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The Bush administration asked a world trade panel on Monday to force China to crack down on pirated goods, like U.S. movies and software.

Canada will request consultations at the World Trade Organization to challenge Belgium's ban of Canadian seal products, Ottawa said on Tuesday.

Presidents from both nations want to move the stalled global trade talks forward in the coming weeks.

The European Union has temporarily suspended its World Trade Organisation (WTO) complaint against India over the latter’s duties levied against European wine and spirit imports.

Abandoning long held positions on farm and industrial goods is essential to salvaging a deal, they say.

Pacific rim trade ministers pushed for a revival of stalled world trade talks on Friday, but committed themselves to work towards setting up their own trade bloc if a global deal fails.

A deal could be off, as the U.S. stepped up criticism of India and Brazil over failed talks

Economists and analysts say the implosion of faltering global trade talks would carry big costs.

Key trade representatives from the U.S. , EU Brazil, and India could resume talks.

Oil exports were among the few bright spots for an otherwise darkening picture for global trade expansion in 2005, according to a new report released on Thursday by the World Trade Organization.

WTO members began negotiating Vietnam's membership to the trade body on Monday. The talks are aimed at concluding the final terms of agreement and completing the deal by the end of the month.

Denmark announced a donation of $2.37 million (DKK 14 million) to support the WTO's technical assistance and training activities in developing countries.

The Kyrgyz Republic has made impressive progress since its economic and political transition to a market-based economy, but some continued reform remains important, the WTO Secretariat reported on Monday.

The World Trade Organization swore in David Unterhalter from South Africa as a member of the Appellate Body by the Body's Chairman, A.V. Ganesan, at a ceremony on Thursday.

A top U.N. trade official said suspended World Trade Organization trade talks hurt the poor and that it was imperative that they resume in order to avert a resurgence in protectionism.

The Republic of Congo must diversify its economy away from a high reliance on oil exploitation, the WTO stated in a report on Wednesday.

The head of the World Trade Organization said on Wednesday that aid for trade is a key piece necessary for trade development and growth to occur.

High-level talks to jump start negotiations on a global trade agreement won't be possible until the end of the year or early next year, European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said Monday.

The top U.S. trade negotiator said on Sunday before meeting a group of developing nations the United States was committed to a successful outcome of current world trade talks.

India's trade minister said on Tuesday that wealthy countries need to be more flexible on agricultural subsidies if global trade talks are to re-commence following the failed WTO talks in Geneva late last month.

South African agricultural representatives are looking at their own governments to see what can be done in the wake of recently suspended trade talks of the World Trade Organization.

Countries such as India, South Africa and South American Mercosur nations will continue trade negotiations following the indefinite suspension of global trade talks through the World Trade Organization.

The collapse of yesterday's WTO trade talks in Geneva has resulted in mixed feelings for Africa as it faces an uncertain future of high tariffs, officials said on Tuesday.

Global trade talks have been suspended indefinitely after five and a half years of discussions failed to produce results.

Global free trade talks, billed as a once in a generation chance to boost growth and ease poverty, collapsed on Monday after nearly five years of haggling and resuming them could take years.

After five years and very little to show for it, global trade talks meant to reduce poverty worldwide are at a crucial point.