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WTO Faces Difficult time
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The multilateral trading system is in a difficult spot after the World Trade Organization (WTO) failed to produce the necessary agreements for a new round of global trade talks, said a senior United Nations official.
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China Objects to US Duties on Chinese Goods
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China has expressed its dissatisfaction with US restrictions on Chinese textile imports and dumping duties on its color television imports, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao yesterday in Beijing.
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WTO to Establish Asia-Pacific Training Center in HK
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The University of Hong Kong has been chosen by the World Trade Organization (WTO) to jointly establish WTO's Asia-Pacific training center, announced Tsui Lap-Chee, vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong on Tuesday.
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China's Goals Tied to World's: Vice-Premier
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Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi Monday said a multilateral trading system will contribute to China's prosperity if the new round of global trade talks can address development issues effectively.
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WTO Director-general: China be A Bridge between Developing, Developed Countries
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Supachai Panitchpakdi, director-general of the World Trade Organization, said here Monday that the organization hoped China could work as a bridge between developing and developed countries to help restart the new round of trade negotiations.
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WTO Calls on China to Help Restart Trade Talks
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The head of the World Trade Organization called on China on Monday to use its growing economic clout to help jump-start stalled world free trade talks.
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China Strictly Implements WTO Commitment: WEDDC Organizer
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Since joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) in late 2001, China has strictly implemented WTO commitments and performed remarkable achievements in five main areas.
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WTO Rates China as Fourth Largest Merchandise Trader
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China has become the fourth largest merchandise trader in 2002 if counting the European Union as a single trader, according to the International Trade Statistics 2003 released by World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday.
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Anti-dumping Tarrif on Imported Chemical
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China has announced that it began collecting anti-dumping tax Monday on an imported chemical product, polyvinyl chloride, that were produced in the United States, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Russia and China's Taiwan Province.
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China Willing to Play Constructive Role in Negotiations: Chinese Ambassador
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China has fully participated in and supported the launching of Doha Development Agenda, Sun Zhenyu, Chinese Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO), told Chinese reporters Cancun on Thursday.
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Developed WTO Members Urged to Make Concessions on Agriculture
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China on Wednesday called on the developed members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to make substantial concessions on the agricultural issues during the new round of multi-lateral trade talks held in the Mexican resort.
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Anti-dumping Measure Taken Against Imported Rubber
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China has decided to take anti-dumping action against Russian, South Korean and Japanese styrene butadiene rubber producers, the Ministry of Commerce said in a final verdict yesterday.
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World Organizations Urge Rich Countries to Adopt New Trade Policies
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The heads of three international organizations on Thursday urged developed countries to take action on adopting new trade policies.
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WTO Members Make Last-ditch Effort to Break Trade Deadlock
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Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are reviewing a draft declaration to be submitted to the WTO ministerial meeting in Cancun and exchange their reaction toward it Monday.
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Anti-dumping Duty on ROK, Japanese Art Paper Begins
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China begins to levy anti-dumping duties on imported coated art paper produced in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan Wednesday for a term of five years, the Ministry of Commerce has announced.
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WTO Trade Talks Make Progress
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Trade and agriculture ministers said they made progress as they concluded three days of free trade talks, but acknowledged that they have several mountains still to climb.
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Top Trade Officials Start Agricultural Talks
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Top trade officials from the United States, European Union and 24 other countries began three days of talks yesterday aimed at finding enough common ground on agriculture subsidies and tariff reforms to save world trade negotiations from collapse.
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China Joins Forces to Push WTO to Stick by Panel Decision
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China will work together with seven other plaintiffs of US steel safeguard measures to ensure the World Trade Organization (WTO) adopts its panel's decision, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday.
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WTO Assembly to Convene in Beijing
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Secretary-General of World Tourism Organization, Fancesco Frangialli announced here Monday that after consultation with Chinese government, the organization decided to hold this year's assembly in Beijing in October.
