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WTO must 'reform or die': talks facilitator
AFP, Published on 04/02/2026
» GENEVA - Successfully reforming the WTO is a matter of life and death for the organisation, warns the facilitator of talks on revamping the global trade body.
'Phoney trade war' may be ending
News, Mike Dolan, Published on 18/10/2025
» After a period of relative calm through the Northern summer, businesses are bracing for a nervier winter, a return of trade and economic uncertainty, and higher financial market volatility to boot.
WTO at 30 after decades of challenges
Oped, Supachai Panitchpakdi, Published on 30/07/2025
» When I sat down to write an article "WTO at 10" for a commemorative book for the occasion in 2005, little did I know of the huge challenges the WTO and the multilateral trading system would have to confront in the following two decades.
Nigeria's former president Buhari dead at 82
AFP, Published on 14/07/2025
» ABUJA - Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari -- who led his country first as a junta strongman and later as an elected democrat -- died Sunday at the age of 82, his aide and the presidency said.
US-China trade talks continue in Geneva
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2025
» GENEVA - Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng resumed talks with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Saturday afternoon in Geneva in a tentative first step towards defusing a trade war that is disrupting the global economy.
No winners in US trade war
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 18/04/2025
» The United States' imposition of reciprocal tariffs has drawn global attention. Han Zhiqiang, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Thailand, shared his views on the matter.
Unease grows over Trump tariffs despite 'progress' in Japan trade talks
AFP, Published on 17/04/2025
» TOKYO - Uncertainty over Donald Trump's tariff blitz mounted Thursday after the Fed chief warned of rising prices and "volatility" while "progress" flagged by the US president in talks with Japan lifted markets slightly.
Trump touts trade talks, China calls out tariff 'blackmail'
AFP, Published on 17/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump touted tariff negotiations with Japan on Wednesday while China angrily accused Washington of "blackmail" in a trade war that the WTO warns will have "severe" economic consequences for the global economy.
Trump tariff tsunami sinks regional shares
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 05/04/2025
» RECAP: Asian shares fell to their lowest level in two months yesterday, extending a global selloff in stocks after US President Donald Trump's latest tariff measures drove investors into safe-haven assets.
Are women allowed their own dreams, wonders Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
AFP, Published on 30/03/2025
» PARIS - Twelve years after her last novel, best-selling Nigerian author and feminist icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is making a highly anticipated return with "Dream Count".