Global Watch
Source: Yahoo News By Matt Spetalnick and Emily Kaiser WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday named the Republican governor of Utah to be the next U.S. ambassador to China, a pivotal post in relations between the United States and a major emerging economic power. Jon Huntsman Jr., 49, a Mandarin-speaking former U.S. [...]
Source: Washington Post By Susan Cornwell Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration wants to explore new trade vistas in the Asia-Pacific region once it has dealt with challenges it inherited, including a deal with Panama and a global trade pact, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Monday. Kirk said President Barack Obama’s administration [...]
Fiercer competition among developing countries for foreign capital is part of reason By Agence France-Presse Foreign direct investment in China fell 9.5% in March, for the sixth straight monthly fall, but there were some signs the worst could be over, the government said on April 15. Foreign firms invested $8.4 billion in the country last month, [...]
President Barack Obama will travel to Trinidad and Tobago for the Fifth Summit of the Americas on April 17-19, 2009. While some critics say the United States has neglected its ties to Latin America and the Caribbean, the facts reveal a dynamic relationship that is growing by leaps and bounds. Today more than ever, the [...]
Indonesia is the world’s 4th largest nation in terms of population and the largest economy in Southeast Asia. As a significant emerging market, it offers many opportunities for outsourcing, product sales and investment. Indonesia’s import trade policy is quite liberal. As a WTO member, the government makes efforts to lower Customs duties, as well as [...]







