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US launches first dispute with South Korea under free trade pact
The US government was launching the first dispute with South Korea under the free trade pact between the two countries over how Korea's competition regulator treats American firms.
EU-US trade spat heats up over stalled talks
The European Parliament failed to back trade talks between the EU and the US as President Donald Trump warned of severe consequences if Europe failed to deliver.
Venezuela's Guaido to appeal $8.75 billion ConocoPhillips award
Venezuela’s opposition leader and self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido plans to appeal a $8.75 billion award issued to ConocoPhillips by the World Bank’s arbitration tribunal last week.
US-EU trade talks unacceptable without agriculture, US House members say
A bipartisan group of 114 US House members sent a letter to the US Trade Representative, urging him to “insist on the inclusion of agricultural products" in trade talks with the European Union.
Democrats cool toward NAFTA replacement, question labor standards
Several Democrats said a closed-door meeting between United States Trade Representative failed to ease their concerns about the new US-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s provisions on labor, biologic drugs and some other issues.
US trade chief to prioritize farm sector in talks with Japan
U.S. Trade Representative will prioritize the agriculture sector once the two countries start negotiations.
Brazil, US to discuss meat, sugar, ethanol trade -farm minister
Brazilian Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said that she will discuss US-Brazil trade in meat, sugar and ethanol in talks next week between officials of the two countries.
Lighthizer casts doubts on China trade talks as ‘major issues’ go unresolved
President Trump’s top trade negotiator raised doubts that a trade agreement with China was within reach, while also aiming to negotiate trade deals with Europe and Japan.
Brazil cane industry group wants tariff-free access to US sugar market
Bolsonaro will meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington and the two leaders are expected to discuss bilateral trade.
Even Israel is getting the Trump treatment on trade
US trade negotiators are traveling to Israel for advanced talks to upgrade their agricultural trade pact and reduce barriers for American farm exports to the Middle Eastern country.