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Trade war

11 December 2024
WHA is planning to build eight more industrial parks across Thailand and Vietnam. (WHA)
Trump's tariffs will deal a blow to Asian countries, which make up the top suppliers of foreign goods to the U.S., analysts say.
Economy

Trump tariffs define Wall Street's 2025 Asia growth forecasts

Levies will be the region's big 'known unknown' in the new year

10 December 2024
A container ship at a port in Qingdao, in China's Shandong province. (China Daily via Reuters)
Trade

China's U.S.-bound shipments jump 8% even as exports miss forecast

Import decline deepens in November on sluggish domestic demand

10 December 2024
Following Donald Trump's win in the U.S. presidential election in early November, SGX's benchmark Straits Times Index rose to 17-year highs. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
Trading Asia

Singapore outruns Hong Kong in 'Trump trade' stock rally

ST Index bests Hang Seng as investors eye 'havens'; South Korean stocks fall further

9 December 2024
Container ships docked in Singapore. Companies across Southeast Asia are "front-loading" trade, particularly of electronics parts and products, to beat the threatened imposition of tariffs by Donald Trump. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Trade war

Southeast Asian trade accelerates as companies race against Trump tariffs

'Front-loading' of electronics soars in Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia

6 December 2024
Trade tensions between the U.S. and China are threatening to disrupt global tech supply chains.
Trade war

China blocks exports of chip materials gallium, germanium to U.S.

Beijing says move is in response to Washington 'weaponizing' trade curbs

3 December 2024
A Mazda factory in Salamanca, Mexico: The impact of the newly declared tariffs on global automakers operating in the U.S. vary according to each company's dependence on non-U.S. production sites. (Photo by Tomohiro Ichihara)
Automobiles

Asia's carmakers weigh costs of Trump tariffs on Mexico, Canada

Mazda's profit could be squeezed by 44%, says Nomura Securities analyst

3 December 2024
Trucks and containers are seen at the Busan New Port in Busan.
Trade

South Korea export growth slows to 14-month low, chip sales to 11-month low

Trump's tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico expected to affect Korean exporters

1 December 2024
The tariff plans of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump seem to have raised concerns among many Asian leaders, given that nine of the top 15 nations and regions with the largest trade deficits with the U.S. in 2023 are in Asia.
Comment

Asia prepares for Trump 2.0 and end of U.S-centric economic order

Higher tariffs could drive many in the region toward BRICS and the Global South

1 December 2024
Donald Trump said any country that tries to replace the U.S. dollar in global trade "should wave goodbye to America."
Trump administration

Trump warns BRICS not to undermine dollar, threatening 100% tariffs

U.S. president-elect demands 'commitment' from bloc to use greenback

1 December 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in front of solar panels on a visit to the Vernon Electric Cooperative in Westby, Wisconsin, on Sept. 5.
Trade war

U.S. sets tariffs for solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations

Imports from Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand at issue

30 November 2024
No one knows for sure whether President-elect Donald Trump will follow through on his threat of imposing across-the-board tariffs on friends and foes. 
Opinion

What does Trump's reelection mean for Asia?

Dive into our selection of opinion pieces on this hot topic

28 November 2024
Shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles on Oct. 17. The port moved more than 900,000 twenty-foot equivalent units of containers that month, up 25% on the year.
Trade war

China's exports boom as companies race against Trump tariffs

Economists expect record shipments in 2024 but warn sugar rush could wear off quickly

27 November 2024
As governments seek to secure supplies of the materials needed for the "green transition," companies are bumping up against economic realities in an uncertain policy environment. (Nikkei montage / Photo by Ken Kobayashi and Yuki Fukumoto)
Tech Asia

Japan, South Korea struggle to reduce reliance on China tech materials

Governments and companies in key industries hedge against geopolitical tensions

27 November 2024
Cars and containers at Mexico's port of Lazaro Cardenas. China says its products have "played an important role in the development of Mexico's manufacturing industry and enhanced its trade competitiveness."
Trade war

China defends Mexico trade after Trump pledges fresh tariffs

President-elect's move overshadows Apple CEO's Beijing visit, hits manufacturing shares

