Tag: Trade policy
Factory boss defiant as sanctions bite in China’s Xinjiang
AKSU, China — A backlash against reports of forced labor and other abuses of the largely Muslim Uyghur ethnic group in Xinjiang is taking...
EU ministers seek to cement trade ties with Biden team
BRUSSELS — European Union and U.S. top trade officials on Thursday will seek to further cement recent advances in settling some key differences that...
EU, US agree to temporarily suspend tariffs in steel dispute
BRUSSELS — The European Union and the United States have decided to temporarily suspend measures at the heart of a steel tariff dispute that...
US files first trade complaint with Mexico under USMCA
MEXICO CITY — The United States filed its first labor complaint with Mexico Wednesday under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, after an old-guard union was...
EU, India try again to clinch trade deal, sidelining China
PORTO, Portugal — The European Union and India agreed Saturday to restart negotiations on a bilateral free trade deal, eight years after their first...
EU leaders attend summit in person for 1st time this year
LISBON, Portugal — On the list of things not to do during a pandemic, holding big international gatherings is close to the top.
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US downplays prospect of post-Brexit trade deal with UK
LONDON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has downplayed any prospect of an imminent trade deal with a post-Brexit Britain.
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UK-India trade deal includes COVID vaccine investment
LONDON — Britain has announced 1 billion pounds ($1.4 billions) of new trade and investment with India, including a deal with the Serum Institute...
Tanzania’s new president on two-day state visit to Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is on a two-day state visit to Kenya aimed at improving trade relations between the two...
UN report says Myanmar poverty could double from coup chaos
BANGKOK — Political turmoil and disruptions following the coup in Myanmar could undo years of progress and double the number of its people living...