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5:18PM(AEDT)

US Obama admin suspends TPP vote efforts

US President Barack Obama's administration has suspended its efforts to win congressional approval for his Asian free-trade deal before president-elect Donald Trump takes office, saying that the TPP's fate is up to Trump and Republican lawmakers. Read more

8:57AM(AEDT)

WTO 'rules against Brazil' on stimulus

The World Trade Organisation has ruled that some Brazilian industrial stimulus programs hurt foreign competitors, a government official says, in a major blow to a country struggling to shore up its industry amid a crippling recession. Read more