World in brief: October 10, 2024
AUSTRALIA: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced today that China would resume importing Australian live lobsters by the end of the year.
Mr Albanese made the announcement after meeting Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang on the sidelines of a south-east Asian summit in the Laotian capital, Vientiane.
The agreement removes the final major obstacle to bilateral trade that once cost Australian exporters more than AU$20 billion (£10bn).
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