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Trade curbs on all eels rejected

The parties to the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating the international trade of endangered species, hold a plenary session in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Dec. 4, 2025. A proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, was formally rejected during the session.

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Trade curbs on all eels rejected

The parties to the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating the international trade of endangered species, hold a plenary session in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Dec. 4, 2025. A proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, was formally rejected during the session.

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Int'l treaty panel rejects trade curbs on all eels

A panel of the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade of endangered species, discusses a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Nov. 27, 2025. The panel overwhelmingly rejected the proposal amid calls from Japan, one of the world's largest consumers of the fish, to oppose the measure.

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Int'l treaty panel rejects trade curbs on all eels

A panel of the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade of endangered species, discusses a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Nov. 27, 2025. The panel overwhelmingly rejected the proposal amid calls from Japan, one of the world's largest consumers of the fish, to oppose the measure.

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Int'l treaty panel rejects trade curbs on all eels

A panel of the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade of endangered species, discusses a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Nov. 27, 2025. The panel overwhelmingly rejected the proposal amid calls from Japan, one of the world's largest consumers of the fish, to oppose the measure.

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Global eel trade may be regulated

File photo taken on Nov. 23, 2025, shows Japanese eels at a restaurant in Tokyo. A conference of the parties to the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade in endangered species, will vote in December on a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions.

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Global eel trade may be regulated

File photo taken on Nov. 23, 2025, shows Japanese eels at a restaurant in Tokyo. A conference of the parties to the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade in endangered species, will vote in early December on a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions.

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Global eel trade may be regulated

File photo taken on Nov. 23, 2025, shows Japanese eels at a restaurant in Tokyo. A conference of the parties to the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade in endangered species, will vote in December on a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions.

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Washington Convention to discuss eel trade regulations

Photo taken on Nov. 24, 2025, shows the venue of a conference of the parties to the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade of endangered species, beginning in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the same day. The focus of attention during the conference through early December is whether the parties will adopt a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions.

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Washington Convention to discuss eel trade regulations

A conference of the parties to the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade of endangered species, begins in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Nov. 24, 2025. The focus of attention during the conference through early December is whether the parties will adopt a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions.

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Maintenance Performance On Aircraft - China

Staff members of the Grand China Aviation Maintenance Co., Ltd. under the HNA Technic perform maintenance on an aircraft at the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) One-Stop Aircraft Maintenance Base in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, on Nov. 21, 2025. The Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) One-Stop Aircraft Maintenance Base, which started operation in 2022, has performed maintenance service on more than 2,400 aircraft, completed full-body painting for over 280 aircraft, and repaired about 60,000 aircraft components as of the end of October this year. The maintenance base has drawn global clients like Qatar Airways, Royal Air Philippines and Iberia. Under the Hainan FTP's favorable regulations, aircraft entering the region for maintenance are exempt from paying security deposits, and parts imported for repair benefit from a bonded status. The policy support is expected to be amplified following the FTP's official launch of island-wide independent customs operations on Dec. 18. Photo by Zhang Liyun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.

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Maintenance Performance On Aircraft - China

Staff members of the Grand China Aviation Maintenance Co., Ltd. under the HNA Technic perform maintenance on an aircraft at the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) One-Stop Aircraft Maintenance Base in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, on Nov. 21, 2025. The Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) One-Stop Aircraft Maintenance Base, which started operation in 2022, has performed maintenance service on more than 2,400 aircraft, completed full-body painting for over 280 aircraft, and repaired about 60,000 aircraft components as of the end of October this year. The maintenance base has drawn global clients like Qatar Airways, Royal Air Philippines and Iberia. Under the Hainan FTP's favorable regulations, aircraft entering the region for maintenance are exempt from paying security deposits, and parts imported for repair benefit from a bonded status. The policy support is expected to be amplified following the FTP's official launch of island-wide independent customs operations on Dec. 18. Photo by Zhang Liyun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.

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Maintenance Performance On Aircraft - China

Staff members of the Grand China Aviation Maintenance Co., Ltd. under the HNA Technic perform maintenance on an aircraft at the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) One-Stop Aircraft Maintenance Base in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, on Nov. 21, 2025. The Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) One-Stop Aircraft Maintenance Base, which started operation in 2022, has performed maintenance service on more than 2,400 aircraft, completed full-body painting for over 280 aircraft, and repaired about 60,000 aircraft components as of the end of October this year. The maintenance base has drawn global clients like Qatar Airways, Royal Air Philippines and Iberia. Under the Hainan FTP's favorable regulations, aircraft entering the region for maintenance are exempt from paying security deposits, and parts imported for repair benefit from a bonded status. The policy support is expected to be amplified following the FTP's official launch of island-wide independent customs operations on Dec. 18. Photo by Zhang Liyun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.

