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World Japan PM goes to Vietnam, the Philippines to talk tariffs TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left Sunday for a four-day trip to Vietnam and the Philippines, as... Published 27 Apr, 2025 11:32am
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World China exempts some goods from US tariffs to limit trade war pain China has exempted some U.S. imports from its 125% tariffs and is asking firms to identify critical goods they need... Published 25 Apr, 2025 04:22pm
World China pushes for tariff cancellation to end US trade war BEIJING: China called for all “unilateral” U.S. tariffs to be cancelled on Thursday, as signs emerged that the Trump... Published 24 Apr, 2025 05:29pm
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World China says it will ignore US ‘tariff numbers game’ BEIJING: China will pay no attention if the United States continues to play the “tariff numbers game”, China’s... Published 17 Apr, 2025 07:51am
World China-US trade war heats up BEIJING: Beijing’s tariffs on certain US agricultural goods in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s latest hike... Published 11 Mar, 2025 05:35am
World China-US trade war heats up with Beijing’s tariffs to take effect BEIJING: Trade tensions between the world’s two leading economies are set to escalate on Monday, as Beijing begins... Published 10 Mar, 2025 05:22am
World Canada will be in trade war with US for foreseeable future, says Trudeau OTTAWA: Canada will continue to be in a trade war with the United States for the foreseeable future, Prime Minister... Updated 06 Mar, 2025 10:48pm
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World Hong Kong will file complaint to WTO on US tariffs, official says HONG KONG: Hong Kong will file a complaint on recent U.S. tariffs imposed on the city to the World Trade... Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:39am
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World In China’s export hub of Yiwu, traders shrug off Trump’s tariffs YIWU: Traders in China’s export manufacturing hub of Yiwu shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and... Published 10 Feb, 2025 08:23am
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