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	<title>3rd UPDATE: China's Nov Exports Fall As Global Trade Slows</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/china/100029483-1-3rd-update%253A-china%2527s-nov-exports.html</link>
	<pubDate>11 Dec 2008 10:04:45 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>BEIJING --China's exports fell for the first time in more than seven years in November while imports dropped sharply, reflecting the severity of the slowdown in global trade. The worse-than-expected trade figures came after other...	</description>
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	<title>2nd UPDATE: China's Nov Exports Fall As Global Trade Slows</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/china/100029482-1-2nd-update%253A-china%2527s-nov-exports.html</link>
	<pubDate>11 Dec 2008 10:04:41 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>(Adds more economists' comment, data breakdowns.) BEIJING --China's exports fell for the first time in more than seven years in November while imports dropped sharply, reflecting the severity of the slowdown in global trade. The...	</description>
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WTO Chief Postpones Meeting On Global Trade Deal
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	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/europe/100028657-1-wto-chief-postpones-meeting-global.html</link>
	<pubDate>10 Dec 2008 02:48:24 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>GENEVA (AFP)--World Trade Organization head Pascal Lamy late Monday decided to put off by a week a possible ministerial meeting to nail down a global trade deal, as key problems remained, he said in a...	</description>
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UPDATE: WTO Chief Postpones Meeting On Global Trade Deal
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	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/asia/100028647-1-update%253A-wto-chief-postpones-meeting.html</link>
	<pubDate>10 Dec 2008 02:47:47 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>(Updates with comment from E.U. presidency; adds background, context, analysis) GENEVA (AFP)--World Trade Organization head Pascal Lamy postponed a ministerial meeting to nail down a long-awaited global trade deal, saying key negotiating problems rema...	</description>
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	<title>Global trade is slowing</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/trade/100005032-1-global-trade-slowing.html</link>
	<pubDate>8 Dec 2008 09:07:53 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Japan posts dismal export figures; global trade will decline in 2009, the first drop since 1982...<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/05/03/1228727273812_us_backyard1_97.jpg"></img>	</description>
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EU Still Committed To Global Trade Deal-EU Trade Commissioner
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	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/europe/100016355-1-eu-still-committed-global-trade.html</link>
	<pubDate>24 Oct 2008 10:18:20 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>BRUSSELS -- The European Union is still committed to reaching a deal on a global trade negotiation, newly appointed European Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton said Thursday. &quot;Doha is still very much alive. If this deal...	</description>
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	<title>Early November Data Paint Alarming Picture For Global Trade</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/europe/100031229-1-early-november-data-paint-alarming.html</link>
	<pubDate>17 Dec 2008 10:39:28 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>World trade fell off a cliff last month. There's still the U.S. and the big European economies to come, but so far the November data from early-reporting countries paint an alarming picture of the global...	</description>
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	<title>Early November Data Paint Alarming Picture For Global Trade</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/europe/100030196-1-early-november-data-paint-alarming.html</link>
	<pubDate>15 Dec 2008 07:03:50 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>World trade fell off a cliff last month. There's still the U.S. and the big European economies to come, but so far the November data from early-reporting countries paint an alarming picture of the global...	</description>
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World Bank's Zoellick:Financial Crisis Obstructs Global Trade
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	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/europe/100024805-1-world-bank%2527s-zoellick%253Afinancial-crisis-obstructs.html</link>
	<pubDate>24 Nov 2008 05:57:26 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>FRANKFURT -- The global financial crisis obstructs international trade as banks are cautious to finance deals, the President of the World Bank Robert Zoellick said Thursday. &quot;Trade is largely financed by credit, but you can't...	</description>
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UPDATE: World Bank: Financial Crisis Obstructs Global Trade
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	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/europe/100024758-1-update%253A-world-bank%253A-financial-crisis.html</link>
	<pubDate>24 Nov 2008 05:53:48 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>FRANKFURT -- The global financial crisis obstructs international trade as banks are cautious about financing deals, the President of the World Bank Robert Zoellick said Thursday. &quot;Trade is largely financed by credit,&quot; Zoellick said in...	</description>
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WTO:Mkt For Global Trade Finance Deteriorating,Seen Worsening
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	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/europe/100022359-1-wto%253Amkt-global-trade-finance-deteriorating%252Cseen.html</link>
	<pubDate>13 Nov 2008 09:16:11 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>GENEVA (AFP)--The World Trade Organization warned Wednesday that the financing of global commerce is &quot;deteriorating&quot; amid the financial crisis and the situation is likely to worsen over the coming months. &quot;The market for trade finance...	</description>
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	<title>Alibaba.com Gives International Suppliers a New Gateway to Global Trade</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/alibaba/100096856-1-alibaba.com-gives-international-suppliers-new.html</link>
	<pubDate>5 May 2009 09:28:59 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>The Gold Supplier international edition will offer all suppliers the same opportunity to market to Alibaba.com鈥檚 eight million international registered users as its Greater China paying members have enjoyed.
