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China takes complaint to WTO against Canada over EV, aluminum and steel tariffs
Leapmotor vehicles are parked outside a showroom in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. China has launched a complaint against Canada at the World Trade Organization over recently announced tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, aluminum and steel. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Caroline Chen
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China launches WTO complaint against Canada over EV, aluminum and steel tariffs
A sign of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is seen on their headquarters on September 21, 2018 in Geneva. - A World Trade Organization arbitrator will review on September 21, 2018 a Chinese request to impose more than $7 billion (nearly 6 billion euros) in annual sanctions on the United States over anti-dumping practices, a Geneva trade official said. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images
opinion
Here’s how Canada can square tariffs on Chinese EVs with the WTO
Lawrence Herman
international business
China lifts tariffs on Australian wine, ends three-year freeze in trade
Wine bottles from around the world fill shelves in the cellar of Trio Wine Bar in Beijing, China November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
international business
China challenges Biden’s electric-vehicle plans at the WTO
FILE PHOTO: A logo is seen at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters before a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, October 5, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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WTO chief sees fisheries subsidies deal ratified before year’s end
World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks at a WTO summit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. The World Trade Organization opened its biennial meeting Monday in the United Arab Emirates as the bloc faces pressure from the United States and other nations ahead of a year of consequential elections around the globe. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
world
World Trade Organization ends meeting in UAE after failing to reach major agreements
World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks at a WTO summit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. The World Trade Organization opened its biennial meeting Monday in the United Arab Emirates as the bloc faces pressure from the United States and other nations ahead of a year of consequential elections around the globe. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
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Tax-free status of movie, music and games traded online is on table as WTO nations meet in Abu Dhabi
The voice you hear on the other end of your phone call may not be who you think it is, the person you're texting with may really be a bot and the face in a photo or video on your favourite dating app may not even exist. Technological advancements in artificial intelligence create the potential to fuel romance scams, said Jeff Clune, an associate professor of computer science at the University of British Columbia. A young person uses a smart phone in Chicago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP
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What’s at stake at the WTO’s next meeting in Abu Dhabi?
A logo is seen at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters before a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, October 5, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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WTO says its trade growth estimates appear ‘overly optimistic’
FILE PHOTO: The World Trade Organization (WTO) logo is pictured in front of their headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
international business
G20 agrees to work on WTO reforms ahead of key meeting early next year
Vehicles drive past the logo of India's G20 summit, along a road in New Delhi on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)
international business
Chinese duties on U.S. imports ‘inconsistent’ with WTO obligations, panel finds
FILE PHOTO: The flags of the United States and China fly from a lamppost in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
opinion
Climate subsidies like Canada’s $13-billion for Volkswagen herald new trade wars
Lawrence Herman
international business
WTO forecasts ‘subpar’ 2023 trade growth with multiple risks
FILE PHOTO: World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attends a news conference following a meeting at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi
international business
WTO members overcome impasse, appoint chairs for negotiations to fix some global trade rules
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) attends a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
opinion
What 2023 might bring for the postwar rules-based trading system
Lawrence Herman
international business
WTO panel rejects U.S.’s ‘Made in China’ labelling on Hong Kong goods
international business
China launches suit at WTO over U.S. chip export curbs
world
WTO warns of ‘real’ recession risk in some major economies
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Canada’s trade surplus shrinks as WTO warns of slowdown in global trade