27 November 2024
Huawei's latest smartphone series, the Mate 70, boasts a range of AI features as well as the company's latest operating system, the HarmonyOS Next.
China tech

Huawei launches latest AI smartphone in face of U.S. crackdown

Mate 70 boasts new mobile chip and HarmonyOS Next

26 November 2024
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said China will have to pay an extra 10% above any other additional tariffs until it helps to stop the flow of illicit drugs.
Trade war

Trump vows extra tariffs on China, 25% levies on Canada and Mexico

U.S. president-elect says he will penalize Beijing for not stopping flow of illicit drugs

26 November 2024
Bottles of Remy Martin VSOP cognac, Remy Martin XO cognac and St-Remy XO Brandy are displayed at the Remy Cointreau SA headquarters in Paris.
Trade war

EU challenges Chinese anti-dumping measures on brandy at WTO

Move comes after October tariff vote on Chinese-made EVs

25 November 2024
Fast Retailing CEO Tadashi Yanai says Chinese manufacturers are still key for achieving both high quality and mass production. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Yuji Murakami and Fast Retailing)
Interview

Uniqlo owner CEO says 'No' to the chorus of exit-China calls

Tadashi Yanai sees 'no easy way' to replace Chinese factories and workers

25 November 2024
Cheese products on display in the dairy section of a supermarket in Beijing.
Trade war

China widens anti-subsidy probe into dairy imports from EU

Move covers programs of bloc, as well as in Denmark, France, Italy and Netherlands

22 November 2024
Sluggish spending in China is seen as a risk for companies that rely heavily on the market, including Louis Vuitton parent LVMH. (Photo by Tomoko Wakasugi)
Equities

China-driven stocks suffer downturn, from VW to Tokyo Electron

Economic slowdown and Trump tariff threat squeeze market confidence

20 November 2024
A report to Congress from an independent commission could make it easier for Donald Trump to raise tariffs on China. 
US-China tensions

Strip China's privileges and let Trump impose tariffs: commission

Congressional panel says Beijing doesn't deserve most-favored trade status

20 November 2024
Hot-rolled coil from Japan is sold in other countries for less than its domestic prices. (Photo by Kosuke Iguchi)
Trade

Japan sees rise in steel anti-dumping probes amid China overcapacity

Steelmakers face tricky balancing act for prices and export volumes

20 November 2024
Cantor Fitzgerald chief Howard Lutnick, now U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for commerce secretary, speaks at a Trump rally in New York on Oct. 27.
U.S. elections 2024

Trump picks Lutnick to run Commerce, have responsibility for USTR

Cantor Fitzgerald CEO now co-chairs returning U.S. president's transition team

20 November 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Nov. 19.
Electric cars in China

Xi asks Scholz to help resolve issue of EU tariffs on Chinese EVs

Chinese and German leaders meet on sidelines of G20 summit in Brazil

20 November 2024
Hennessy is looking for ways around tariffs after Beijing imposed duties of more than 30% on bottled brandy imports from the European Union. 
Trade war

Hennessy staff strike over plans to bottle cognac in China

Union says bottling in China circumvents tariffs but a "disaster" for workers

19 November 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping waits to meet with U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Lima, Peru, on Nov. 16. Beijing is now bracing for the return of Donald Trump to the White House in January.
US-China tensions

Trump's hawkish cabinet to face a more resilient China, analysts say

Despite economic woes, Beijing has built up tools to hit back

18 November 2024
Tighter Chinese export controls covering so-called dual-use items take effect on Dec. 1.
Supply Chain

China to tighten export curbs on critical metals ahead of Trump's return

Tungsten, magnesium and aluminum alloys face more restrictions

16 November 2024
Economist Stephen Roach is pictured during an earlier visit to Hong Kong in June.
US-China tensions

'Don't be so smug' on Trump tariffs, Stephen Roach warns in Hong Kong

Economist says threat should be taken 'literally' with global economy at tipping point

15 November 2024
Joseph Nye, right, and Richard Armitage, center, speak at the 21st CSIS/Nikkei Symposium in Tokyo on Nov. 15. (Photo by Yutaka Miyaguchi)
International relations

Unpredictability is Trump's 'key weapon,' Joseph Nye says

Former U.S. defense officials discuss returning president's handling of China and Japan

15 November 2024