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EU: Tariff Change of Little Harm to Chinese Exports
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The removal of six categories of Chinese products from the European Union's Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) will have a minimum impact on Chinese exports given the good situation between the two economies, a European Commission official said on Friday.
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US Farm Subsidy Act Blamed
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China criticized the United States' revised farm subsidy act as a deviation from its commitment to agricultural trade liberalization.
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Flexibility Urged in WTO Talks
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Chinese trade experts urged developed members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to be more flexible so that the new round of trade liberalization talks can progress smoothly.
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China Imposes Anti-dumping Tax on Imported Acrylates
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China will impose a five-year anti-dumping tax on imported acrylates made in the Republic of Korea (ROK), Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia beginning Thursday, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
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China Urges WTO Members to Speed up Talks
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China is gravely concerned that World Trade Organization (WTO) talks have fallen behind schedule, especially on issues that affect developing members, said Chinese Minister of Commerce Lu Fuyuan.
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Importing Nations Urged Not to Block Chinese Farm Produce
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Importing nations are being urged not to block Chinese farm produce by using the rising threshold of standards as non-trade barriers.
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US Wants to Settle Wheat Dispute with Canada Within WTO
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A brewing wheat trade dispute between the United States and Canada will go to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for a settlement, local media reported Thursday.
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Australian Cotton Farmers Picking up
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A 5 percent per year increase in cotton import quotas, following China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), has lured Australia to the newly opened market.
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Nation Brings Opportunities to Its Neighboring Countries
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A surge in imports from neighboring countries in the past year has left China nursing a trade deficit of US$30.59 billion.
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WTO to Examine Canada's Claims Against US in Lumber Dispute
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to set up another panel to hear Canada's complaints against anti-dumping duties imposed by the United States on its softwood lumber exports, the Canadian Press reported Wednesday.
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Dumping Threatens Trade Interests
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A growing number of international trade disputes will challenge China next year as protectionism resulting from the sluggish world economy picks up among some of its trade partners, said anti-dumping officials.
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Thailand Official: WTO Investment Ruling Not Threat to Thailand
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Deputy Prime Minister Prommin Lertsuridej has said the World Trade Organization (WTO)'s recent ruling requiring Thailand to end some foreign-investment incentives around the end of 2004 will pose no problem.
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China Passes WTO Trade Policy Review
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China has passed its annual trade policy assessment by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the first year of its membership. China's serious and responsible attitude and its work in carrying out its commitments have won just and objective appraisal and affirmation.
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China Strives for Win-win Results on Basis of WTO Membership
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Since it entered the World Trade Organization (WTO) on December 11 last year, China has been creating a win-win situation for itself and the rest of the world by fulfilling its membership commitments to the WTO.
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China WTO Tribune Launched
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The Chinese government Wednesday launched a monthly journal on its World Trade Organization-related work to mark the first anniversary of the country's entry to the WTO.
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World Bank: China Able to Facilitate WTO Negotiations
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World Bank International Trade Director Uri Dadush said Wednesday that China can greatly contribute to the negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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WTO Advanced Training Program for Asia-Pacific Set up in China
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The WTO Advanced Training Program for the Asia-Pacific was launched Wednesday at Beijing University, one of China's most prominent universities.
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WTO Talks Should Tackle Developing Members' Needs
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The interests of developing members should be fully considered in the new round of multilateral negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Chinese Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Shi Guangsheng said Wednesday.
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HKSAR Fully Supports Closer Economic Partnership with Mainland
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All public consultation responses received by the Hong Kong Special Administration Region (HKSAR) government are in support of the implementation of Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) between the mainland and the HKSAR.
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China Solicits Public Opinions on WTO Members' Trade Policies
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China has begun to request public opinions concerning the examination of other World Trade Organization (WTO) members' trade policies, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) said here Monday.
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China Calls on EU to Grant It Full Market Economy Status
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China is strictly carrying out its commitments as a new member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and is calling on the European Union (EU) to grant it full market economy status in line with WTO rules.
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