At last Japan has entered talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership multilateral trade agreement, which have so far been conducted by 11 countries, including the United States.Regarding Japan's participation in the TPP negotiations, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stressed, "We will make full use of our negotiating power to prot

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s trade chief said on Saturday that a deal had been reached with China to settle a dispute over exports of low-cost solar panels that had threatened to set off a wider trade war between two of the world’s largest economies.

WASHINGTON (VNS) — The Presidents of Vietnam and the United States have decided to establish a comprehensive partnership between the two countries on the principles of respect for the United Nations Charter and international law as well as for each other's political institution, independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. The two Presidents reached the decision during their talks on July 25 at the White House during President Truong Tan Sang's on-going official visit to the US.

The second leg of Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Southeast Asian tour led to an agreement with his Singapore counterpart Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong that the two countries will work together to strengthen their economic ties through coordination in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade talks. They are also planning to promote together the export of infrastructure systems to other countries.

BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has decided to adjust anti-dumping duties on chloroprene rubber imported from Japan to 20.8 percent starting from Friday. The change was made according to the ministry's anti-dumping review on imports from Japanese company Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha at the request of Chinese companies that claimed the original anti-dumping tax was too low.The review found that the Japanese company had dumped its exports in China at a margin of 20.8 percent.

After welcoming Japan as a new member, the 18th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations ended Thursday in Malaysia, leaving many of the key issues like tariffs open to further negotiation. Japan made its belated debut in the negotiations for creating one of the world's largest free trade areas near the end of the round held in the resort town of Kota Kinabalu since July 15, upon the completion of the U.S. domestic procedures to allow Japan in the talks.

Pascal Lamy signed off as head of the World Trade Organization on Wednesday with criticism of the way the 159 member countries try - and usually fail - to agree new trade deals. "You must look beyond your interests and also care about this institution, both as owners but also as stakeholders that you are," he told trade ambassadors in his farewell speech.

The latest round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations concluded on Thursday, as negotiators admitted that tough issues remained to be solved despite progress.

EU And Georgia Conclude Free Trade TalksThe European Union and Georgia successfully concluded negotiations for a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) on July 22, 2013, as part of the Association Agreement between them.

Japan joined the talks for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade arrangement on Tuesday by attending a meeting in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Japan is the 12th country to join the talks.