Attacks against small tankers off South East Asia's coasts caused a rise in global ship hijackings, up to 21 in 2014 from 12 in 2013, despite piracy at sea falling to its lowest level in eight years, the International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed. Pirates took 442 crew members hostage, compared with 304 in 2013.

Expecting all that stuff you ordered over the internet to come to your doorstep by drone? Don't look up just yet.

Trade between the European Union and Canada is already very strong – and growth is expected to continue as a result of an historic new trade agreement now being finalized in Ottawa, according to the British International Freight Association. The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is said to be Canada’s most ambitious trade initiative, broader in scope and deeper in ambition than the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Call it the dark side of international commerce: fakes, frauds and thought thieves. Time to take action.

As Chinese individuals and companies head overseas in greater numbers, the country's tax authorities are starting to follow.

It's a government program. It involves technology. And it's a good thing.