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Developing countries must stoutly resist a new trap of a digital Cold War, whereby they get bound into digital dependencies either with the United States or China

The defrost in China-Australia relations started cautiously after the change of federal government last year. It then sped up, with developments culminating in the formal announcement at the weekend of the date for the much-anticipated visit by Anthony Albanese.

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China is on a deadline to decide whether to drop trade tariffs on Australian wine but there are calls for financial aid for the struggling sector.

Persistently high interest rates have had chilling effect on consumer spending, says trade body

Japanese Agriculture Minister Ichiro Miyashita says Tokyo hopes to resolve the issue of Chinese ban on its seafood within the World Trade Organization's scope

While the commitment expressed in the G-20 Declaration is heartening, whether it will have an appellate process or just be a one-stage panel process, given the U.S.’s stand, remains to be seen

Reported package offer from Beijing was attempt to ‘meet Australian side halfway’ but Australia sees issues as ‘entirely separate matters’

Ukraine is filing a complaint at the World Trade Organization against Hungary, Poland and Slovakia after they banned grain and other food products coming from the war-torn country

India and Brazil have started talks to resolve a sugar-related trade dispute at the WTO. Brazil may share ethanol production tech with India, which could help reduce its reliance on oil imports and cut carbon emissions. India is offering something in return, and the US has already ended six trade…

The dispute settlement mechanism of WTO has been derailed due to a non-functional appellate body since December 2019.