Canada hopes G7 summit to serve as springboard for new ideas

OTTAWA, Jan 13: Canada hopes the upcoming G7 summit it is hosting will serve as a springboard for fresh ideas on key issues including climate change, the global economy and security, the lead organiser told AFP."The G7 serves well as a proving or testing ground for discussions that could eventually...

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US lifts ban on pork imports from Mexico

CHICAGO, Jan 13 (Reuters): The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) finalised a rule recognising Mexico free of Classical Swine Fever (CSF), which will allow all states in Mexico to export pork to the United States, the agency said in a release on Friday.At the request of Mexico's government, USDA's...

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Changing trade pattern echoes China’s economic shift

BEIJING, Jan 13 (Xinhua): Last year brought steady trade growth to China thanks to domestic and global expansion, while behind the numbers, trends are emerging which tell of shifting engines of growth.China's foreign trade rose 14.2 per cent to 27.8 trillion yuan (4.3 trillion U.S. dollars), following two years of...

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