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UNCTAD chief Supachai urges effective technology-sharing scheme

TOKYO, Japan - Supachai Panitchpakdi, chief of the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on March 25. Supachai urged Japan to exercise leadership in establishing an effective technology-sharing scheme at the upcoming Group of Eight summit which can draw cooperation from emerging economies in tackling global warming.

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WTO ministers meet in Kenya to boost Doha Round

MOMBASA, Kenya - Supachai Panitchpakdi (R), director general of the World Trade Organization, addresses an unofficial ministerial meeting in Mombasa, Kenya, on March 3, with Kenyan Minister for Trade and Industry Mukhisa Kituyi sitting next to him.

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WTO chief urges Japan to make concessions on farm trade area

GENEVA, Switzerland - Word Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Supachai Panitchpakdi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at the WTO headquarters in Geneva on June 24.

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WTO, IMF, World Bank chiefs urge G-8 to boost new trade round

GENEVA, Switzerland - Horst Koehler (R), managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Supachai Panitchpakdi (C), director general of the World Trade Organization, and World Bank President James Wolfensohn hold a joint press conference at the WTO headquarters in Geneva on May 13.

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Japan urges WTO chief to seek U.S. flexibility in farm talks

GENEVA, Switzerland - Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tadamori Oshima speaks to reporters in Geneva on Oct. 15 after meeting with WTO Director General Supachai Panitchpakdi.

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Supachai wants U.S., EU, Japan leadership at WTO trade talks

GENEVA, Switzerland - WTO Director General Supachai Panitchpakdi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at the WTO headquarters in Geneva. Supachai said the United States, the European Union and Japan need to show ''leadership'' to guide multilateral trade talks at the World Trade Organization to a success.

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New WTO chief determined to wind up new round by end of 2004

GENEVA, Switzerland - Supachai Panitchpakdi (L), the new director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), holds his first press conference in Geneva on Sept. 2. The former deputy Thai prime minister took office as head of the 144-member world trade watchdog on Sept. 1.

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Supachai calls for Japan's compromise in farm sector

DAVOS, Switzerland - Thai Deputy Prime Minster Supachai Panitchpakdi tells Kyodo News on Jan. 27 in Davos that Japan should make concessions in the agricultural sector in order to successfully launch a new round of trade talks under the World Trade Organization. Supachai is to take over the director general post of the world trade watchdog from Mike Moore in September 2002.

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ASEAN, Japan agree to set up investment forum

Japanese International Trade and Industry Minister Kaoru Yosano (R) and Thai Deputy Prime Minister Supachai Panitchpakdi (L) co-chair the first meeting of the ASEAN-Japan Economic and Industrial Cooperation Committee in Bangkok on Monday Nov. 23. Japan and the 10 Southeast Asian countries agreed to establish a forum to explore means of improving the investment environment in the region.

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UNCTAD chief Supachai urges effective technology-sharing scheme

TOKYO, Japan - Supachai Panitchpakdi, chief of the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on March 25. Supachai urged Japan to exercise leadership in establishing an effective technology-sharing scheme at the upcoming Group of Eight summit which can draw cooperation from emerging economies in tackling global warming. (Kyodo)

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Japan urges WTO chief to seek U.S. flexibility in farm talks

GENEVA, Switzerland - Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tadamori Oshima speaks to reporters in Geneva on Oct. 15 after meeting with WTO Director General Supachai Panitchpakdi. (Kyodo)

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WTO, IMF, World Bank chiefs urge G-8 to boost new trade round

GENEVA, Switzerland - Horst Koehler (R), managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Supachai Panitchpakdi (C), director general of the World Trade Organization, and World Bank President James Wolfensohn hold a joint press conference at the WTO headquarters in Geneva on May 13. (Kyodo)

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WTO ministers meet in Kenya to boost Doha Round

MOMBASA, Kenya - Supachai Panitchpakdi (R), director general of the World Trade Organization, addresses an unofficial ministerial meeting in Mombasa, Kenya, on March 3, with Kenyan Minister for Trade and Industry Mukhisa Kituyi sitting next to him. (Kyodo)

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WTO chief urges Japan to make concessions on farm trade area

GENEVA, Switzerland - Word Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Supachai Panitchpakdi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at the WTO headquarters in Geneva on June 24. (Kyodo)

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New WTO chief determined to wind up new round by end of 2004

GENEVA, Switzerland - Supachai Panitchpakdi (L), the new director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), holds his first press conference in Geneva on Sept. 2. The former deputy Thai prime minister took office as head of the 144-member world trade watchdog on Sept. 1. (Kyodo)

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Supachai calls for Japan's compromise in farm sector

DAVOS, Switzerland - Thai Deputy Prime Minster Supachai Panitchpakdi tells Kyodo News on Jan. 27 in Davos that Japan should make concessions in the agricultural sector in order to successfully launch a new round of trade talks under the World Trade Organization. Supachai is to take over the director general post of the world trade watchdog from Mike Moore in September 2002.

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ASEAN, Japan agree to set up investment forum

Japanese International Trade and Industry Minister Kaoru Yosano (R) and Thai Deputy Prime Minister Supachai Panitchpakdi (L) co-chair the first meeting of the ASEAN-Japan Economic and Industrial Cooperation Committee in Bangkok on Monday Nov. 23. Japan and the 10 Southeast Asian countries agreed to establish a forum to explore means of improving the investment environment in the region.