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US To Drag Down 2008-09 Global Trade In Soyoil By 4% - FAO
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	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/asia/100020871-1-us-drag-down-2008-09-global.html</link>
	<pubDate>7 Nov 2008 09:46:57 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>(This article was originally published Thursday.) KUALA LUMPUR --Global trade in soybean oil is likely to decline by 1.0 million metric tons, or 4%, in 2008-09 mainly due to a slowdown in shipments from the...	</description>
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FEER(10/3) Of Milk, Health And Global Trade Security
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	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/china/100014453-1-feer%252810%252F3%2529-milk%252C-health-global-trade.html</link>
	<pubDate>20 Oct 2008 09:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>The melamine-contaminated milk that has sickened at least 53,000 infants is the latest public-health emergency to have triggered international concern and highlighted the need for improved global cooperation to prevent, detect and control health threa...	</description>
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FEER(10/3) Of Milk, Health And Global Trade -2-
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	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/china/100014452-1-feer%252810%252F3%2529-milk%252C-health-global-trade.html</link>
	<pubDate>20 Oct 2008 09:40:54 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Particularly challenging is the issue of compensation for businesses and their employees who suffer economic losses when a country complies with the IHR and WHO advice in controlling a PHEIC. Even wealthy countries will have...	</description>
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	<title>WITSA Launches Global Trade Portal</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/technology/100194860-1-witsa-launches-global-trade-portal.html</link>
	<pubDate>4 Nov 2009 08:44:42 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>The World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) today launched a Global Trade Portal to promote and facilitate greater cross-border trade and investment in information and communications technology (ICT).	</description>
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	<title>INTERVIEW-It's Asia's turn to support global trade system-ADB</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/trade/100184455-1-interview-it%2527s-asia%2527s-turn-support-global.html</link>
	<pubDate>16 Oct 2009 01:19:25 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>WASHINGTON, Oct 15 - Asian countries, whose resilient economies have given them new clout as the world tackles a financial crisis, need to do more to shore up the global trade and banking system, the...	</description>
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	<title>Global trade at risk uTnless world acts - UK's Brown</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/trade/100109858-1-global-trade-risk-utnless-world.html</link>
	<pubDate>31 May 2009 01:37:28 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>LONDON, May 28 - Global trade could collapse if the world does not take coordinated, concrete steps to finance trade flows, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said in comments published on Thursday. Writing in the...	</description>
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	<title>Global trade system to face stress test-WTO chief</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/trade/100108005-1-global-trade-system-face-stress.html</link>
	<pubDate>27 May 2009 01:34:48 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>* Trade system to face more stress from economic crisis * Political atmosphere for Doha free trade deal improving GENEVA, May 26 - The global trading system will face added political strain as the economic...	</description>
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	<title>INTERVIEW-S.Korea welcomes global trade finance plans</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/trade/100067173-1-interview-s.korea-welcomes-global-trade-finance.html</link>
	<pubDate>13 Mar 2009 02:06:18 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>* S.Korean regulator welcomes global trade financing plans * Says Korea will not impose capital controls * Says Korea's foreign debt burden not heavy * Says would like Korean banks to issue intl bonds LONDON,...	</description>
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	<title>Shanghai Port Q3 net down 30 pct on weak global trade</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/trade/100192704-1-shanghai-port-q3-net-down.html</link>
