BEIJING: Chinese state-run media on Friday condemned the arrest in Canada of a top executive of telecoms giant Huawei on a US extradition request as a “despicable rogue’s approach” to contain Chinese…
GENEVA: There is no sign that the United States is distancing itself from the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and negotiations are underway to avert a global trade war, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo…
GENEVA: US President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs met a barrage of criticism at a World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting on Friday, as the European Union, Japan, Australia and others joined…
BEIJING: The United States has violated international trade rules with an inquiry into intellectual property and China is ready to defend its interests, Vice Premier Liu He told US Treasury Secretary Steven…
BEIJING: China urged the United States on Friday to “pull back from the brink” as President Donald Trump’s plans for tariffs on up to $60 billion in Chinese goods brought the world’s…
BUENOS AIRES: The world’s financial leaders rejected protectionism on Tuesday and urged “further dialogue” on trade, but failed to defuse the threat of a trade war days before US metals tariffs take…
BUENOS AIRES: World financial leaders pleaded for an endorsement of free trade on Monday amid worries about US metals tariffs and looming trade sanctions on China, but Trump administration officials said they would…
BUENOS AIRES: International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde cautioned the United States against putting up barriers to trade in an interview published Sunday. “Trade wars leave no winners,” she said in the…
BRUSSELS: The European Commission called for industry views on Friday on a list of US products it will subject to import tariffs, the first step towards measures to counter planned US taxes on…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is seeking to impose tariffs on up to $60 billion of Chinese imports and will target the technology and telecommunications sectors, two people who had discussed the issue…
BERLIN: The German government warned Monday that a transatlantic trade war would harm both Europe and the US, urging Washington not to take a “wrong path” after a weekend of aggressive rhetoric.…
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday said he would not back down from his planned new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, creating a possible standoff with top lawmakers from his own…
OTTAWA: The largest private sector union in Canada on Friday called on this country to walk away from continental trade talks in protest if Washington slaps tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said that “Trade wars are good” amid controversy over his announcement to enforce tariffs on steel and aluminium imported to the United States on Thursday. “When a country…
China’s No. 2 leader expressed hope Tuesday that disputes with US President Donald Trump’s government can be settled amicably and warned a “trade war would benefit nobody.” Despite Trump’s promises to raise…
