Global trade

How Japan is fighting Trump’s protectionism with new trade deals

Beijing has loosened its grip on the yuan, allowing it to gain 4.6% in inflation-adjusted terms in the past year. 

The yuan ‘Plaza Accord’ would barely dent China’s edge

Trump has recently declared that he thinks the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is not working and should be scrapped.

The USMCA review will signal Trump’s upcoming global tariff strategy

At the Summer Davos, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Chinese technological advancements benefit the rest of the world.

To understand China’s growing confidence, look at the ‘Summer Davos’

Spot container rates to move goods to the US and Europe from Asia have surged over the past seven weeks, according to the Drewry World Container Index.

Maersk CEO sees solid container demand through second half

French President Emmanuel Macron is to host a video call between the Group of Seven countries and China to address global trade imbalances, Politico reports.

China’s trade imbalance with EU swells with imports in new slump

President for international Benjamin Hung says Standard Chartered is “in a compounding phase of growth”.

StanChart sees growth opportunities as firms reduce ‘single points of vulnerability’

When different tariffs are levied on similar goods originating in different countries, the price differences can significantly distort international trade patterns.

The coming vote for Europe’s soul

SM Lee Hsien Loong (second from right) is shown a model of an automated container terminal during his tour of the Beibu Gulf International Port Group headquarters.

China’s Nanning ‘main gateway’ for ties with Asean; trade corridor opens faster route to Asia: SM Lee

Vietnam's market surveillance units under the trade ministry will intensify checks on counterfeit goods, with a focus on industrial property rights and trademark infringement.

Hanoi orders 20% surge in IP enforcement cases in May after US warning