AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

WTO called in over China dispute.

Information World Review

| April 07, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Incisive Media, published with the permission of Incisive Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: laura smith

WTO called in over China dispute

Laura Smith

Frustration over Chinese restrictions on foreign financial news companies escalated into a trade dispute last month when the US and the EU filed a joint formal complaint to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The row is rooted in China's decision two years ago to require companies such as Bloomberg, Reuters and Dow Jones to distribute their information through a branch of the state news agency, Xinhua, rather than deal directly with clients.

Xinhua's subsequent decision to set up Xinhua 08, its own financial data unit which will compete with Western providers, was the final straw. Reuters and others fear greater restrictions to come on their provision of data.

The ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Express carriers settle China dispute. (The Week).
Magazine article from: The Journal of Commerce November 18, 2002 700+ words
Express Carriers Settle China Dispute: After strenuous objections, international air express carriers ended a lengthy dispute with China's state postal service by...
U.S. draws deadline on China dispute. (U.S. may impose trade sanctions against...
Magazine article from: Footwear News Ostroff, Jim December 23, 1991 700+ words
U.S. draws deadline on China dispute WASHINGTON (FNS) - U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills has set Jan. 16 as the deadline for resolving the nation's trade...
S.Korea, China dispute Koguryo history.(UPI Top Stories)
News wire article from: UPI NewsTrack September 18, 2004 700+ words
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- The South Korean and Chinese conflict over ancient Koguryo has re-emerged as Seoul urged Beijing to correct a "historical distortion." The dispute began when a cultural institution affiliated with the Chinese government published a magazine claiming Koguryo was a provincial
India-China Dispute.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Chemical Week March 14, 2001 700+ words
The Indian government has launched an investigation into alleged price dumping of 2-methyl-5-nitro imidazole (2MNI) by Chinese companies. 2MNI is an intermediate for several antibiotics. The investigation follows complaints by Aarti Drugs (Bombay) and Unichem Laboratories (Bombay). The Indian
United States, China Dispute Specifics of WTO High-Tech Accord.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News October 23, 2002 700+ words
By John Zarocostas, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 23--GENEVA--The United States and China are fighting over the communist nation's membership in the World Trade Organization's high-tech accord. China is charging that the United States is hindering its membership to
ASEAN-China dispute resolution mechanism comes into effect.
News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire May 16, 2005 700+ words
(From Thai Press Reports) Section: Regional News - The mechanism to settle disputes that is stipulated in the framework agreement on comprehensive cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China, signed in Vientiane on Nov. 29, 2004, came into effect on April 4,
FedEx, UPS face China dispute. (The Week).(Chinese postal regulations)(Brief...
Magazine article from: JoC Week May 6, 2002 700+ words
FedEx Corp., United Parcel Service and other companies are trying to resolve a dispute with Chinese authorities over postal regulations. Proposed regulations would effectively give China Post jurisdiction over international express companies and freight forwarders doing business in China. Express
Brazil: US and China dispute Brazilian silicon bra market.
News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire February 7, 2006 700+ words
(From SABI (South American Business Information) - Valor Economico (Brazil)) Marcelo Schmiliver, director of Universe, the exclusive representative of Nubra, the strapless and self-supportive silicon bra made by the US company Bragel, in Brazil, has complained of unfair competition from Chinese
At risk in China dispute: business: China passed Japan last year as the biggest...
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor April 10, 2001 700+ words
Byline: Ann Scott Tyson Special correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON -- As he watches the spy-plane standoff with Beijing drag on - amid loud threats of trade sanctions from Congress and calls in China for boycotts on American goods - Illinois soybean farmer Dwain Ford is
LAST MINUTE : EU/CHINA DISPUTE ON CAR PARTS.(Brief article)
Newspaper article from: European Report September 18, 2006 700+ words
"We have tried again and again to find an acceptable negotiated solution to this issue and without Chinese engagement we have no alternative but to take this course of action," says EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson.aThe European Commission confirmed on 15 September that it would ask the World
For more facts and information, see all results

Source: HighBeam Research, WTO called in over China dispute.

©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA