EU must prepare for risk of ‘de-coupling’ from China
STOCKHOLM – The European Union needs to be prepared for the fallout from a potential deterioration in relations with China, such as might happen if conflict were to erupt over Taiwan, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Friday. Landsbergis … Continue reading EU must prepare for risk of ‘de-coupling’ from China
EMA Approves BioNTech Storage Option for EU
NEW YORK/MAINZ – Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) announced today that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved storage of COMIRNATY® at -25°C to -15°C for a total of two weeks based on data showing the stability at these temperatures in … Continue reading EMA Approves BioNTech Storage Option for EU
EU: Discussions about vaccination certificate
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s executive body has proposed issuing certificates that would allow EU residents to travel freely across the 27-nation bloc by the summer, as long as travelers have been vaccinated, tested negative for Covid-19 or recovered from … Continue reading EU: Discussions about vaccination certificate
ASEAN and EU’s new online Customs Transit System
JAKARTA – The private sector in ASEAN now has access to a powerful new online system, the ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS), which will reduce intra-ASEAN trading challenges and enable companies to benefit fully from the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) … Continue reading ASEAN and EU’s new online Customs Transit System
15 countries to attend EU-Taiwan investment forum
Taipei/Brussels – The European Economic and Trade Office, the EU’s de facto embassy in Taiwan, will host on Tuesday its first local investment forum as European countries express growing distrust of Beijing and seek to diversify supply chains away from … Continue reading 15 countries to attend EU-Taiwan investment forum
EU defines demands on investment deal with China
Beijing/Brussels – The European Union’s top trade diplomat in Beijing hinted last Wednesday that the bloc might not sign off an investment agreement with China by the December deadline without key demands on market access and state subsidies being met. … Continue reading EU defines demands on investment deal with China
Opening economy: “China has always stuck to its word”
Beijing – There is no “promise fatigue” about China’s efforts to open its economy to foreign businesses, the government said this week on the eve of week-long import fair, after the European Union said China needed to make rapid and … Continue reading Opening economy: “China has always stuck to its word”
EU: No fast trade deal with China
Beijing – The European Union is in no rush to seal a major trade deal with China despite Beijing saying good progress had been in the talks, an EU spokesman said after a meeting between top officials on Thursday. The … Continue reading EU: No fast trade deal with China
EU-Vietnam free trade deal inked in Hanoi
Hanoi -The EVFTA was signed in Hanoi Sunday after nine years of negotiations, opening a new chapter in EU-Vietnam investment and trade ties. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Cecilia Malmstrom, European Commissioner … Continue reading EU-Vietnam free trade deal inked in Hanoi
The Trade Wars: The Pain and the Gain
Geneva – Neither protagonist in the U.S.-China trade war stands to benefit from their standoff, the U.N. said Monday, suggesting others could cash in instead, with the EU possibly winning big. In a report, the U.N. Conference on Trade and … Continue reading The Trade Wars: The Pain and the Gain