NEW YORK (AP) — In a story May 15 about retailers' reactions to a proposal aimed at making garment factories safer in Bangladesh, The Associated
BEIJING (AP) — Greece's prime minister is in China seeking investment and trade deals to help revive his country's recession-battered economy.
OTTAWA (AP) — A high-ranking European official says only agricultural issues stand in the way of a Canada-European Union trade deal.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine's foreign minister said he expects his country to sign a cooperation agreement with the European Union later this
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: April 30
THE TALKS: China and 15 other Asia-Pacific nations will kick off the first round of free trade talks next month to create one of the world's
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers have voted in favor of starting talks on a wide-ranging free trade agreement with the United States.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top trade official says negotiations with the U.S.
NEW PACT: China and Iceland signed a free trade agreement, offering lower tariffs to the small North Atlantic country and giving Beijing a leg up
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Friday approved Japan's entry into negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a critical step for Tokyo'
TOWARD A DEAL: The leaders of Germany and India said Thursday that progress is being made on a new free trade agreement between India and the Europ
SEEKING CLOSER TIES: California and China will try to find more ways to boost trade and investment, particularly in the infrastructure,
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — China, Japan and South Korea are inching ahead with talks for a free trade zone that would rival the European Union and N
TOKYO (AP) — A Japan-European Union summit next week that was expected to initiate negotiations on a free trade agreement has been postponed due
WASHINGTON (AP) — Japan's ambassador urged Washington on Friday to endorse Tokyo's bid to enter a U.S.-backed Pacific trade pact, pushing back
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is formally notifying Congress of its intention to negotiate a free trade deal with the European Union.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The administration's top trade official outlined President Barack Obama's ambitious trade agenda to Congress Tuesday while
WASHINGTON (AP) — The administration's top trade official says budget cuts are making it more difficult to negotiate new trade deals and enforce





















