China's Ministry of Commerce reports that a proposed transport network stretching from the south China city of Nanning to Singapore, that would help create a southeast Asian economic community, has stalled largely due to unresolved funding and administrative issues. The Nanning-Singapore (N-S) Economic Corridor, a system of highways and railways connecting major southeast Asian cities, is reported to already largely exist;the highway portion has proved feasible to some extent by the China-ASEAN International Car Rally Race, which was successfully held in 2006, 2007 and 2009.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is announcing the availability of an ICPO-INTERPOL handbook that has collated many examples of techniques that have been used by criminals to engage in the cross-border smuggling of wildlife. The handbook also contains guidance on detecting fraud, such as false CITES documents and labels, fraudulent declarations, etc. The handbook that is being made available to law enforcement officials only.

The U.S. and the European Union have agreed on a November 20, 2010 date for the next EU-U.S. Summit, which will take place in Lisbon, Portugal. The EU President of the European Council van Rompuy and President of the European Commission Barroso will meet again with President Obama to reaffirm the transatlantic agenda and advance EU-US cooperation on issues of mutual concern.

In the August 17, 2010 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted:

In the August 14, 2010 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted:

China’s Commerce Vice Minister stated on August 1, 2010 that in the latter half of the year, China’s policy for foreign trade will give priority to stability. However, as China’s foreign trade environment is facing uncertainty, export rebates for high consumption and high pollution products may be necessarily fine-tuned in accordance with the strategic requirements for energy conservation and emission reduction.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) authorizes trade in ivory carvings, for non-commercial purposes, from Zimbabwe. Until recently, licensed domestic traders were authorized to issue to customers a document, known as a ‘Short Export Permit', at the time of purchase. This document was supplied by the CITES Management Authority of Zimbabwe. When endorsed by a Customs officer prior to export, it entitled the customer to leave the country with ivory carvings. However, this practice has been terminated. Persons wishing to take ivory carvings out of the country must now apply to one of Zimbabwe’s three CITES Management Authority offices, at which time they will be issued a standard CITES export permit. Parties are therefore requested to no longer authorize the import of any ivory carvings where the traveler presents a ‘Short Export Permit’.

The World Trade Organization has issued the reports of the panel that had examined complaints by the U.S., Japan and Chinese Taipei against “European Communities and its Member States — Tariff Treatment of Certain Information Technology Products” (DS375, DS376 and DS377), in which the panel found, among other things, that the European Communities has acted inconsistently with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry has posted statistics and information on India's services exports. The Ministry states that with the new Foreign Trade Policy (2009-14), incentives have been given to the services sector. Under the “Served from India” scheme, all services providers who earned a certain amount in the preceding or current financial year are eligible for "duty credit scrips" and other export benefits.

Mexico's Diario Oficial of August 13, 2010 lists a notice from the Secretary of the Economy on the following: