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China and the United States agreed to a ceasefire in their bitter trade war on Saturday after high-stakes talks in Argentina between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, including no escalated tariffs on Jan 1. Trump will leave tariffs…
Experts said the U.S.-China trade war puts Vietnam at risk of fraud as capital moves into the country to avoid U.S. sanctions. Vietnamese products would face tough competition from China in both the domestic and overseas markets, Nguyen Thi Thu Trang,…
Retail giants like Walmart, Target and Best Buy and their powerful lobbying groups on Monday urged the Trump administration to hold off new tariffs aimed at punishing China for its intellectual property practices, saying that such an aggressive step will only…
Indonesia’s hapless government has embarked on a sudden tariff program experts agree will damage its economy and fuel inflation. Having just a month ago reduced taxes on luxury goods to encourage its people to spend more at home and less in overseas…
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