The Latest Breaking News from WTO

When the Trump administration arbitrarily imposed 15% tariffs on New Zealand exports on August 1, up from a previously announced 10%, no one should have been surprised.

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

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

Von der Leyen's hawkish intervention at the G7 summit has dented hopes of a diplomatic reset between the EU and China.

Social media is undermining the power of protest by framing it as "cringe," making the front line of change weaker

The much-speculated EU-China reset looks in trouble after both sides exchanged sharp accusations in the last few days.

During the G7 summit, Ursula von der Leyen said the source of "the biggest collective problem" in the global trading system dates back to China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001.