Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich: loses with three-headed trade negotiations, according to Globe and Mail. international trade Canadian auto sector in 11th-hour push to stave off S. Korean trade deal As demonstrators continue to call for the resignation of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, the EU considers a big loan to the debt-laden country. Sarah Toms reports. Reuters Europe Video: Protests continue in Ukraine, while EU and U.S. consider loan The European Union and Russia - whose relationships with Ukraine sparked weeks of unrest - urge protesters and the government to use dialogue. Nathan Frandino reports. Reuters Politics Video: EU and Russia express concern over Kiev violence Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party's LDP leader and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the media at the Parliament in Tokyo December 18, 2012. Trade Video: Japan #039;s new African adventure No Canadian figure has been more central to trade liberalization than Brian Mulroney. As prime minister from 1984 to 1993, he negotiated both the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement. Today, 20 years after came into force, trade volume among the three countries has more than tripled, while Canadas trade with Mexico has increased more than eightfold. Yet irritants remain, including border delays and creeping U.S. protectionism. More Related to this Story Jobs on the line: A new era for autos dawns in Mexico (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.