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US President Donald Trump with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Washington in December. Photo: AP
United States

Why China is the big fight in USMCA trade review as US refuses to extend deal

Officials from the US, Mexico and Canada will meet on Wednesday to review the agreement after Trump said he does not want to extend it.

Donald Trump

Trump threatens 100% tariff on countries that impose digital services tax

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China trade

Why the Vietnam ‘detour’ for US-bound Chinese goods hit a dead end

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India

Are India-US trade talks nearing ‘last-mile bargaining’ amid strained ties?

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer’s visit to India this week could help put the ‘final touch’ on a trade deal, analysts say.

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Shipping containers are stored at a port in Navi Mumbai, India, in February 2025. Photo: Reuters
US-China trade war

US trade official takes aim at Beijing, faults Washington on industry

William Kimmitt criticises trade distortions linked to China while faulting US leaders for allowing industrial decline.

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US-China trade war

Opinion | Many countries are ‘quiet quitting’ the US and China on trade

While the US and Chinese markets are essential, other countries are making deals with each other in search of more diversified trade.

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US-China relations

China’s US envoy calls for 10-fold rise in tariff-free trade under joint board

Ambassador Xie Feng tells Washington gala many American business friends share his view on direction of US-China Board of Trade.

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Ambassador Xie Feng gives a speech in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: US-China Business Council
European Union

EU bows to Trump pressure on tariffs but warns of future chaos

Trump has threatened ‘much higher’ levies if the EU does not remove import duties on US industrial goods by July 4.

Donald Trump

Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wines over digital tax

The US is the biggest importing country for French wines and spirits, accounting for 21 per cent of the overall export market last year.

Thailand

Thailand and Vietnam team up in an Asean ‘plus or minus’ gamble

Southeast Asia’s second- and third-largest economies opt for bilateral insurance over reliance on the regional bloc.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul welcomes Vietnam’s President To Lam to Bangkok’s Government House complex on May 28. Photo: Sopa Images/Zuma Press Wire/dpa
United States

Trump says US might not renew trade deal with Mexico and Canada

The future of the USMCA pact hinges on negotiations over the ⁠coming months.

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(From left) Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum, and US President Donald Trump speak with each other during an event at the Kennedy Centre in Washington in December. Photo: AFP
United States

US trade court to Trump administration: speed up tariff refunds

US judge urges faster refunds of billions of dollars in revenue from tariffs that were ‌collected and later deemed illegal by Supreme Court.

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Donald Trump

Trump’s forced-labour tariffs put Southeast Asia in the firing line

Washington’s proposed tariffs of 10 per cent to 12.5 per cent could push regional countries to accelerate economic integration.

Canada

New US-Canada bridge nears opening despite Trump threat to block it

Financed by Canada, the long-awaited Gordie Howe International Bridge is poised to open June 15.

The Gordie Howe International Bridge will connect the US and Canada between Detroit, Michigan ​and Windsor, Ontario. Photo: TNS
United States

Editorial | US tariff threat over forced labour looks like old wine in a new bottle

With the latest escalation in Trump’s forever tariff war, Washington is alienating allies and adversaries alike.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks to reporters during a tour of a manufacturing facility on April 9, in Warren, Michigan, the US. Photo: AP
US-China trade war

‘Utterly absurd’: China and EU push back on US forced labour tariff claims

Trump administration threatens tariffs of up to 12.5 per cent on imports from 60 economies over failure to ban goods made with forced labour.

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United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA)

Canada and Mexico tell US they want free trade deal renewed

Trump signed and praised the USMCA during his first term but now calls the deal ‘irrelevant’.

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Asean

Opinion | Will the US’ Pax Silica deliver for the Philippines?

The Pax Silica plan to make the Philippines a vital node in a US-led tech supply chain is built on seemingly speculative promises and risks riling China.

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US President Donald Trump meets Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr in the Oval Office at the White House on July 22, 2025, in Washington. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
US-Asean relations

Tariffs, war and broken trust: Southeast Asia’s Trump problem

Disillusioned by US unpredictability, the region is learning to diversify – while Trump treats allies as bargaining chips.

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Canada

Canada might double exports to China, Wang Yi says during rare visit

Wang is on a three-day ⁠trip to Canada, the first such visit by a Chinese foreign minister in a decade.

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United States

US judge freezes Trump ‘slush fund’ for allies

Opponents of the fund say it could be used to reward loyalists, including defendants convicted of crimes related to the January 6 riots.

US President Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC in January. The decision to block the fund is another setback for one of Trump’s most politically explosive second-term initiatives. Photo: AFP
China trade

China-led SCO bloc looks to fast-track plan for new bank, rival Western lenders

Member states seek more financial autonomy and localised credit by advancing an effort to fund regional growth using their national currencies, not the US dollar.

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Flags wave outside the Tianjin Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Centre during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin on September 1. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

America at 250: how Trump’s foreign policy is redefining the US story

‘Even if the US comes back, it will not return to the position it once held,’ while China could play a bigger role, analyst Wu Xinbo says.

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US-China relations

Asian Angle | What the China-US stability pact means for Southeast Asia

The real test of Beijing and Washington’s adoption of ‘constructive strategic stability’ will be how words translate into action.

China-India relations

Rubio expected to brief New Delhi on Xi-Trump summit during India trip

US Secretary of State arrives on Saturday for four-day visit, with relations between the two countries strained and continuing to fluctuate.

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US United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in India on Saturday for a four-day visit that will include Kolkata, Agra, Jaipur and New Delhi. Photo: AFP
China trade

Asia-Pacific trade risks loom large as Apec official warns of protectionism

China is urged to evolve as a world buyer, ahead of ministers’ gathering in Suzhou where a raft of far-reaching trade issues will be discussed.

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Chinese-made vehicles wait to be exported at a port in Jiangsu province on April 27. Photo: AFP
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Trump leaves China after much pomp and pageantry, but little to show for it

US president’s much-anticipated summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing resulted in more fanfare than concrete policy change, analysts say.

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Canada

Canada takes key step towards new oil pipeline to serve Asia markets

Expanding energy exports is part of PM Carney’s strategy to reduce reliance on the US under Trump.

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