The top diplomats of Japan and Britain agreed Saturday to work quickly toward a bilateral trade deal that will be “at least as ambitious” as Japan’s agreement with the European Union.

Nearly two decades have passed since a coronavirus known as SARS emerged in China, killing hundreds of people and sparking panic that sent a chill through the global economy. The virus now rampaging across China could be much more damaging.

Vietnamese textile and footwear manufacturers are struggling to import material from China where the new coronavirus outbreak has resulted in factories being shut down.

Amid wide opposition, U.S. administration’s decision to increase tariffs on derivative steel and aluminum imports by 25 percent and 10 percent respectively took effect on Saturday.

The Indonesian House of Representatives on Feburary 6 ratified the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA).

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.