Protectionism

A former class president of a high school – briefly attended by Bill Cosby – spoke out after the disgraced actor donned a Central High School class of 1997 t-shirt during a press conference Wednesday.  "Mr. Cosby made a statement by selecting that shirt, namely that he maintains a general…

After decades of exhausting climate change denial, we’re now in the new era of disingenuous corporate environmentalism, all while companies work furiously to delay the demise of the fossil fuel industry. The “net-zero” plans these companies offer are consistently weak and ineffective, but far too often they successfully divert scrutiny…

HONG KONG, May 6, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - A global research on board governance during the Covid-19 crisis indicated that two-thirds of company directors reported an increase of time commitment by 50 percent or more. The Hong Kong Institute of Directors ("HKIoD") shares the 2020-2021 Survey Report of the…

India is on its way to expand its “vaccine basket.” But is it too little too late? The central government announced a change in its policy yesterday (April 13), under which Covid-19 vaccines that have received emergency approval elsewhere in the world would be fast tracked in India. Approvals by…

Explainer: China’s new ‘dual circulation’ development paradigm A man works at a workshop of Hefei plant of Changan Automobile in High-tech Industry Development Zone in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province, Feb. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu) BEIJING, March 28 — To sustain growth, China is pushing a “dual circulation” development paradigm,…

For months, the Chinese government has released reports of imported food with COVID-19. This is its attempt to alter the COVID origin story. Author of the article: Sylvain Charlebois Publishing date: Feb 04, 2021  •  23 hours ago  •  3 minute read This photo taken on Jan. 27, 2021 shows an…

During my sophomore year of college, my mom drove up to New York to take me to see The Color Purple on Broadway. We were not then and are not now a Broadway family: It remains the only musical I have ever seen in person. Still more, we bought merch!…

As U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order to strengthen Buy American provisions, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland insisted today the federal government knows "how to deal with" American protectionism. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland says that Canada knows how to deal with U.S. protectionism.…

The pandemic has shown that supply chains will need to be rethought, with more emphasis put on supplier diversification, domestic production, and stockpiling. The challenge will be to strike a balance ensuring that a targeted and limited industrial policy does not become a cover for protectionism.Read Full Article »Read More

Navigation for News Categories New Zealand needs to step-up and help lead reform of the international trade system, according to a new report. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade treaty created the world's biggest free trade area. Photo: AFP Law firm Chapman Tripp's report International Trade 2020 said globalisation…