Vietnam, US top leaders announce agreement reached on trade deal
Party leader To Lam also proposed that the US soon recognise Vietnam as a market economy and lift export restrictions on certain high-tech products.
Malaysia PM Anwar begins week-long trade trip to Italy, France and Brazil
The Prime Minister’s senior press secretary Tunku Nashrul Abaidah said the official visits, from July 1 to 7, will include high-level meetings with counterparts in Rome, Paris…
Japan’s economic revitalisation minister spoke with U.S. commerce secretary ahead of tariff deal deadline
Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa, who has been in Washington, spoke by phone twice with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Saturday about the tariff measures…
Tariffs, global slump cloud South Korea’s Q3 export outlook
With US President Donald Trump showing no signs of rolling back hefty tariffs during a Sunday interview, industry sentiment is expected to dampen further, observers say.
China ‘conditionally’ resumes Japanese seafood imports
Mao Ning, a ministry spokeswoman, said that the decision has been made in accordance with Chinese laws and regulations, as well as international trade rules, and is based on…
Indonesia to relax import rules as US tariff deadline nears
Five commodities prioritised for deregulation include forestry products, subsidised fertilizers, raw materials for plastic, other fuel types and food trays used in President…
Bangladesh, US pledge to deepen economic ties
The Chief Adviser's press wing said both leaders discussed issues of mutual interest, including bilateral trade, Bangladesh's ongoing process of transition to democracy, and aid…
China to keep anti-dumping steel duties on Indonesia, EU and South Korea
The duties on stainless steel billets and hot-rolled plates, first levied by Beijing in 2019, range from 20.2 percent for Indonesian imports to 43 percent for those from the EU.
India bans land port entry of Jute imports from Bangladesh
In a fresh move aimed at recalibrating bilateral trade dynamics, India has imposed port restrictions on the import of jute and several of its derivatives from Bangladesh, with…
Thai-Cambodia border closed to cargo traffic
In a statement issued on June 29, Cambodia's immigration department explained the ban will be enforced in accordance with a directive from Prime Minister Hun Manet, who was…