Global trade
The coming vote for Europe’s soul
European lawmakers should not ratify the trade agreement with the Trump administration
China’s Nanning ‘main gateway’ for ties with Asean; trade corridor opens faster route to Asia: SM Lee
The Pinglu Canal will span 134.2 km from Hengzhou, under the jurisdiction of Guangxi’s capital
Hanoi orders 20% surge in IP enforcement cases in May after US warning
This is part of a nationwide campaign to combat intellectual property violations
SGX-owned Baltic Exchange sued over alleged losses due to oil tanker pricing
Mercuria Energy Group is suing SGX-owned Baltic Exchange over alleged losses due to distortions in a shipping benchmark
PwC launches S$4 million Trade Advisory Hub to sharpen Singapore’s edge, create quality jobs
The funds will be used to build specialist talent, develop innovative tools and assets
Singapore’s resilience and ‘unnatural resourcefulness’ amid global shocks
The nation’s ‘resources’, built through infrastructure, markets and trusted relationships, may prove critical in times of disruption
US trade court challenges Trump’s basis for 10% global tariffs
The US president has made tariffs a central pillar of his second-term foreign policy
US trade war with China in focus ahead of Trump-Xi summit in May
Trump's trip comes just a year after Washington rolled out sweeping and at times erratic global tariffs.
In trade’s ‘law of the jungle’, the winners are clear
It is China and the US that prosper when power sets the terms for global commerce