Charles Burton is an associate professor of political science at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario and is a former Counsellor at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing

Belarus and Russia will continue working together towards Belarus' early accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), reads the joint statement signed by Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on 5 June, BelTA has learned.

The African Union Commission (AUC) Department of Trade and Industry, in collaboration with the Government of Niger, is organising a Conference of the African Union Ministers of Trade (AMOT) on the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) from 5 to 16 June 2017 in Niamey, Niger.

The chief of Southeast Asia's regional bloc on Monday pushed back against the emerging anti-globalization mood, stressing a commitment to continued economic integration and open trade.

The United States has asked Canada to eliminate a new "underhanded" dairy-pricing class that has undercut sales by U.S. dairies to Canadian processors, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Monday.

The sugar barons of Florida, Alfonso and José Fanjul, have been equal-opportunity political donors for decades, showering largess on the campaigns of Democrats and Republicans alike to ensure that lawmakers will protect the American sugar industry.

Belarus is in the final stage of negotiations on joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said.

A considerable majority in Parliament has approved the ratification of the EU’s free trade agreement with Canada (CETA). As a result, Denmark is among the first EU nations to sign on.

Upcoming renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement should embrace its principles that significantly improved free trade among Canada, Mexico, and the US by allowing goods and services to move freely across borders, two national trade association leaders agreed.

One Belt One Road (OBOR) aims to revitalize the ancient Silk Road that ran from China to Europe through Central Asia. To this end, OBOR involves a series of interconnected infrastructure projects in more than 60 countries. The end game is a regional production chain of advanced manufacturing and innovation, furnished by First World infrastructure networks, with China at the centre.