Country leaders pose during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 11.
Economy

APEC statement addresses Trump criticism of 'unfair trade'

Leaders call for removal of 'market distorting subsidies'

11 November 2017
Ministers from the 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership member states discuss the trade deal in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 9.
Economy

TPP ministers affirm agreement in principle but no summit

Details to be laid out Saturday at news conference, Japanese minister says

11 November 2017
Singapore's central business district forms the backdrop for a PSA International port terminal.
Economy

11 nations agree in principle on TPP Pacific trade deal

Leaders look to officially rubber stamp deal on Friday

10 November 2017
Top Japanese trade negotiator Kazuyoshi Umemoto, center, speaks to counterparts from the other remaining TPP signatories in Urayasu, near Tokyo, on Oct. 31.
Economy

'TPP 11' negotiators make headway before crucial summit next week

'Consensus' reached on freezing certain provisions, but obstacles remain

1 November 2017
Thai researchers at Siam Bioscience's facility in Nonthaburi, Thailand (Photo courtesy of Siam Bioscience)
Economy

Cuba plants its medical diplomacy flag in Thailand

Joint-venture facility in Nonthaburi aims to crack the biopharmaceuticals market

19 October 2017
BHP Billiton owns more than half of Chile's Escondida, the world's largest copper mine.
Economy

BHP sees shiny future for copper

Electric cars and economic growth bode well for miner's mainstay businesses

18 October 2017
Michael Froman, former U.S. trade representative, speaks to the Nikkei Asian Review in Tokyo.
Economy

'TPP 11' should preserve all agreed-upon rules: ex-US trade chief

Michael Froman warns of 'risk that the whole thing unravels'

13 October 2017
Thai researchers at Siam Bioscience's facility in Nonthaburi, Thailand (Photo courtesy of Siam Bioscience)
Economy

Cuba plants medical diplomacy flag in Thailand

State-of-the-art biopharmaceuticals plant aimed at fast-growing global market

12 October 2017
Business and consumer confidence has improved in many countries, but investment demand is still lagging.
Economy

Economic breathing space is an opportunity to strengthen resilience

Tougher reforms needed to kick growth into higher gear

8 October 2017
Economists are trying to get to the bottom of sluggish inflation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Economy

Unraveling the mystery of 'missing' inflation

Central banks confront curious case of stronger growth, stagnant prices

5 October 2017
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong arrives for his trial on corruption charges in Seoul on Aug. 7.
Economy

Bitcoin is a bellwether of anti-government sentiment

As governments grow bigger, so does the appeal of cryptocurrencies

5 October 2017
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong arrives for his trial in Seoul on Aug. 7. (Reuters)
Politics

Beware the return of big government

The rise of the 'stateless' bitcoin reflects dislike of state intervention

30 September 2017
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Economy

'TPP 11' talks set parameters for moving forward

Suspending rules on state-owned enterprises among sticking points

23 September 2017
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Economy

Surging imports mean lean times for Japan's beef producers

Tariffs on US meat little help as buyers switch to other foreign suppliers

14 September 2017
A crane carries a car during the opening of an Audi plant in San Jose Chiapa in Mexico on September 30 2016 .
Economy

Countries locked in battle to attract corporate tax revenues

While companies' tax burden ratios decline, OECD moves to correct the imbalance

11 September 2017
Miners watch from a lookout point at the La Escondida copper mine, the world's biggest copper mine, near Antofagasta, Chile on March 31, 2008.
Business

Copper solid on China, India demand, electric cars: Antofagasta CEO

Head of Chilean miner cites Asian geopolitics and US protectionism as risk factors

9 September 2017
The chief TPP negotiator for Japan, Kazuyoshi Umemoto, at left, speaks at a meeting Monday in Australia.
Economy

'TPP 11' to freeze drug data protection demanded by US

Remaining members thrashing out details to revive trade pact

31 August 2017
Brazil's food prices are falling as inflation subsides, giving the government room to rebuild the economy with interest rate cuts.
Economy

Emerging nations pivot toward monetary easing

Low inflation, smaller outflow risks present a window of opportunity

24 August 2017
Agreement on the economic partnership between the European Union and Japan was reached at a summit in Brussels in early July.
Economy

Japan lags behind on free trade, despite EU partnership

Trade covered by FTAs to exceed 30% for 1st time, but ratio remains low

13 August 2017
Rio de Janeiro-Galeao International Airport. Major Chinese conglomerate HNA Group will buy a stake in the airport's management company.
Economy

Chinese companies expanding presence in Brazil

Government eager for infrastructure investment amid stagnating economy

12 August 2017
Japan's preferential tariff program covers imports from more than 140 countries and areas.
Economy

Japan to keep reduced tariffs on imports from China, Brazil

Expanded preferential tax program will cover emerging, advanced economies

25 July 2017
Ecuador has decided to keep its oil rigs -- like this one in Tiputini -- pumping as much as they were before the country agreed to trim production.
Economy

OPEC needs clearly defined endgame to tame oil glut

Only patience is keeping a production restraint pact from unraveling

24 July 2017
A port worker in Valparaiso, Chile, checks a shipment of copper ingots bound for Asia.
Economy

Nicholas Borroz: China and the US should cooperate in Latin America

The world's superpower and its emerging one can help the region grow sustainably

29 June 2017
A Chinese farmer drives a reaping machine to harvest corn in the field in Guandian village, Weifang city, east China's Shandong province.
Economy

Monsanto exec sees China becoming reliant on corn imports

Country going its own way in gene modification, 'digital farming'

28 June 2017