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Former WTO chief underlines China's efforts to provide stable economic environment

STORY: Former WTO chief underlines China's efforts to provide stable economic environment SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Council of the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ROBERTO AZEVEDO, Former Director-General of the World Trade Organization STORYLINE: Roberto Azevedo, former Director-General of the World Trade Organization, officially accepted an appointment on Friday as a member of the Council of the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA). In an exclusive interview with Xinhua, Azevedo underlined China's efforts to provide a stable economic environment by improving the dispute settlement mechanisms. SOUNDBITE (English): ROBERTO AZEVEDO, Former Director-General of the World Trade Organization "I think China has a very important role to play in today's world. Investors, companies, they want predictability. They want to know that the rules will be fo

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Nakagawa vow to strive for WTO framework accord

GENEVA, Switzerland - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa pledges July 26 to strive to reach a framework accord on global trade liberalization. Nakagawa made the pledge when he arrived in Geneva for a three-day meeting of the World Trade Organization's General Council starting July 27.

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Kamei vows to strive for WTO framework accord

GENEVA, Switzerland - Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshiyuki Kamei pledges July 26 to strive to reach a framework accord on global trade liberalization. Kamei made the pledge when he arrived in Geneva for a three-day meeting of the World Trade Organization's General Council starting July 27.

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WTO informally approves Oshima as next head of General Council

GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed at an informal ambassador-level meeting on Feb. 9 that Shotaro Oshima (file photo), Japan's representative in Geneva, will become the next chairman of the WTO General Council, trade sources said. Oshima, 60, is to replace incumbent Chairman Carlos Perez del Castillo, whose term expires this month, making Oshima the first Japanese to head the top decision-making body of the Geneva-based WTO.

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Another WTO ministerial meet to be held in H.K.: Castillo

GENEVA, Switzerland - World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council Chairman Carlos Perez Del Castillo tells Kyodo News on Oct. 16 that he still sees hope for WTO members to conclude the current Doha Round of talks by the deadline of Jan. 1, 2005, as they will likely hold another ministerial meeting in Hong Kong.

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Another WTO ministerial meet to be held in H.K.: Castillo

GENEVA, Switzerland - World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council Chairman Carlos Perez Del Castillo tells Kyodo News on Oct. 16 that he still sees hope for WTO members to conclude the current Doha Round of talks by the deadline of Jan. 1, 2005, as they will likely hold another ministerial meeting in Hong Kong. (Kyodo)

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WTO meeting over Japan's export curbs on S. Korea

Kim Seung Ho, a deputy minister at South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, heads to the second day of a WTO General Council meeting being convened in Geneva on July 24, 2019, to discuss Japan's imposition of restrictions on some key exports for South Korea's high-tech industry, a step seen by Seoul as retaliation in an ongoing dispute over wartime labor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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WTO General Council meeting in Geneva

Junichi Ihara, Japan's representative in Geneva, heads to the second day of a WTO General Council meeting being convened in Geneva on July 24, 2019, to discuss Tokyo's imposition of restrictions on some key exports for South Korea's high-tech industry, a step seen by Seoul as retaliation in an ongoing dispute over wartime labor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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WTO meeting over Japan's export curbs on S. Korea

Junichi Ihara, Japan's representative in Geneva, heads to the first day of a WTO General Council meeting being convened in Geneva on July 23, 2019, to discuss Tokyo's imposition of restrictions on some key exports for South Korea's high-tech industry, a step seen by Seoul as retaliation in an ongoing dispute over wartime labor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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WTO meeting over Japan's export curbs on S. Korea

Kim Seung Ho, a deputy minister at South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, is pictured after the first day of a WTO General Council meeting convened in Geneva on July 23, 2019, to discuss Japan's imposition of restrictions on some key exports for South Korea's high-tech industry, a step seen by Seoul as retaliation in an ongoing dispute over wartime labor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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WTO meeting over Japan's export curbs on S. Korea

Shingo Yamagami, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Economic Affairs Bureau, meets the press after the first day of a WTO General Council meeting convened in Geneva on July 23, 2019, to discuss Japan's imposition of restrictions on some key exports for South Korea's high-tech industry, a step seen by Seoul as retaliation in an ongoing dispute over wartime labor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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WTO picks Japan's Ihara as next chair of General Council

Junichi Ihara is pictured in an undated file photo. The World Trade Organization on March 7, 2018 selected Ihara, Japan's representative in Geneva, as the next chairman of the WTO General Council. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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WTO informally approves Oshima as next head of General Council

GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed at an informal ambassador-level meeting on Feb. 9 that Shotaro Oshima (file photo), Japan's representative in Geneva, will become the next chairman of the WTO General Council, trade sources said. Oshima, 60, is to replace incumbent Chairman Carlos Perez del Castillo, whose term expires this month, making Oshima the first Japanese to head the top decision-making body of the Geneva-based WTO. (Kyodo)