Trump announces new Asian tariffs after failing to secure trade deals by deadline

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday announced that he had sent letters to the heads of several Asian countries, informing them of a new ro...

Trump claims ‘done deal’ with China … but is it, really?

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that a U.S.-China trade deal is “done” after two days of high-stakes negotiations in London, but ...

Trump claims he’s talking to Xi. China says no.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly asserted that communications with China are being made about his sweeping tariffs, but Beijing continu...

How China is retaliating against Trump’s tariffs

China unveiled multiple countermeasures on Tuesday, immediately after new U.S. tariffs on its imports took effect. This marks the latest dev...

China warns of mutually destructive tariff war as Trump threatens new trade measures

Chinese state media has cautioned that President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose additional tariffs on Chinese goods risks igniting a ...

After 20 years, China surpassed by Mexico as leading source of US imports

Mexico is now the leading source of goods imported by the U.S., outpacing China for the first time in 20 years.  What the figures say: Accor...

Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, India reject China’s new South China Sea map

The Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam and India have rejected China’s newly released map asserting sovereignty over the South China Sea...

Rice markets could face global crisis due to India’s export ban, Thailand’s low rainfall

Rice markets could face a global crisis as India bans rice exports and Thailand experiences a spate of low rainfall.  India’s export ban: La...

Scientists find evidence of oldest curry outside of India in Vietnam

Researchers have found evidence of the oldest known preparation of curry outside India in Vietnam. The findings: The scientists made the dis...

Ron DeSantis vows to revoke China’s trade relations status if he becomes president

“I think we probably need Congress but I would take executive action as appropriate to be able to move us in that direction” ...

Ex-Coca-Cola chemist sentenced for stealing $120 million trade secret for Chinese government-supported company

Xiaorong “Shannon” You, a 59-year-old chemical engineer, was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a federal judge on Monday in Greeneville, T...

Japan May Cut Off a Major Trade Relationship With South Korea Over Comfort Women Issue

Japan has decided to remove South Korea from its trade list, also known as a “white list,“ of favored trade partners that enjoy some export ...

Donald Trump Says China Respects Him For His ‘Very, Very Large Brain’

Donald Trump is convinced that China respects his intelligence. In a press conference on Wednesday, the U.S. president told reporters about ...

The Chinese Government is Now Taking Out Newspaper Ads in Iowa to Bash Trump

Iowa, a state that has been especially hard hit by Trump’s trade policies, was greeted with a four-page advertising supplement from China in...

We Started With A Napkin and Ended Up With An Nintendo Wii

We met at our local ice cream shop to get a napkin and begin our quest. The day before, Vaibhav shared with Brandon and me a famous TED talk...

China Suddenly Bans Stinky European Cheeses Due to ‘Too Much Bacteria’

China has recently imposed a ban on soft European cheese as local officials say they contain “too much bacteria”. According to CNN, customs ...

Why North Korea is Now Exporting Clothes to China

After United Nations Security Council imposed its latest sanctions on North Korea earlier this year, Q2 figures showed that the country shif...

Donald Trump is Trying to Make iPhones, Jeans, and Sex Toys Way More Expensive

A looming trade war between the United States and China has been speculated since Donald Trump claimed that the east Asian giant is “s...

China Launches Freight Train Service That Travels to London

Keen on further developing trade and investment connections with Europe, China has officially initiated a direct rail freight service to Lon...

Apple May Soon Dump Asia to Make iPhones in the U.S.

Apple products, which have long been made in factories in Taiwan and China, may soon be assembled in the United States, a recent report reve...