(Reuters) - An ambitious trade pact between a dozen countries around the Pacific Rim will not be finalized this year as hoped, with no agreement on thorny issues like intellectual property, agricultural tariffs and state-owned enterprises. The U.S.-backed deal, which Washington wanted to conclude this year, aims to establish a free-trade bloc stretching from Vietnam to Chile andJapan, encompassing about 800 million people and almost 40 percent of the global economy. But differences over farm tariffs between the United States and Japan proved to be one of the major roadblocks.

Dec 9 (Reuters) - Expectations are growing that an ambitious trade pact between a dozen nations around the Pacific Rim may be wrapped up in 2-3 months, with signs that political desire for a deal is trumping a string of technical difficulties in drawing it up. Just days after the first World Trade Organisation trade reform deal was pushed through on Saturday, trade ministers from 12 countries are in closed-door talks in a Singapore hotel to try to tie up the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

CHANGZHOU, China, Dec. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or "the Company"), a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions and services, offers the following statement regarding the decision of definitive anti-dumping ("AD") and anti-subsidy ("AS") duties imposed by the Council of the European Union.

HA NOI  (VNS) — The cashew industry, during the first 11 months of 2013, reached its yearly target of US$1.5 billion in exports, according to the Ministry and Agriculture and Rural Development. According to officials, during the first 11 months of 2013 the industry achieved a year-on-year increase of 17 per cent in export volume of 238,000 tonnes of cashews and 10.1 per cent increase in value to $1.48 billion.

In this context, dissemination of information plays an important role in promplty providing correct information to prepare for intergration. Ministry of Industry and Trade coordinate with Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry to organize: Conference: “The Trans-Pacific Partnership and participation of Vietnam” Time: 8h00-12h00, Friday, December 20, 2013 Venue: Meeting hall (10th floor), VCCI (HCM city)-171 Vo Thi Sau, 3 dist, HCM city

SINGAPORE, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- A four-day Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) ministerial meeting kicked off in Singapore on Saturday, with the United States apparently pushing for the conclusion of the talks by the end of the year. The latest round of talks are important as leaders and senior trade officials of the United States have recently said that they are hoping for the talks to conclude by the end of the year.

HCM CITY  (VNS) — Vietnamese exporters should be prepared to cope with an increasing number of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy lawsuits filed by key export markets, heard a conference held yesterday in HCM City. Speaking at the event, Nguyen Chi Mai of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Viet Nam Competition Authority, said that Vietnamese exporters had faced an increasing number of lawsuits in recent years. From 1994-2007, 20 cases of anti-dumping lawsuits were filed against Vietnamese exports. From 2008 to 2012, the number was 19.

The New American was among the media outlets invited to a telephone press conference hosted by the Sierra Club on December 5. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was the topic of the event. Five members of Congress participated in the presser, each of whom voiced concerns about the still-secret proposed trade pact. Ilana Solomon, the director of the Sierra Club’s Responsible Trade Program, moderated the call with Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), George Miller (D-Calif.), Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), and Steve Israel (D-N.Y.).

Ministers from 159 countries have reached a deal intended to boost global trade at a meeting in Bali, Indonesia.

CANBERRA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott confirmed in a statement on Thursday that Australia has concluded negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea. According to the statement,Australian Trade Minister Robb and his South Korean counterpart, Trade Minister Yoon, concluded negotiations earlier this week. The agreement will be signed and come into operation following domestic approval processes in Australia and South Korea.