| Jul.28 |
South Korea |
First U.S. beef arrives in Korea after ban |
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| Jul.25 |
Qatar |
Hope of deal in world trade talks |
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| Jul.20 |
Geneva |
Fresh push in global trade talks |
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| Jun.25 |
South Korea |
South Korea lifts ban on US beef South Korea has formally lifted an import ban, allowing meat from young cattle to be shipped into the country
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| Apr.19 |
South Africa |
Zimbabwe weapons ship heads to Anglola |
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| Feb.12 |
Moscow |
Russia and Ukraine reach gas deal |
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| Dec.21 |
Venezuela |
Chavez proposes oil barter scheme
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| Dec.9 |
Portugal |
EU, Africa fail to agree trade deal |
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| Oct.7 |
Costa Rica |
Costa Rica supports US trade deal |
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| Sep.4 |
USA |
Thousands of Mattel toys recalled
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| Aug.14 |
USA |
Mattel recalls millions of Chinese toys |
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| Aug.1 |
USA |
Chinese-made toys recalled in US
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| Jul.18 |
Washington |
Bush tackles scares over imports |
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| Apr.10 |
New York |
U.S. files piracy complaint against China |
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| Mar.26 |
Moscow |
Hu heads to Russia to boost trade |
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| Mar.10 |
Uruguay |
Bush talks trade |
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| Jan.8 |
European Union |
Russia oil row hits Europe supply 
| Oil supplies to Poland, Germany and Ukraine have been cut amid a row between Belarus and Moscow. Transneft's pipeline were completely sh... | |
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| Nov.18 |
Vietnam |
APEC vows to salvage trade talks
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| Nov.2 |
Beijing |
Trade to top China-Africa summit
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Georgia |
Gazprom to double Georgia charges |
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| Oct.14 |
Sweden |
Trade minister to quit |
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| Jul.24 |
Switzerland |
WTO global trade talks collapse Global free trade talks collapsed after 5 years of on-off haggling and resuming them could take years
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| Apr.29 |
Cuba |
Leftist trio seals Americas pact The leaders of Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela have signed a trade agreement to counter US influence
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| Jan.3 |
Russia |
Russia, Ukraine reach natural gas deal The Ukrainian natural gas company agreed to a price of $230 per thousand meters of gas
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| Jan.2 |
Moscow |
Russia vows to end gas shortage |
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| Jan.1 |
Hungary |
Ukraine gas row hits EU supplies
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Russia cuts gas supplies| Russia has begun shutting off a pipeline after last-ditch talks failed to settle a price dispute | |
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| Dec.30 |
Moscow |
Russia says gas cut won't hit EU |
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| Dec.18 |
Hong Kong |
WTO seals farms deal| Ministers from 149 states saved long-running talks with an interim deal to end farm export subsidies by 2013 | |
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| Dec.17 |
Hong Kong |
WTO nears deal amid protests |
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| Sep.5 |
Beijing |
EU, China hail textile deal
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| Aug.28 |
European Union |
EU to consider China textile deal |
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| Aug.4 |
Brazil |
WTO raps EU over sugar subsidies |
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| Jul.31 |
Switzerland |
World trade talks reach agreement
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| Dec.4 |
Washington |
United States scrapped tariffs on steel |
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| Sep.14 |
Mexico |
Rich-poor divide derails WTO talks
The collapse of talks in Cancun has set back the trade development agenda by at least 2 years
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| Sep.10 |
Mexico |
Cancun trade talks begin amid protest |
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| Aug.17 |
Moscow |
Russia, Iraq close to $40b deal |
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| Jan.31 |
New York |
World Economic Forum starts |
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| Nov.10 |
Qatar |
China joins WTO Trade ministers have unanimously approved China's entry after 15 years of negotiations
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| Apr.22 |
Canada |
Americas leaders back free trade |