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Australia-EU trade deal seeks to forge critical minerals alliance in hedge against China

epa12845219 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen walk together after addressing members and senators during a joint sitting in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, 24 March 2026. EPA/LUKAS COCH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Mercosur and Canada near free-trade agreement with April talks

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney walks on the flight deck of HMCS Margaret Brooke at HMC Dockyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Ingrid Bulmer

China says it has right to retaliate against Mexico's tariff hikes

Cranes and cargo ships at a terminal of the Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

Singapore seeks deeper ties with Germany to boost trade between ASEAN and EU: Gan Kim Yong

DPM Gan said beyond strengthening bilateral ties, Singapore and Germany can also cooperate on promoting multilateral relations between the European Union and Asean regions.

EU says free-trade agreement with Australia close

Trade talks between Australia and the EU previously broke down in 2023, when Australia walked away from a near-finalised deal.

Canada, Mexico say trilateral deal is key ahead of talks to review USMCA

Mexico's Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard and Canada's Minister responsible for Canada–U.S. Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy, Dominic LeBlanc, attend the kickoff of the Team Canada Trade Mission to Mexico at a hotel in Mexico City, Mexico, February 16, 2026. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

Singapore and South Korea to upgrade FTA, leaders say as President Lee pays state visit

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (right) meeting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on March 2.

‘A bad surprise’ says France, as EU provisionally implements contested Mercosur mammoth trade deal

epa12781105 European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen briefing the press on the latest developments regarding Mercosur, in Brussels, Belgium, on Feb 27.

Brazil examines US-Argentina trade deal over Mercosur conflicts, sources say

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino, Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz, European Council President Antonio Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Paraguay's President Santiago Pena, Argentina's President Javier Milei, Uruguay's President Yamandu Orsi and Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira during the signing ceremony of a free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur, ending more than 25 years of negotiations, in Asuncion, Paraguay, January 17, 2026. REUTERS/Cesar Olmedo

FTA between S’pore, Paraguay comes into effect under deal on lower tariffs with South American bloc

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan with [from left] Argentina President Alberto Fernández, Paraguay President Santiago Peña, Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Uruguay President Luis Lacalle Pou, at the signing ceremony for the MERCOSUR-Singapore Free Trade Agreement in Rio de Janeiro, 7 December 2023. Credit: Ricardo Stuckert

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