Greek PM in China seeking investment, trade deals
Greece's prime minister is in China seeking investment and trade deals to help revive his country's recession-battered economy. Antonis Samaras met ...

Turkish PM talking Syria with Obama at White House
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is looking for stepped-up action on Syria as he meets with President Barack Obama at the White House.

Polish exports of meat for Jews, Muslims in limbo
For some, it was a barbaric way to treat animals. For others, it was great business. Until January, slaughterhouses across Poland — a deeply Catholic ...
Trade group slams safety pact for Bangladesh
The largest U.S. retail-industry group on Wednesday criticized an international pact aimed at improving factory conditions in Bangladesh's garment ...
Cameron: EU, US could launch trade talks in June
British Prime Minister David Cameron says the United States and the European Union could launch free trade talks ahead of a meeting of the Group of ...

Obama, Cameron focus on Syria at White House
President Barack Obama says the United States is working with Britain to strengthen the moderate opposition in Syria and to push for the end of the ...

Nations agree to new chemical ban, export controls
A summit on chemicals and hazardous wastes ended Friday with an agreement to globally phase out a widely used flame retardant and to accept stricter ...
German exports 0.5 percent higher in March
German exports rose 0.5 percent in March compared with the previous month, a figure that follows promising data on industrial orders and production ...

Incoming WTO director seeks 'negotiating pillar'
Brazilian Ambassador Robert Azevedo said Wednesday that his first priority as the new leader of the World Trade Organization will be to try to rescue ...
UN predicts boom in trade of 'green' products
The U.N.'s environment agency says the global market for low-carbon and environment-friendly goods and services is projected to almost triple to $2.
Ukraine expects to sign cooperation accord with EU
Ukraine's foreign minister said he expects his country to sign a cooperation agreement with the European Union later this year despite the EU's ...

Diplomats: Brazil wins race for next WTO director
The World Trade Organization has settled on Roberto Azevedo of Brazil, a well-known diplomat and consummate insider in Geneva circles, to serve as its ...

NKorea issues warning ahead of US-SKorea summit
North Korea on Tuesday threatened the United States and South Korea over joint naval drills taking place this week in tense Yellow Sea waters ahead ...
Chicago case alleges ties to North Korea
A Taiwanese businessman long suspected of ties to North Korea and his son have been charged in Chicago with seeking to bypass a U.S. ban on the export ...

Shoppers face hurdles in finding ethical clothing
The building collapse in Bangladesh that killed hundreds of clothing factory workers last week put a spotlight on the sobering fact that people in ...

German exporters pin hopes for growth on China, US
China and the United States represent the biggest growth opportunity for German exporters, as European economies continue to falter, a group ...

UN chemicals summit expected to adopt new controls
At the start of a major conference to regulate chemical and hazardous waste safety, top officials voiced optimism Saturday that delegates will approve ...
Mexican, Brazilian lead race to be next WTO chief
A Latin American is set to take the helm of the World Trade Organization after the field for the agency's next director general has narrowed to ...
Court upholds EU ban on importing seal products
A court says the European Union's ban on importing products from seal hunts can stand, despite a challenge by manufacturers and traders. EU law ...
EU lawmakers support free trade deal with US
European Union lawmakers have voted in favor of starting talks on a wide-ranging free trade agreement with the United States. A parliamentary ...

Sea disputes, NKorea in spotlight at ASEAN summit
Worried that long-seething rifts could escalate over the South China Sea, Southeast Asian leaders are expected this week to press China to agree to ...
Jude Law writes to WTO against seal trade
Actor Jude Law has written to the World Trade Organization to urge it to uphold a European Union ban on seal fur. The British actor was writing on ...
EU aims to get US trade deal by next year
The European Union's top trade official says negotiations with the U.S. on what would become the world's largest free trade agreement should be ...
Rights group sues UK over exports of spy tech
A human rights group is suing the British government over the export of sophisticated surveillance technology that has been used to spy on dissidents ...