South Korea and the United States are entering into a legal battle over the U.S. safeguard tariffs on South Korean washing machines at the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The US International Trade Commission (USITC) has given its advice on the probable economic effect of certain proposed modifications to the rules of origin (ROOs) of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) on US trade under the agreement, on total US trade, and on domestic producers of affected articles. The USTR had requested such an advice. 

A Japanese delegation is coming to Washington this week to resume negotiations on a free trade agreement, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told Agri-Pulse Friday.

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In order to take advantage of the Europe-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), Vietnamese enterprises should pay more attention to intellectual property rights.

On June 30, after nine years of negotiations, Vietnam and the European Union officially signed the landmark EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), an ambitious and progressive agreement that includes important provisions on intellectual property.

Domestic businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need further support from state management agencies to better compete in the context of deep global integration, said Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Vu Tien Loc.

The Malaysian Government has yet to decide on whether the country would ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) or not, the local news agency Bernama quoted an official as saying.

South Korea tried to bring international pressure to bear on Japan by airing its complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday, the latest move in a festering dispute that has seen Washington's two biggest Asian allies lobbing accusations at each other.

Today, foreign ministers from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa gather in Rio de Janeiro to discuss political coordination within the BRICS framework.