WTO Ministerial Conference Opens in HK
Ministers from 149 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) gathered in Hong Kong on December 13 to open the Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference in a new bid to push forward the stalled Doha Round trade talks. The Hong Kong meeting will run through this Sunday.

A South Korean protester is taken away by police in Hong Kong on December 17. Protesters took over a downtown street after breaking through a police line during demonstrations against the World Trade Organization, which was meeting in the city.
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Bo: WTO consensus worth celebrating (20/12 10:49)
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference has achieved some positive results, Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai said yesterday, but he urged rich nations to make greater concessions.

WTO agrees to end farm export subsidies (19/12 10:36)
Bringing a binding global trade treaty one step closer, WTO negotiators approved a trade agreement yesterday that eliminates farm export subsidies by 2013 and makes modest cuts in other trade barriers, while leaving many contentious issues for later.

HK police detain 900 in anti-WTO protests (19/12 11:37)
The 900 detained anti-World Trade Organization demonstrators will be dealt with according to relevant laws of the territory, Hong Kong Police said yesterday.

 

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