Farming remains hugely important to the French economy and its success is very much tied to the operation of the EU Single market.

A free-trade deal between the Philippines and the European Union will not likely be concluded soon as conditions in the country are not right enough to hold another round of negotiations.

China on Thursday said it would halve additional tariffs levied against 1,717 U.S. goods last year, following the signing of a Phase 1 deal that defused a bruising trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

The U.S. is mulling a plan to withdraw from a global pact worth $1.7 trillion in government contracts, a person familiar with the matter said, in a move that may anger close allies during a delicate moment for trade.

Trade is not a driving factor in determining currency rates around the world, and the Geneva-based World Trade Organization lacks the expertise to address the issue, the body's director general, Roberto Azevedo, said on Tuesday.

Graphics cards, motherboards, Apple iPhones and Nintendo consoles all affected by measures taken to combat the spread of Coronavirus

SEOUL: The most productive car factory in the world fell quiet on Friday as South Korea's Hyundai suspended operations at its giant Ulsan complex, hamstrung by a lack of parts with the coronavirus outbreak crippling China's industrial output.

President Trump's signature on Jan. 29 to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement marked the latest chapter for international trade after he signed the Phase One trade agreement with China and an agreement with Japan, bringing increased optimism among farmers for strengthened trade and a gradual uptick in commodity markets such as corn and soybeans.

China is preparing to halve the extra tariffs on U.S goods that went into effect last September, including on crude oil, soybeans, pork and beef.

The coronavirus outbreak in China and solutions to promote trade with Việt Nam were discussed at a meeting of the National Steering Committee for ASEAN Single Window (ASW), National Single Window (NSW) and Trade Facilitation Committee in Hà Nội yesterday.