News by subject: TRD

Migration policies, foreign security, energy and climate change will set the agenda when the 3rd EU Arab World Summit meets in Greece this month ? October 29 and 30. The Summit, that attracts Heads of States, senior EU officials, Ministers, scholars...

Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade, The Right Honourable Liam Fox MP and Consul General, Anthony Phillipson welcomes the British luxury sector to New York, at reception at Hearst Tower.  Walpole, the...

The Elixxir blockchain - launched during Consensus Singapore by legendary cryptographer David Chaum - has announced strategic investments from lead players in the blockchain industry. David Chaum will be at Money 20/20 on Tuesday, October 23 from...

The United Steelworkers is calling on the federal government to take a decisive stand against U.S. quotas on Canadian steel and aluminum products. "Canada's government must emphatically stand up for the Canadian steel and aluminum industries and...

The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade, will visit a manufacturer linked to the agreement reached by Canada, Mexico and the United States. A photo opportunity and media availability will...

Today, two major U.S. synthetic yarn producers ? Unifi Manufacturing, Inc. ("Unifi") and Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America ("Nan Ya") ? filed petitions alleging that dumped and subsidized imports of polyester textured yarn from China and India are...

ACTION for Trade executive director Brian Pomper issued the following statement on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): "ACTION for Trade applauds President Trump, Ambassador Lighthizer, and the staff at USTR on reaching a strong deal...

The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced its final antidumping margins calculated in connection with the tenth annual administrative review of the antidumping duty order on steam activated carbon from the People's Republic of China, noted...

Note: All times local   Ottawa, Ontario 10:00 a.m. The Prime Minister will attend the National Caucus Meeting. 2:00 p.m. The Prime Minister will attend Question Period. 4:30 p.m. The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland...

Note: All times local   Ottawa, Ontario 10:00 a.m. The Prime Minister will attend the National Caucus Meeting. 2:00 p.m. The Prime Minister will attend Question Period. 4:30 p.m. The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland...

Intro: Last week saw more than 500 delegates from across the industry descend upon the iconic British Museum for CRU's annual CRU Breakfast. Monetary, trade and environmental policy were the biggest talking points. This is further confirmed by a...

Don Walker, CEO of Magna International and Canadian Automotive Partnership Council (CAPC) Chairman: "On behalf of CAPC, we applaud the efforts of the US, Mexico and Canada for their commitment to work together and modernize the original NAFTA...

Thanks to the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canadian farmers and food processors are seizing opportunities to diversify trade and contributing to meeting the Government of Canada's goal of $75 billion in...

Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Canada's Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, met with union representatives to discuss the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and the ways in which the modernized trade deal is good...

BDI Chief Executive Joachim Lang on Brexit:  "Europe Must Prevent a Worst-case Scenario" Lead negotiators must show even greater readiness to compromise A transition period to the end of 2020 is essential for business Companies are making...

Dr. Mike Ashley of Clean Energy Blockchain Network speaks at 4 upcoming energy blockchain events sharing the company's blockchain work, projects and future developments. HIGHLIGHTS Dr. Mike Ashley speaks on Clean Energy Blockchain Network's...

The US-Mexican-Canadian trade agreement negotiated by the Trudeau government is an attack on public postal service that will be unfair to rural Canadians, said the union representing postmasters and assistants who work in over three thousand rural...

La Coop fédérée is disappointed by the federal government's concessions on supply management in the milk, poultry and egg sectors. La Coop fédérée is well positioned to recognize the importance of Canada forging strong commercial ties with its North...

Canadian dairy farmers woke up Monday to realize that their worst nightmare had become a crushing reality.  Despite multiple assurance to the contrary, the Trudeau government sacrificed them once again at the altar of flawed trade negotiations. ...

National Bank welcomes the signing of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which will play a key role in maintaining a strong Canadian economy in the medium and long term. However, in the coming years, Canadian agribusinesses operating under supply...

The Federal Identity Forum & Exposition (FedID 18) was held during September 25th to 27th, 2018 at Tampa Convention Center. The Palo Alto-based face recognition company, Camvi Technologies Inc., was invited to speak at the Law Enforcement &...

The Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA) issued the following statement regarding the announcement of a United States-Mexico-Canada agreement (USMCA) to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement: "The CVMA congratulates the...

The Women in International Trade ? Northern California (WIT-NC), a chapter of the Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT), has been named the OWIT Chapter of the Year. Additionally, Chairwoman Vicki Wilkerson and President Leslie August...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today welcomed an agreement-in-principle between Canada, the United States, and Mexico on a modernized trade agreement ? the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ? that will create good, well?paying,...

