Trump tariffs leave costly China supply question unansweredDonald Trump's trade deals give Asian exporters tariff clarity. However, details on avoiding tariffs targeting China's supply chains are aw...
26 Jul, 2025, 11.07 AM IST
Does Donald Trump even want a deal? World leaders can’t tell amid tariff turmoilGlobal markets are in turmoil as world leaders scramble to appease President Trump's tariff demands, which are tied to eliminating trade de...
08 Apr, 2025, 08.20 AM IST
Trump tariffs are ‘disaster’ for the world’s poorest countriesUS President Trump's new reciprocal tariffs will heavily impact some of the world's poorest countries, with rates up to 50%. These tariffs ...
04 Apr, 2025, 06.58 PM IST
India weighs tariff cuts on cars, chemicals as Trump duties loomIndian officials are considering lowering tariffs on imports such as cars and chemicals to avoid US President Trump's reciprocal levies. Th...
27 Feb, 2025, 03.39 PM IST
'The WTO is toast.' What happens to global trade now.President Trump's decision to impose new tariffs on global imports is a significant challenge to the post-World War II free trade system. T...
15 Feb, 2025, 10.44 AM IST
Vietnam's soaring US trade surplus stokes new fears of Trump tariffsTrump's advisor has singled out Vietnam, and the appointment of Peter Navarro, a proponent of tariffs, reinforces this threat. While Vietna...
07 Dec, 2024, 10.42 AM IST
WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala reappointed as Trump threat loomsNgozi Okonjo-Iweala has been reappointed for a second term as the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), with the 70-year-old Nigerian...
29 Nov, 2024, 04.56 PM IST
Southeast Asia solar boom at risk from US-China trade stressThe Southeast Asian solar industry, second only to China, encountered challenges as the US prepared to impose significant tariffs.
21 Aug, 2024, 10.19 AM IST
Streaming a movie abroad may soon come with taxes at the borderThe World Trade Organization (WTO) faces a potential breakdown of the decades-old moratorium on digital customs charges. The tariff ban, al...
21 Feb, 2024, 11.24 AM IST
At WTO, growing disregard for trade rules shows world is fragmentingThe global organisation has alerted a polycrisis comprising of the Russia-Ukraine war, inflation and the pandemic and believes that it is w...
03 Oct, 2023, 11.09 AM IST
Revving exports to America keeps India in race to be next ChinaSea-borne shipments of festival goods and accessories to America touched $20 million last month, almost triple the value from the year-ago ...
05 Sep, 2022, 08.24 AM IST
'WTO can be changed through change in culture rather than rules'The programme, titled “Future of the WTO or WTO of the Future?” and the second of a series following the recently concluded 12th Ministeria...
14 Jul, 2022, 08.11 PM IST
US wants Dutch supplier to stop selling chipmaking gear to ChinaWashington’s proposed restriction would expand an existing moratorium on the sale of the most advanced systems to China, in an attempt to t...
06 Jul, 2022, 10.01 AM IST
Supply snarls promise Southeast Asia bigger slice of trade pieThe EU and Japan each account for about 12% of total direct investment flows into Southeast Asia for the last five years, compared to China...
02 Jun, 2022, 05.08 PM IST
How India can become a major tech hub amid US-China tensionsIndia faces a historic opportunity to transform into one of the world's major technology hubs, a report by Asia-based Hinrich Foundation sa...
30 Mar, 2021, 10.27 PM IST
In the shadow of TikTok, China's apps quietly hoover up downloadsWith privacy, cybersecurity and potential influence by Beijing all hot-button issues, Chinese developers will need to do a lot more to conv...
14 Oct, 2020, 09.54 AM IST
Unfriended by India, US, Britain and Australia, China's tech giants seek home comfortChina's tech titans can rely on their massive home market to ride out a Donald Trump-led campaign against them overseas, and in the long-te...
18 Sep, 2020, 09.26 AM IST