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China Insists On "Developing Country" Status, Despite Australia Criticism

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 25, 2019

China, the world's second largest economy after the US, on Wednesday asserted that it is "still a developing country", arguing that it continued to grapple with the problems of inadequate and unbalanced development.

Day After US Hikes Tariffs, China Lodges Trade Complaint With WTO

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 3, 2019

China said Monday it had lodged a complaint against the United States with the World Trade Organization (WTO), one day after new tariffs imposed by Washington on billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods came into force.

If Protectionism Rises, No One Will Escape Recession: Piyush Goyal

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 22, 2019

The Minister urged all World Trade Organisation (WTO) member countries to take up reforms and not deal with issues in a piecemeal manner.

Won't Let India, China Leverage "Growing Nation" Tag Now: Donald Trump

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 14, 2019

US President Donald Trump has said that India and China are no longer "developing nations" and were "taking advantage" of the tag from the WTO and asserted that he will not let it happen anymore.

"Will Leave If We Have To": Donald Trump Threatens To Pull US Out Of WTO

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 14, 2019

President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to pull the United States out of the World Trade Organization if conditions are not improved.

South Korea Seeks $350 Million Trade Sanctions Against US

World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 31, 2019

South Korea is seeking an annual $350 million in trade sanctions against the United States in an Obama-era dispute over tariffs on steel pipes, it said in a World Trade Organization (WTO) filing published on Tuesday.

Donald Trump Threatens Not To Recognise China's Special Status At WTO

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday July 28, 2019

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to withdraw recognition of the special "developing nation" status of China and other relatively rich countries at the World Trade Organization unless changes are made to the body's rules.

US Adds India To Steel Tariff Dispute At World Trade Organization

India News | Reuters | Thursday July 4, 2019

The dispute follows similar complaints against China, the European Union and others who retaliated in the same way, saying the US tariffs were essentially "safeguard" measures that should be accompanied with a balancing cut in trade barriers on other goods.

PM Modi Shares 5-Point Approach For Leaders To Tackle Global Challenges

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 28, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday put forward a five-point approach to address common challenges facing the world, including protectionism, unilateralism at global financial organisations like the WTO, and terrorism.

PM Modi To Attend G20 Summit In Japan Next Week

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 21, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan next week to attend the G-20 summit where issues such as financial stability, WTO reform, black money, and terrorism will be on top of the agenda for India.

How Will PM Modi Double Farmers' Income? European Union Asks India At WTO

India News | Reuters | Monday June 17, 2019

Massive farm-support plans in the United States and India are being scrutinised by other World Trade Organization members, questions submitted to the WTO's quarterly agriculture committee meeting showed on Monday.

Japan Takes India To World Trade Organization Over Mobile Phone Import Duties

Business | Thomson Reuters | Tuesday May 14, 2019

Some of the tariffs on goods of substantial interest to Japan were now "clearly in excess" of the rates allowed by the WTO, Japan said

US Warns India Against Retaliatory Duties Over Trade Privileges: Report

India News | Reuters | Tuesday May 7, 2019

Any retaliatory tariff by India in response to the United States' planned withdrawal of some trade privileges will not be "appropriate" under WTO rules, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross warned today.

75 Countries Launch WTO E-Commerce Talks

Agence France-Presse | Friday January 25, 2019

Ministers from 75 countries launched talks towards drawing up global e-commerce rules amid growing calls for technology to be more closely regulated internationally.

China's Trade Surplus With US Grew In 2018 Even Amid Tariff Issue

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 14, 2019

China's trade surplus with the United States widened last year, data showed on Monday, while the country's imports and exports fell in December last year as the long-running trade war begins to bite in the world's number two economy.