Topic: Office of the United States Trade Representative

USA Update Obama adds cabinet diversity by picking Anthony Foxx for Transportation

Moving to complete his second-term cabinet, Obama names the youthful mayor of Charlotte, N.C., Anthony Foxx, to the Transportation post. He would be the second African American in the cabinet.

US considers end to tariffs in Myanmar: Too soon?

Though the country has gone through a series of reforms, Human Rights Watch has recently thrown allegations of 'ethnic cleansing' at the government.

Bangladesh building collapse: Is the country's reputation among the injured?

Following the collapse of a garment factory building on Wednesday morning in Bangladesh, physicians at nearby hospitals were overwhelmed by the number of people needing attention. It appears factory owners ignored a warning not to let workers into the building when a crack was noticed on Tuesday. 

Legal piracy? Antigua gets OK to start selling copies of US hit movies, songs

The World Trade Organization ruled that the tiny island nation is entitled to suspend American intellectual property rights due to an ongoing trade dispute with the US.

Made in China: Why knockoffs disappeared from Beijing markets

China finally appeared to match its talk on the sanctity of intellectual property rights with some enforcement – but only for two weeks.

Europe's Internet revolt: protesters see threats in antipiracy treaty

Anger over proposed antipiracy treaty ACTA was expected to bring thousands to Europe's streets today. Supporters say it will better protect intellectual labor, while opponents see free speech threats. 

Obama seeks power to shrink federal government

Obama will call on Congress to give him a type of reorganizational power last held by a president when Ronald Reagan was in office.

Clean energy market: China promises open access

Clean energy companies in other countries will have equal access to China's burgeoning clean energy market, US envoy says after talks.

China promises clean energy access: US envoy

Commerce Secretary John Bryson said the officials told him Monday the country will invest $1.7 trillion over the next five years inclean energy and other emerging technologies. He said they pledged a 'level playing field for US and other foreign suppliers.

Bankruptcy for Solyndra. Is it China's fault?

Bankruptcy of the third US solar company in recent weeks has some Democrats accusing subsidized competition from China. Could revamped trade policy protect 'green' firms from bankruptcy?

Q and A with US Trade Representative Ron Kirk

US Trade Representative Ron Kirk discussed the importance of trade in today's economy, reports that he will be named Commerce Secretary, and whether growth of China's trade with Latin America is a threat at a March 10 Monitor lunch.

US and China sit down for a belated talk on human rights

The question is whether the US-China talks, the first in two years dedicated to human rights, will produce any concrete gains for Chinese citizens. Some human rights activists even worry that such talks will be counterproductive.

China on offensive as US weighs tire import curb

Friday, the US Trade Representative will hold a hearing on a US Steelworkers' proposal to cut imports in half. Last year, the US imported about 46 million tires from China.

Obama reaches across political divide for envoy to China

Governor Jon Huntsman of Utah is a Republican moderate and China expert seen as a possible presidential candidate.

Mexico's punitive tariffs raise stakes on US trucking dispute

Mexico says it will place tariffs on 90 US agricultural and industrial products valued at $2.4 billion.

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Obama's Labor pick a green-jobs advocate

Barack Obama has tapped Rep. Hilda Solis, a California Democrat, to head the Department of Labor, a sign that creating green jobs will be a top priority in his administration's labor policies.

Bolivians worry spat with US could kill jobs

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice suspended a trade deal with Bolivia last week for failure to rein in coca growing. Some 50,000 jobs could be lost.

The only way to alter China's hand in Darfur

Shame won't work. But enlisting its self-interest can.

The only way to alter China's hand in Darfur

Shame won't work. But enlisting its self-interest can.