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Japan hopes to resolve China's seafood ban over Fukushima's wastewater release within WTO's scope

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

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Global dispute settlement, India and appellate review

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

The Hindu · Sep 29, 2023

Australian government says ‘yeah, no’ to deal with China to drop wine tariffs

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

The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2023

Modi, Biden to discuss trade issues, jet engine, drone deals during meet

PM Modi and President Biden are likely to discuss outstanding trade issues, given that the U.S. has dropped most WTO cases against India and India has moved on dropping tariff increases against the U.S. on certain commodities.

The Hindu · Sep 7, 2023

The US broke global trade rules to try to fix climate change – to finish the job, it has to fix the trade system

The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law, is now expected to prompt a trillion dollars in government spending to fight climate change and trillions more in private investment. But the law and Biden’s broader “buy American” agenda include measures that discriminate against imports.

The Conversation · Sep 5, 2023

91% of India’s marine fish stock healthy, says study

India's marine fish stock is healthy and sustainable, according to a study by ICAR-CMFRI. 91.1% of stocks assessed were deemed healthy, with only 4.4% facing overfishing. The findings are expected to bolster India's seafood exports and strengthen its position at the WTO.

The Hindu · Sep 3, 2023

Japanese ministers eat Fukushima fish to show it's safe after nuclear plant wastewater is discharged

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and three Cabinet ministers have eaten Fukushima fish sashimi at a lunch meeting in an apparent effort to show that fish is safe following the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

Biden is turning away from free trade – and that’s a great thing

Trade deals have brought cheaper goods. They’ve also destroyed millions of US jobs and caused US wages to stagnate

The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2023

US Triumphs As WTO Rules Against China’s Retaliatory Tariffs

China was found to have violated trade agreements by putting taxes on $2.4 billion worth of American goods.

Zenger · Aug 17, 2023

Pocock claims Labor adopting Coalition’s ‘gas-led recovery’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 7, 2023