China, Switzerland to seal free trade deal

BRUSSELS — The European Parliament passed a resolution on Thursday demanding that the free-trade pact now under discussion with the United States exempt audiovisual industries so that countries like France could shelter their movie businesses from ...

4:23pm BST * Agreement would protect EU investors in China * Could eventually pave the way for a free-trade deal By Robin Emmott and Ethan Bilby BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission will seek the support of EU governments to launch ...

Discussions between Australia and India on free trade agreement (FTA) are progressing well as the fifth round of talks had concluded smoothly in Canberra yesterday. We have gone further in our goods negotiations. We have progressed well in our text on our ...

A free trade agreement between China and Switzerland would generate long-term benefits for both countries, Swiss Economy Minister Johann N. Schneider-Ammann said. "The progress we have made in our bilateral FTA does call for a celebration," ...

Pakistan and China on Wednesday inked several agreements and memoranda of understanding, including a pact on a system to manage the border between the Xinjiang autonomous region and Gilgit-Baltistan area. President Asif Ali Zardari and visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang witnessed the signing of the agreements by representatives of the two countries during a ceremony at the presidency. Others agreements covered an economic corridor plan, maritime cooperation and satellite navigation. Chinese ...

BRUSSELS: The EU wants to negotiate an investment protection accord as a first step towards a wider Free Trade Agreement with China, one of its biggest trading partners despite a series of tit-for-tat disputes, EU officials said Thursday. "We want ...

New Delhi, May 21: China is keen to start talks on a free trade pact with India and has offered greater market access to narrow down a ballooning trade deficit. "We also understand India's concerns about trade deficit. China never has the intention ...

Amid talks of reviewing free trade agreements signed with several countries, India on Friday raised concerns over rising trade deficit with Japan, seeking more market access for its agricultural and marine products

(from left) Ajay Sahai, Director-General and CEO of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations; Pradeep Chandra, Principal Secretary, Industries; D. Purandareswari, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industries; J. Geeta Reddy, Minister for Major ...