	<pubDate>30 Oct 2009 10:51:43 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>SHANGHAI, Oct 30 - Shanghai International Port (Group) Co, China's biggest port operator, on Friday posted a 30 percent fall in its third quarter earnings as the global financial crisis hurt international trade. In the...	</description>
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	<title>GLOBAL ECONOMY WEEKAHEAD-Arresting the free fall in global trade</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/trade/100081244-1-global-economy-weekahead-arresting-free-fall.html</link>
	<pubDate>7 Apr 2009 01:37:09 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>WASHINGTON, April 5 - If recent signs of life in the global economy are for real, we should soon start to see some stabilization in world trade too. The collapse in trade since Lehman Brothers...	</description>
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	<title>UPDATE 1-Shanghai Port Q3 net down 30 pct on weak global trade</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/trade/100192718-1-update-1-shanghai-port-q3-net.html</link>
	<pubDate>30 Oct 2009 11:29:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>* Q3 net profit falls 30 percent * May return to growth as early as Q4 * Shares end up 0.6 pct before results (Adds details, analyst comment) SHANGHAI, Oct 30 - Shanghai International Port...	</description>
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	<title>E-marketplace opens bottle maker's eyes to global trade</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/apac-member/100189630-1-e-marketplace-opens-bottle-maker%2527s-eyes.html</link>
	<pubDate>26 Oct 2009 03:31:30 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Shanghai Yuhao Household Appliance Manufactruring Co., Ltd.	</description>
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	<title>UPDATE 2-S.Korea Sept exports signal global trade recovering</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/trade/100181435-1-update-2-s.korea-sept-exports-signal.html</link>
	<pubDate>10 Oct 2009 05:17:09 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>* Exports beat most forecasts, led by China, U.S. demand * End 10-month spell of double-digit annual losses * Won hits one-year high, bond futures trim gains * S.Korea could be first G20 economy to...	</description>
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	<title>Online tool garners global trade for specialty gift maker</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/apac-member/100167827-1-online-tool-garners-global-trade.html</link>
	<pubDate>7 Sep 2009 07:33:19 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Fuzhou Shangsheng Liping Corp. Limited	</description>
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	<title>E-commerce know-how helps logistics firm consolidate global trade</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/apac-member/100164274-1-e-commerce-know-how-helps-logistics-firm.html</link>
	<pubDate>31 Aug 2009 08:21:03 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Jiangsu Nova Logistics System Co., Ltd.	</description>
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	<title>Electronic gadget supplier accumulates global trade knowledge through e-commerce</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/apac-member/100163317-1-electronic-gadget-supplier-accumulates-global.html</link>
	<pubDate>28 Aug 2009 05:27:28 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Shenzhen Napov Technology Co.,Ltd.	</description>
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	<title>New Search Engine and Features on Alibaba.com Makes Global Trade Even Easier</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/alibaba/100096503-1-new-search-engine-features-alibaba.com.html</link>
	<pubDate>5 May 2009 01:55:37 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Over the last few months, Alibaba.com's products and services have been improved substantially. These improvements were aimed to provide additional value to members, and personalize the sourcing experience. 	</description>
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	<title>WRAPUP 1-Germany, France suffer from global trade slump</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/trade/100082850-1-wrapup-1-germany%252C-france-suffer-from.html</link>
	<pubDate>9 Apr 2009 01:54:59 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>* German exports fall 23.1 percent on the year in February * German industry orders fall by more than expected * French exports sink 20.9 percent y/y in February BERLIN, April 8 - German exports...	</description>
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