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US Treasury seeks China engagement even as it sharpens its economic tools
The US Treasury Department is seeking engagement with China while also sharpening the economic tools needed to counter what it sees as national security challenges,…
EU pushes the US to ‘move faster’ on standards for clean tech
The European Union is pushing the US to facilitate trade by agreeing on common technical requirements for manufacturers of some clean technologies as the two…
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Musk echoes Apple, Mercedes CEOs on importance of China ties
Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk joined Apple Inc.’s Tim Cook, Mercedes-Benz Group AG’s Ola Källenius and other car and technology company bosses in emphasizing the importance…
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Substantial conclusion of IPEF Supply Chain Agreement negotiations
The 14 partners of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) –Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines,…
Taiwan envoy calls US tax treatment ‘unfair,’ wants deeper trade
Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to the US said the lack of a double taxation treaty is “unfair” and discouraging investment from Taiwanese semiconductor firms, while…
German automakers urge postponing post-Brexit rules on EVs
German car manufacturers have called for a delay in implementing the post-Brexit regulations concerning electric vehicles (EVs). The German auto industry argues that the proposed…
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US sanctions Chinese firms over machines that make fake pills
The US accused several Chinese companies of shipping machines that make counterfeit pills to the US and Mexico, and hit more than a dozen entities…
Freight industry must resist the tidal wave of drug smuggling
In the past two months, since the beginning of April, yet more examples of criminal gangs utilising the complexity of European import trades to smuggle…
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US-led Pacific group reaches deal on supply chain resilience
Fourteen countries in US-led Indo-Pacific trade talks agreed on supply chain coordination, the most substantial progress so far in President Joe Biden’s new initiative for…
USDA Under Secretary Taylor to lead agri-trade mission to Japan
U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor will lead the upcoming agricultural trade mission to Japan, June…