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Japan Ratifies UK Trade Deal to Take Effect Jan. 1

TAKAKO GAKUTO and MASAYA KATO | Nikkei Asia | 12/05/2020

TOKYO — Japan’s parliament on Friday completed ratification of a free trade deal with the U.K., a key move for supporting Japanese auto companies, railcar makers and other industrial groups…

Brexit: Time Running Out as Brexit Trade Talks Restart

BBC News | 12/04/2020

A senior UK government source said the prospects of a breakthrough were “recedi...

US Adds Chinese Chipmaker, Oil Giant to Security Blacklist

Joe McDonald | Associated Press | 12/04/2020

BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. government has stepped up a feud w...

Xinjiang: US Moves Swiftly to Enforce Ban on Cotton Products Linked to Forced Labour

Finbarr Bermingham | SCMP | 12/04/2020

US customs authorities are baring thei...

Indian Farmers’ Protests Spread, in Challenge to Modi

Emily Schmall | The New York Times | 12/04/2020

NEW DELHI — Before India’s farmers rose up in anger, prese...

Why Some Food Brands Want You to Know Their Climate Impact

Katy Scott | CNN Business | 12/04/2020

Orleans, France (CNN Business)Food labels already indicate how...

U.S. Trade Deficit Widens Less than Expected in October

Reuters | 12/04/2020

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States’ trade deficit increased less than exp...

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