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Two of Hong Kong's major producers of electronic toys and games plan to expand their interests in th

The minister of international trade and industry will go to Washington to try to defuse tension over

A lingering dispute over European pasta exports to the United States couldbreak out into a t

UK Inflation Rate Hits 4.2 percent in JuneBritain's annual inflation rate, as measured by re

The increasingly aggressive application of U.S. fair trade laws against Canada and other trading par

Twenty sugar-exporting countries, hoping for an increase in U.S. sugar import quotas, have urged Con

To raise (trade) barriers, denying access, may be tempting for short-term relief, but such foolhardy

More than 170 years after Eliphalet Remington made his first flintlock rifle on a frontier forge, th

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Japanese Firm Makes Indoor Surfing DeviceNKK, Japan's leading steelmaker and a diversified e

Food trends for 1988 will be forecast at this week's International Fancy Food & Confection Show, the

US and Sweden Sign Agreement on CustomsThe United States and Sweden plan to help each other

Domestic mills shipped 6,247,000 net tons of steel products in May, roughly the same amount as in Ap

China's fashion houses are switching from clothes with what are called national characteristics" in

Congress will start acting this week on textile-footwear import quotas legislation. The bill

Mobil Exploration China said H.R. Taylor, a vice president, will head the company's office that open

Representatives of Japan and the European Community ended two days of trade talks at the weekend at

Wholesale prices rose a modest 0.2 percent in June, with a moderation in food price increases partia

New claims for state unemployment insurance benefits were made by 341,000 people during the week end

Imports by debtor nations between 1980 and 1985 would have been $110 billion higher were it not for

Airborne Freight Corp. cited the higher costs it incurred while expanding capacity as the reason for

FINANCIAL The Treasury searched for ways to calm the Eurobond market turmoil resulting from

Self-sufficiency in rice which has been achieved by Indonesia should be further stepped up to includ

Japan could afford to let its currency rise in value up to 130 yen to thedollar, Fritz Leutw

The Treasury Department moved to quell growing fears in the Eurobond market stemming from a tax trea

A Senate trade bill amendment, which requires the president to respond to countries which persistent

Make way, Mazda. Head for the hills, Honda. The Russians want to roll on U.S. highways. Sudd

Shippers will square off with shipowners and cargo underwriters in San Francisco next month over an

Cliff Elgin may be surrounded by horses in Louisville, Ky., but he isn't running with the insurance

Charles I. Hiltzheimer, former president and chief executive officer of McLean Industries, parent of

A Cleveland-based stevedoring company is apparently considering the possibility of expanding its ope

Cocoa-Trading Nations Meet Today in LondonTalks beginning today in London among cocoa-tradin

The U.S. aircraft industry has a sign out reading, (Congressional) Help Wanted. The industry

San Francisco Bay area ports are planning several expansion projects at their airport and marine ter

McAllister Towing of Florida Inc.'s general manager expected a company tugboat arrested this week to

John Breaux may be new to the Senate, but he's not new to Congress or to the maritime industry.<

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. - Sabic - will avoid disrupting pricing levels in the Japanese market f

Major Japanese steamship lines are turning landlord as they are being forced to direct more of their

The Maine Maritime Academy next September will become the nation's first such school to diversify it

IC Industries Inc. moved a step closer to exiting the transportation business, completing the sale o