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Commerce ministers capped days of hard negotiations Saturday by approving a WTO agreement on international commerce they hailed as a "historic" boost for the trade body.

• 07 декабря 2013, 16:32

It could be a huge breakthrough for Apple to win a place in the line-up of China's largest telecom provider and a big shakeup for the smartphone market.

• 06 декабря 2013, 13:24

Great Britain is interested in Kazakhstan’s early accession into the World Trade Organization (WTO).

• 04 декабря 2013, 16:04

Thousands of ageing farmers took to the streets of Tokyo Tuesday, underscoring opposition in Japan to an ambitious free trade deal, as US Vice President Joe Biden called on countries to make "tough choices".

• 03 декабря 2013, 15:01

Several flea markets are being demolished in Almaty.

• 26 ноября 2013, 14:49

A notorious Malaysian wildlife trafficker dubbed the "Lizard King" for his smuggling of endangered reptiles is back in business despite a 2010 conviction for illegally trafficking endangered species, according to an investigative report by Al Jazeera.

• 22 ноября 2013, 18:30

Japan's October trade deficit nearly doubled from a year ago, official data showed Wednesday, as soaring post-Fukushima energy bills eclipsed an improving export picture.

• 20 ноября 2013, 13:32

Taiwan signed a free trade deal with Singapore on Thursday, its first with a Southeast Asian country, as the diplomatically isolated island steps up efforts to join regional economic blocs.

• 07 ноября 2013, 18:00

3rd Central-Asian Trade Forum that involves CA countries, plus Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Austria and the United States was held in Kazakhstan.

• 29 октября 2013, 15:37

The Russian government has dismissed the head of the consumer protection agency, a notorious official best known for waging apparent trade wars against the country's neighbours.

• 25 октября 2013, 10:01

Russia and North Korea have reopened a rail link that Pyongyang hopes will offer a trading boost to the isolated, sanctions-squeezed state.

• 23 сентября 2013, 13:53

Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing warned that Shanghai's new free trade zone will have a "big impact" on Hong Kong, urging the city to up its game to avoid losing out.

• 18 сентября 2013, 12:38

Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade Wednesday, following big falls in New York and after US President Barack Obama asked Congress to delay a vote on US military action in Syria, analysts.

• 12 сентября 2013, 11:44

Armenia has blocked its chances of signing a free trade deal with the European Union by choosing to join the Russia-led customs union.

• 04 сентября 2013, 17:11

Since the start of 2013 Kazakhstan’s exports total $129.2 million, 6.2 times up against the H1 2012: Vice Minister of Economic Affairs and Budget Planning Timur Zhaksylykov.

• 03 сентября 2013, 15:47

Mexico on Friday sent its first shipment of 100 percent blue agave tequila to China, hoping to finally break into what sellers say could soon be their second biggest market.

• 31 августа 2013, 10:12

The US International Trade Commission on Friday blocked imports of some older model Samsung mobile devices following complaints by Apple that the South Korean company had violated its patents.

• 10 августа 2013, 12:21

The European Commission said Saturday it has reached an "amicable solution" with Beijing over imports of Chinese solar panels, a dispute that had threatened to turn into a full-blown trade war.

• 27 июля 2013, 19:29

Vietnam's president on Wednesday starts a rare visit to Washington to boost trade and security ties between the former war foes, but activists urged the United States to press him on human rights.

• 25 июля 2013, 12:01

US and European Union trade negotiators said Friday they had begun to identify key areas of agreement and difference as they closed the first week of talks to create an ambitious transatlantic free-trade zone.

• 13 июля 2013, 14:39