The World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council has recently passed the protocol on the Trade Facilitation Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement), bringing the Agreement into the WTO Agreement, and opened the protocol for ...
The fifth meeting of the China-Singapore FTA Commission was held in Singapore on January 20-22, 2015. The two sides talked on further supplementing and perfecting the China-Singapore FTA, and exchanged views on some specific issues ...
Tags: China-Singapore FTA, trade in goods, trade in service, investment
In April 2014, the Ministry of Commerce integrated some of the business functions of the former Bureau of Fair Trade and the former Bureau of Industrial Damage Investigation and officially established the Bureau of Trade Remedy and ...
People’s Daily published the signed paper of Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng’s To Cooperate for the Prosperity of Regional Development with the Help of the China-Korea Free Trade Agreement on June 2. The full text follows: ...
Tags: China-South Korea FTA, textile, garment, steels, liquid crystal display
The Australian Made Campaign has reminded businesses to boost country-of-origin branding on products as part of its strategy to leverage new export opportunities available via the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). “The TPP will ...
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has this week been finalised after negotiations began in 2010. The TPP centers on a free trade zone between 12 countries located around the Pacific rim including Australia, the US, New Zealand, ...
On October 4, 2015, Ministers of the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries announced conclusion of their negotiations. The summary of the TPP Agreement is as follows: Disclaimer: The Following Summary of the Trans-Pacific ...
Tags: goods, services, trad, investment
On Sep. 10, MLS announced that the company will spend RMB$ 180 million (US$ 278.2 million) to purchase stock in Kaistar Lighting with private fund, acquiring 10.91% of Kaistar’s shares. Kaistar Lighting is a joint venture ...
Hong Kong exporters may be interested in the new Joint Market Surveillance Action on Consumer Products being undertaken by PROSAFE, the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe, which has been launched in July 2015. The Joint ...
Tags: LEDs, EU PROSAFE, joint market surveillance
This August saw complete production solution specialist White Light once again sponsor London’s Free Open Air Theatre Season at The Scoop in Central London. The season offers a programme of free shows, with the incentive being to ...
Tags: Lighting project, SGM lighting, Outdoor LED luminaires
Today, The Climate Group, which is hosting its annual Climate Week NYC, called on every single city and utility around the world to schedule the switch of their street lighting to LED by 2025 and launched its new major global campaign LED = ...
Tags: government policy, LED streetlight upgrade, The Climate Group
Premier Li Keqiang has encouraged State-owned enterprises to play a key role in the drive by the nation's industries to "go global", and make the most of their financial and technological advantages as they step up their international ...
Tags: nation's industries, economy
The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into Mondi's proposed acquisition of two industrial packaging plants from Walki in a bid to ensure that the deal is pursuant to the EU Merger Regulation. The regulator is ...
Tags: Mondi, packaging plants, Extrusion coating
Sony is reportedly planning to venture into the automotive market after Google and Apple. The company is open to collaborate with traditional automakers and said that the advent of electric cars has lowered entry barriers for new ...
Tags: automotive market, Sony, electric cars
The New Brunswick Liquor Control Act, which limits import of beer to 12 bottles by individuals, is facing a challenge by a resident from Tracadie in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. Gerard Comeau, who was charged for importing ...
Tags: beer, Brunswick Liquor