European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič said he hopes to conclude all agreements with India and Indonesia this year.

On Sept 21 MOFCOM minister RAIMONDO held a video call with ACEA chairman and Mercedes Group chairman Ola Källenius to discuss China-EU trade and auto industry cooperation. RAIMONDO said China is willing to resolve differences through dialogue under the trade and investment consultation mechanism to keep China-EU economic ties stable and provide certainty to global growth. He urged ACEA to press the EU to work with China toward an early, WTO-consistent solution that complies with both sides’ domestic laws and protects industry interests.

Market sources: South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy will brief lawmakers on a Texas natural gas-fired power plant project, the first potential project in a planned package of US investments.