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The World Trade Organization's agreement on fisheries subsidies -- its first environmentally focused accord -- enters into force on Monday after years of thorny negotiations at a time of heightened international trade tensions.

UTime Ltd. (NASDAQ:WTO) shares jumped 64.84% to $2.11 during after-hours trading on Thursday after the Chinese mobile device manufacturer clarified that unauthorized press releases claiming management changes were fraudulent.

In the wake of Trump’s global trade war, can the World Trade Organization reclaim its role as guardian of free trade?

President Donald Trump has succeeded in strong-arming nations to accept higher tariffs on US exports, yet for now experts see little threat to the postwar trend of lower duties in the pursuit of greater wealth all around.

Once considered the crown jewel of post-war economic cooperation, the WTO was neither mentioned in the joint press statements nor acknowledged in the deal's architecture.

Without a means of enforcing bilateral trade agreements, Trump could simply change the terms of any deal down the road. The answer is to kick the U.S. out of the World Trade Organization, argues professor Kristen Hopewell.

Trade and tariffs will be high on the agenda at the upcoming BRICS summit in Brazil, but geopolitical divisions and conflict could be distractions.

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has proposed to EU leaders the launch of a Europe-led initiative to establish a structured trade cooperation with Asian countries, potentially laying the groundwork for an alternative to the gridlocked World Trade Organisation (WTO).

New strategy to focus on ‘more agile’ modest agreements, as opposed to wide-ranging deals