SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 18 — Pacific Rim leaders showed divisions over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza after a two-day summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum yesterday, although they pledged support for reform of the World Trade Organisation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Malaysia, the world's second-largest palm oil producer, on Thursday said it might stop palm exports to the European Union after the bloc imposed additional import restrictions on the edible oil due to concerns over deforestation.

GENEVA, Dec 22 — The World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruled on Wednesday that the United States was violating international trading laws by requiring Hong Kong products to be labelled as 'Made in China'.

JAKARTA, Nov 30 — Indonesia's president said on Wednesday his country would appeal a trade dispute ruling that he stated had gone in favour of the European Union, which had sued Indonesia over its 2020 ban on exports of nickel ore.

GENEVA, June 16 — The global technology industry is pressing the World Trade Organisation to exempt data flows from cross-border tariffs, saying a failure to do so would undermine a global recovery already threatened by spiralling prices.

WASHINGTON, June 2 — Vaccinating the world is the most effective way to boost global output in the near term, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva said Tuesday, warning that low vaccination rates in some countries are "dangerous" for everyone.

GENEVA (Switzerland), March 10 — World Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called on pharmaceutical companies to scale up the production of coronavirus vaccines in developing countries to overcome supply shortage, reported Sputnik.

GENEVA/WASHINGTON, Feb 16 — Three months after the Trump administration rejected her, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received unanimous backing on Monday to become the first woman and first African director-general of the World Trade Organisation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — The Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry (MPIC) has initiated legal action against the European Union (EU) and its member states France and Lithuania following their anti-palm oil measures.