China’s trade surplus swelled in July to its highest level in eight months as its trade gaps with the United States and Europe grew despite concern about weaker global demand.

China’s trade surplus swelled in July to its highest level in eight months as its trade gaps with the United States and Europe grew despite concern about weaker global demand.

Globalization’s new rules: the West no longer calls the shots.

After years of on-again, off-again negotiations, world trade talks collapsed in rancor, ending hopes of a deal to open markets and cut farm subsidies.

After seven years of on-again, off-again negotiations, world trade talks collapsed in rancor, ending hopes of a deal to free up global markets and cut farm subsidies.

Trade officials said a high-level summit to salvage a global trade pact collapsed, after the United States, China and India failed to compromise on farm import rules.

As years of global trade talks approach another climax, China is emerging as a central player — and coming under criticism from the U.S. and others for its tactics.

As years of global trade talks approach another climax, China is emerging as a central player — and coming under criticism from the U.S. and others for its tactics.

The E.U. and Latin American banana producers reached a tentative agreement on banana duties early Sunday. But Cameroon said the deal was unacceptable.

An agreement in which the U.S. would not export to South Korea beef from cattle under 30 months old is was sought to defuse South Korean furor over beef exports.