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• EU, US leaders launch trade talks, France digs in on culture

  
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  The United States and the European Union launched talks on Monday to create one of the world’s most ambitious free-trade zones, as France again underscored its determination to protect its movies and culture. A trans-Atlantic free trade agreement was first considered three decades ago but was knocked down by France ...
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• Britain’s Prime Minister Cameron rallies world leaders to G8 summit

  
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  British Prime Minister David Cameron says leaders gathering on Monday for the G8 summit in Northern Ireland should reach speedy agreement on trade and tax reforms, and draw inspiration from the host country’s ability to resolve its own stubborn conflict. Speaking hours ahead of the summit’s official opening at a ...
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• Trade agreements could bring deadly food to the U.S.

  
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  When it comes to international trade agreements both the Democrats and the Republicans have both  failed the American people. When candidate Obama was running for the presidency in 2008 he criticized... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• WTO TRIPS Council: Discussion Of Innovation Shows Divergent Views; Tobacco Back On Agenda

  
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  The impact of intellectual property rights on the transfer of ‘green’ technology was brought up to the World Trade Organization committee on intellectual property this week with divided points of view. In addition, a discussion on cost-effective innovation was criticised by some developing countries as ...
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• Foreign investors keen on Vietnamese market

  
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  (VOV) -Many foreign investors regard Vietnam as an ideal market thanks to the country’s incentive policies and transparency in investment attraction. Five-month FDI hits US$8.5 billion FDI enterprises call for production assistance FDI boosts Vietnam’s economic growth Businesses from the Republic ...
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• Vietnamese vote for joining expanded ITA

  
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  VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese agencies, enterprises and experts all have agreed that Vietnam should continue joining the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), saying that this is necessary in the context of the global deeper electronics industry integration. Vietnam’s electronics exports up, but ...
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• LDCs Obtain New Waiver On IP Obligations At WTO, Take It As A Limited Victory

  
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  World Trade Organization members this week agreed to give least-developed countries an extra eight years to implement international intellectual property protection rules. The decision received a broad support among countries, with some voicing reservations about the negotiation process. Related Articles: LDC ...
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• Canada may retaliate on US ‘country of origin’ meat labels, with threat of tariffs

  
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  Canada has warned that it may impose tariffs on a large range of food products if the US does not change a meat-labelling policy that Canadian beef and pork industries say is costing them more than CA$1 billion a year.
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• Canadian (and maybe Mexican) Trade Retaliation?

  
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  I often think that retaliatory measures taken by aggrieved parties in the WTO dispute settlement process are among the most interesting aspects of trade politics.*   US industry/policymakers may have to deal with retaliation from Canada, after the WTO ruled against the US in a dispute over mandatory meat labeling ...
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• Viet Nam, El Salvador promote cooperation

  
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  Viet Nam always wishes to promote friendly and cooperative relations with El Salvador as well as with Latin American countries, affirmed President Truong Tan Sang during his meeting with El Salvador s Chairman of Legislative Assembly Sigfrido Reyes in Hanoi on June 6. The President spoke highly of the results of ...
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• Obama Meets with China President: Will They Talk Jobs?

  
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  Following the first day of talks between President Obama and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, it appeared the most prominent topics included threats to cyber-security and issues surrounding cooperation between the country’s militaries. That leaves the subject of trade — with respect to its effect on manufacturing ...
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• WTO Members Agree On Draft Extension Of TRIPS Transition For LDCs

  
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  World Trade Organization members today reached a draft decision on a request put forward by least-developed countries to extend the period during which they do not have to comply with international rules of intellectual property rights protection, according to sources. Under the terms of the hard-fought decision, LDCs ...
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• 06-07-13 *NCBA News* Statement from NCBA President Scott George on the Canadian Government’s Release of a List of U.S. Commodities for Possible Retaliation…

  
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  WASHINGTON (June 7, 2013) – Today the Canadian government released a statement in response to the submission of the amended rule on Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL) to the World Trade Organization (WTO). National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President and Cody, Wyo. cattle and dairy ...
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• China Whines Over EU Tariffs

  
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  On June 4, the European Union decided to impose provisional anti-dumping tariffs of nearly 50 percent of Chinese photovoltaic (PV) solar modules. But there’s a silver lining for Chinese PV manufacturers: they have until August to curb their anti-competitive practices, before the full impact of the tariffs take ...
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• What changed first, SM or the Tariff?

  
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  Last June, Susan Mann of Better Farming wrote about Al Mussells published report (Sr. Research Associate at George Morris Centre in Guelph ON) suggesting that Supply Management ("SM") didnt need to be scrapped, we just need to allow greater access to the Canadian markets to satisfy our trade partners under WTO ...
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• Hey Berlin, this is what an EU without Britain would look like

  
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  One of the biggest questions in today’s European politics is what price Germany is willing to pay to keep the UK in the EU. One school of thought – which strangely sees an over-representation of retired Europhiles and hardcore Eurosceptics – claims virtually no price at all. Berlin will choose Paris – and ...
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• Task force calls for stronger U.S. international engagement on cyber issues

  
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  A task force sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations calls on the United States to build an alliance for cybersecurity with like-minded actors. The task force – charged with making recommendations for the defense of an open global Internet and co-chaired by John Negroponte, a former diplomat and director of ...
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• Protection Of Local GI Products Can Benefit Women, Speakers Say

  
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  Geographical indications, a European invention, have attracted interest in a number of developing countries. According to several speakers at a recent industry conference on the subject, GIs can provide economic sustainability for rural families. In Africa, two cases were provided to illustrate the role of the ...
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• Egyptian court says Islamist-dominated legislature, constitutional panel illegally elected.

  
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  CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian court says Islamist-dominated legislature, constitutional panel illegally elected. Read the original here: Egyptian court says Islamist-dominated legislature, constitutional panel illegally elected. The post Egyptian court says Islamist-dominated legislature, constitutional panel ...
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• Venezuela’s leader in Nicaragua for bilateral talks

  
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  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived on Saturday night in Nicaragua to meet with his counterpart Daniel Ortega for talks to increase cooperation between the two Latin American countries. “We came to strengthen our bilateral ties, to ratify energy ties, (and) to expand our cooperation in the commercial, ...
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