The trade deal concluded yesterday between Canada, the United States, and Mexico, according to preliminary information, seems to pave the way for a relatively positive resolution, given its importance for the Canadian economy as a whole, despite some...

As part of yesterday's USMCA announcement, the federal government will reduce import and sales taxes for foreign retailers by raising the de minimis threshold, benefiting Canadian consumers. Canadian Tire expects and, frankly, assumes that the...

United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard issued the following statement after renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement was completed. "The effort to achieve the goal of a fair trade...

The ancient Chinese city of Xi'an has played host to the 7th APEC E-Commerce Business Alliance Forum ("the Forum"), which was sponsored by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), China's Ministry of Commerce, and China International Electronic...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs unveils the Thai government's efforts in fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the country, with the battle being waged on many fronts simultaneously. It is worth highlighting some of them. A...

The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Suriname today announced the successful execution of the first ever Trade & Investment Forum held in Miami, which was a great venue for the dialogue as the city is the gateway to the Americas and the...

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion, wrapped up a successful visit to China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), where she represented Canada at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of...

Blue Diamond Growers, the world's leading non-profit almond processing and marketing cooperative, applauds congressional leaders and the industry coalition led by Almond Alliance of California in securing recognition for the significant contributions...

As the U.S. and Canada continue discussions on a modernized NAFTA, the Aluminium Association of Canada (AAC) urges the governments to use this negotiation process to remove the Section 232 aluminium tariffs on Canada. "We encourage Canada and the...

The Trump administration's September 18 announcement that it will impose tariffs on another $200 billion of products imported from China will have a direct impact on home appliance manufacturers.  Increasing manufacturers' costs is likely, in many...

Today, Michael R. Bloomberg unveiled the second annual Bloomberg Global Business Forum's official program and announced new participants including Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, Dutch Prime Minister...

Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) will hold a press conference to voice their concerns related to the NAFTA negotiations as they relate to the dairy sector.  President Pierre Lampron and dairy producers from each province will be in attendance and...

Breaking away from the position of many US farmers, Christopher Ranch, the nation's premier garlic company, fully supports the imposition of a 10% tariff on imported Chinese garlic (under the United States Trade Representative Section 301...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that he will meet with the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, in Montréal on September 23. During the visit, Prime Minister Trudeau and Prime Minister Sánchez will discuss the importance of...

Corsicana Mattress Company, Elite Comfort Solutions, Future Foam Inc., FXI, Inc., Innocor, Inc., Kolcraft Enterprises Inc., Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC, and Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (collectively, the "Mattress...

Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) will hold a press conference to voice their concerns related to the NAFTA negotiations as they relate to the dairy sector.  President Pierre Lampron and dairy producers from each province will be in attendance and...

Amidst the turmoil of a tariff war and trade negotiations with a hostile U.S. administration, it is unacceptable that the federal Liberal government is pushing ahead with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership...

Teleste is thrilled to be shortlisted as a finalist at the cable industry's biggest energy challenge, the Adaptive Power Challenge. Organized by SCTE·ISBE, Liberty Global and Comcast, the contest has called out for innovations to create real...

The following is a joint statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa and Teamsters Canada President François Laporte in response to ongoing North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA) reform discussions taking place in Washington now between U.S....

Former Canadian broadcasting insider Keith Mahar has provided information to the U.S. Trade representative alleging that Canada has taken unfair advantage of the cultural industries exemption in the North American Free Trade Agreement for more than...

Former Canadian broadcasting insider Keith Mahar has provided information to the U.S. Trade representative alleging that Canada has taken unfair advantage of the cultural industries exemption in the North American Free Trade Agreement for more than...

National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons and Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) President and CEO Dennis Darby released the following statement on NAFTA: "Manufacturers in the United States and Canada firmly...

What better time for USAMade Components to celebrate its Fourth Anniversary, as leaders from the US Bicycle industry presented their cases last week before the US Trade Representative ? Section 301 Committee, to halt proposed tariffs on Chinese...

A news report by China.org.cn on China's economy:   The recent conference held by the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee focused on the analysis of China's current economic situation....

Home is where people live and where life resides, and it is furniture that connects people, home and life. This year, by "Decoding of Colors", we will start with "people" to explore the colors of furniture in our era, and trying to build the future...

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, along with Member of Parliament for Kelowna-Lake Country, Stephen Fuhr, announced today that the Government of Canada has secured market access for British Columbia (B.C.) fresh...