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USTR names Brendan Lynch as Assistant United States Trade Representative for South and Central Asia
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced Brendan Lynch will serve as the Assistant United States Trade Representative for South and Central…
China scraps tariffs on Australian wine as relations improve
China lifted its punitive tariffs on Australia’s wine exports, signaling an end to a three-year campaign of trade pressure on Canberra and raising hopes for…
US is asking allies to tighten servicing of chip gear in China
The US is asking allies to impose more restrictions on maintaining chipmaking equipment in China as the Biden administration seeks to further thwart Beijing’s ambition…
France delays new EU-Canada trade deal vote after Senate setback
The French government will delay holding another vote on the European Union’s free-trade deal with Canada, after an embarrassing setback in the Senate.
China ‘very close’ to ending Australia wine tariffs, business chief says
The Chinese government is “very close” to lifting the heavy tariffs on Australian wine imports, a business lobby said, while tempering expectations about all producers…
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Gap in China’s soybean trade casts doubt on data reliability
Doubts over the reliability of China’s economic figures are swirling again — this time in soybean trade as the world’s top importer has been publishing…
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El Nino may see first S. Africa white-corn import since 2017
South Africa may import significant amounts of white corn, used to make a staple food, for the first time since 2017 as the El Nino…
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Sanctions “Yet to curtail Russia with any compelling effect.”
Last month both the European Union and US once again stepped up sanctions against Russia in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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China files WTO complaint over US electric-vehicle subsidies
China is taking its dispute with the US over electric-vehicle subsidies to the World Trade Organization, challenging elements of President Joe Biden’s signature climate law…
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World’s top uranium miner seeks to boost exports to US
Kazakhstan, the world’s largest uranium miner, is conducting “active work” to boost exports of the metal to U.S. energy companies.