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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 4

At least 140 people have died and 127 remain missing after Typhoon Kalmaegi struck the Philippines, with the central province of Cebu suffering the worst damage from floods and mudslides. Homes were destroyed and streets were left buried in debris, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. In Cebu, floodwaters rose to roof level in some areas. A state of calamity has been declared in Cebu to speed up emergency response as rescue operations continue.

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US: Multiple Arrested At Pro-Palestine Protest Outside NYU Stern School Of Business

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including students and faculty members, rallied outside the New York University Stern School of Business on Monday, April 22. As the protest intensified, multiple protesters were taken into custody.

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WTO chief warns Japan could be major victim of protectionism

TOKYO, Japan - World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy speaks during a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 25. Lamy warned that Japan could be a major victim of protectionist steps stemming from the deepening economic crisis if Tokyo and other major players shy away from making coordinated efforts to resist any temptation to raise trade barriers.

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WTO talks stalled, possible deal postponed until end-July

GENEVA, Switzerland - Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shoichi Nakagawa (R) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai (L) talk to reporters at a Geneva hotel on July 1 after six major trade powers gave up efforts to break a stalemate in ailing global trade liberalization negotiations under the World Trade Organization and agreed to postpone a possible deal until the end of July.

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Key WTO members fail to plug gaps in talks to promote Doha Round

LONDON, England - Japan's trade minister Toshihiro Nikai (far right) and farm minister Shoichi Nakagawa (2nd from R) attend a joint press conference with EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson (C) and other ministers at the end of their two-day meeting in London on March 11. The ministers from six major World Trade Organization economies failed to make tangible progress in promoting the current Doha Round of global trade liberation talks.

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Major WTO members agree to finish global trade talks in 2006

DAVOS, Switzerland - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa (R) chats with delegates from other countries during a break at the informal ministerial meeting held in the Swiss ski resort on Jan. 29. Major World Trade Organization members who attended the one-day meeting agreed to accelerate global trade liberalization talks and bring them to a successful conclusion in 2006.

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Japan under fire at WTO over farm tariff cuts

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Farm minister Tadamori Oshima, Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and industry minister Takeo Hiranuma are in talks in the Diet building Nov. 19 after a Japanese proposal to apply flexibility in tariff cuts for farm imports drew fire from major agricultural exporters at farm trade talks at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva.

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(3)Attack on U.S.

LOS ANGELES, United States - The funeral for Seima Aoyama, a Japanese man who was onboard the American Airlines plane that crashed Sept. 11 into one of the World Trade Center towers in New York, is held in Los Angeles on Sept. 15. Aoyama, 48, was a California resident and employee of Soka Gakkai International-USA (SGI-USA), the U.S. branch of a major lay Buddhist organization in Japan.

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CHINA-ANHUI-LI KEQIANG-LEADERS-"1+6" ROUNDTABLE-PRESS-MEETING (CN)

(221210) -- HEFEI, Dec. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and leaders of the six major international economic organizations pose for a group photo in front of the Guest-Greeting Pine on Huangshan Mountain, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 9, 2022. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met the press jointly with President of the World Bank Group David Malpass, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva, Director-General of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Mathias Cormann, Chairman of the Financial Stability Board Klaas Knot, and Changhee Lee, special representative of Director-General Gilbert Houngbo of the International Labor Organization, after holding the seventh "1+6" Roundtable in the city of Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province on Friday. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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Major WTO members agree to finish global trade talks in 2006

DAVOS, Switzerland - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa (R) chats with delegates from other countries during a break at the informal ministerial meeting held in the Swiss ski resort on Jan. 29. Major World Trade Organization members who attended the one-day meeting agreed to accelerate global trade liberalization talks and bring them to a successful conclusion in 2006. (Kyodo)

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Key WTO members fail to plug gaps in talks to promote Doha Round

LONDON, England - Japan's trade minister Toshihiro Nikai (far right) and farm minister Shoichi Nakagawa (2nd from R) attend a joint press conference with EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson (C) and other ministers at the end of their two-day meeting in London on March 11. The ministers from six major World Trade Organization economies failed to make tangible progress in promoting the current Doha Round of global trade liberation talks. (Kyodo)

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WTO talks stalled, possible deal postponed until end-July

GENEVA, Switzerland - Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shoichi Nakagawa (R) and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai (L) talk to reporters at a Geneva hotel on July 1 after six major trade powers gave up efforts to break a stalemate in ailing global trade liberalization negotiations under the World Trade Organization and agreed to postpone a possible deal until the end of July. (Kyodo)

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WTO chief warns Japan could be major victim of protectionism

TOKYO, Japan - World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy speaks during a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 25. Lamy warned that Japan could be a major victim of protectionist steps stemming from the deepening economic crisis if Tokyo and other major players shy away from making coordinated efforts to resist any temptation to raise trade barriers. (Kyodo)