India, Brazil sign mining pact as Modi targets $20 billion trade in five years
World 16:38 22/02/2026NEW DELHI - India moved to deepen trade ties with Brazil on Saturday, signing a pact to expand cooperation in mining and minerals as it seeks to meet rising domestic steel demand and support capacity expansion amid a global race for raw materials.
New push to reach plastic pollution pact
World 15:19 03/08/2025Negotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening Tuesday in Geneva but they face deep divisions over how to tackle the health and ecological hazard.
Negotiators gather in Vietnam to talk Trans-Pacific Partnership pact
Economy 15:03 04/09/2014The chief negotiators for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement from participating countries are currently meeting in Hanoi