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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2020
Going the last mile — Brexit myths and truths
That negotiators cannot overcome a few obstacles leaves the public bewildered. Clearly, in the words of the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, there has been 'a failure of statecraft.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2020
Australia to challenge China at the WTO as tensions escalate
Australia will challenge China at the World Trade Organization over Beijing’s decision to impose hefty tariffs on its barley exports, a further sign of deteriorating relations between the two key trading partners.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2020
Australia ‘deeply troubled’ by report on China coal import ban
Australia’s Trade Minister Simon Birmingham says he is "deeply troubled” by reports that China has formally banned imports of Australian coal, in the latest sign the dispute between the nations is worsening.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2020
Taiwan on track to apply to join trans-Pacific trade pact
The island's government says that informal talks with other CPTPP members, in line with application procedures, are ongoing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2020
Japan and South Africa agree to beef up post-pandemic business ties
Some 160 companies including Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. have bases in resource-rich South Africa, which accounts for more than 20% of Africa's gross domestic product.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 10, 2020
For Canadians held in China, two years of isolation and uncertainty
The fates of the two men are seemingly intertwined with the future of China's tumultuous relationships with Canada and the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 8, 2020
South Korea to consider joining TPP trade pact, Moon says
The remarks were the first time the South Korean leader had raised the possibility of Asia's fourth-largest economy joining the 11-member trade pact.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 5, 2020
North Korean trade hit more by COVID-19 than sanctions
Trade with China, by far the country's largest economic partner, shrank 73% through September and is on course to plunge 80% for the whole year, a trade body says.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2020
What Africa needs now is its own Japan or Singapore
What Africa might need is its own Japan — a pioneering country that can industrialize first, and then invest in the rest of the continent.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2020
China’s hard line against Australia is a lesson for us all
Australia is the proverbial canary in the coal mine — and wolves eat canaries in one bite.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 1, 2020
Japan urges South Korea to end tariffs on steel bars after WTO ruling
Seoul started imposing a 15.39% tariff on Japan-made stainless steel bars in July 2004 and extended the measure for the third time in June 2017.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 1, 2020
China’s fight with Australia risks backfiring as Biden era nears
To Beijing, the attacks on Australia are meant to deter others like Canada, the European Union and Japan from joining a U.S.-led campaign to counter China's rise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2020
China targets Australian wine in latest trade retaliation
Anti-dumping duties of more than 100% follow a raft of other measures from Beijing this year barring imports from coal to copper to barley.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 25, 2020
Is China a free trader or just a free rider?
On issues of market access for goods, if China wants to join CPTPP, it must negotiate from scratch with all 11 members.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2020
G20 vows fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to all nations
At the virtual summit, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga emphasized the importance of guaranteeing universal access by supplying treatment drugs and vaccines for COVID-19.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 22, 2020
'Better off thanks to China': German firms double down on resurgent giant
Moves by some firms are complicating efforts by Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to diversify trade relations and become less dependent on Asia's rising superpower.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 21, 2020
U.S. and Taiwan hold talks on strengthening economic ties
The United States and Taiwan held talks on Friday on strengthening their economic relationship in the face of increasing pressure on the island from mainland China, which the Taiwanese side hailed as a successful step forward.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 21, 2020
APEC leaders seek free and open trade to drive recovery from pandemic
Chinese President Xi Jinping says the world's second-largest economy will 'give positive consideration' to joining the CPTPP trade agreement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 20, 2020
U.S. firms turn upbeat on China after Biden win, survey shows
The survey, conducted Nov. 11-15, showed 54.8% of the respondents have become more upbeat about their business prospects in China.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Nov 19, 2020
RCEP: Big numbers, bigger potential
The U.S. absence in both the RCEP and CPTPP partnerships obliges Japan to show leadership to direct both agreements toward integration, openness, good governance and the rule of law.

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