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Maintenance Performance On Aircraft - China

A staff member of the Grand China Aviation Maintenance Co., Ltd. under the HNA Technic performs maintenance on an aircraft at the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) One-Stop Aircraft Maintenance Base in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, on Nov. 21, 2025. The Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) One-Stop Aircraft Maintenance Base, which started operation in 2022, has performed maintenance service on more than 2,400 aircraft, completed full-body painting for over 280 aircraft, and repaired about 60,000 aircraft components as of the end of October this year. The maintenance base has drawn global clients like Qatar Airways, Royal Air Philippines and Iberia. Under the Hainan FTP's favorable regulations, aircraft entering the region for maintenance are exempt from paying security deposits, and parts imported for repair benefit from a bonded status. The policy support is expected to be amplified following the FTP's official launch of island-wide independent customs operations on Dec. 18. Photo by Zhang Liyun/Xinhua/ABACAPRES

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Maintenance Performance On Aircraft - China

Staff members of the Grand China Aviation Maintenance Co., Ltd. under the HNA Technic perform maintenance on an aircraft at the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) One-Stop Aircraft Maintenance Base in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, on Nov. 21, 2025. The Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) One-Stop Aircraft Maintenance Base, which started operation in 2022, has performed maintenance service on more than 2,400 aircraft, completed full-body painting for over 280 aircraft, and repaired about 60,000 aircraft components as of the end of October this year. The maintenance base has drawn global clients like Qatar Airways, Royal Air Philippines and Iberia. Under the Hainan FTP's favorable regulations, aircraft entering the region for maintenance are exempt from paying security deposits, and parts imported for repair benefit from a bonded status. The policy support is expected to be amplified following the FTP's official launch of island-wide independent customs operations on Dec. 18. Photo by Zhang Liyun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.

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International Conference On Eurasian Security - Minsk

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto speaks during the opening ceremony of the 3rd Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security in Minsk, Belarus, Oct. 28, 2025. The 3rd Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security kicked off in the Belarusian capital here on Tuesday, with representatives and experts from over 40 countries and regions as well as seven international organizations expected to discuss pressing issues of regional and global stability during the two-day event. Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weekly Meeting of The New Cabinet - Paris

French junior Minister in charge of global Francophones and expatriates Eleonore Caroit and French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Attractiveness Nicolas Forissier leaving the weekly meeting of the new cabinet at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris, France on October 14, 2025. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV News/ABACAPRESS.COM

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WTO Lowers Global Goods Trade Growth Forecast for 2026

A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on October 9, 2025.

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WTO Lowers Global Goods Trade Growth Forecast for 2026

A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on October 9, 2025.

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WTO Lowers Global Goods Trade Growth Forecast for 2026

A cargo ship loaded with foreign trade containers departed from Qingdao Port, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on October 9, 2025.

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WTO Lowers Global Goods Trade Growth Forecast for 2026

A cargo ship loaded with foreign trade containers entered Qingdao Port, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on October 9, 2025.

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WTO Lowers Global Goods Trade Growth Forecast for 2026

A cargo ship loaded with foreign trade containers departed from Qingdao Port, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on October 9, 2025.

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WTO Lowers Global Goods Trade Growth Forecast for 2026

A cargo ship loaded with foreign trade containers entered Qingdao Port, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on October 9, 2025.

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WTO Lowers Global Goods Trade Growth Forecast for 2026

A cargo ship loaded with foreign trade containers departed from Qingdao Port, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on October 9, 2025.

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WTO Lowers Global Goods Trade Growth Forecast for 2026

A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on October 9, 2025.

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WTO Lowers Global Goods Trade Growth Forecast for 2026

A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on October 9, 2025.

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WTO Lowers Global Goods Trade Growth Forecast for 2026

A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on October 9, 2025.

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WTO Lowers Global Goods Trade Growth Forecast for 2026

A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China on October 9, 2025.

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WTO Lowers Global Goods Trade Growth Forecast for 2026

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 9, 2025 - The containers piled up at Shanghai Port's foreign trade container terminal in Shanghai, China on October 9, 2025.

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WTO Lowers Global Goods Trade Growth Forecast for 2026

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 9, 2025 - The containers piled up at Shanghai Port's foreign trade container terminal in Shanghai, China on October 9, 2025.

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WTO Lowers Global Goods Trade Growth Forecast for 2026

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 9, 2025 - The containers piled up at Shanghai Port's foreign trade container terminal in Shanghai, China on October 9, 2025.

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WTO Lowers Global Goods Trade Growth Forecast for 2026

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 9, 2025 - The containers piled up at Shanghai Port's foreign trade container terminal in Shanghai, China on October 9, 2025.

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WTO Lowers Global Goods Trade Growth Forecast for 2026

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 9, 2025 - The containers piled up at Shanghai Port's foreign trade container terminal in Shanghai, China on October 9, 2025.

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