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France weighs new border restrictions with U.K. against variant
France will likely decide on Wednesday whether additional restrictions are needed at its border with the U.K. to fend off a coronavirus variant first identified…
Biden orders US to develop ‘options’ for Belarus response
President Joe Biden said he applauded European Union efforts to impose economic sanctions against Belarus over the forced landing of Ryanair Holdings Plc jet and…
EU leaders vow sanctions on Belarus over seizure of Ryanair jet
European Union leaders kicked off the process for adding more sanctions against Belarus and imposed an effective flight blockade on the country over the forced…
U.K. starts prep for India trade deal in latest post-Brexit push
The U.K. began formal preparation for a free-trade agreement with India, a post-Brexit target for Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he seeks to prove the…
US Secretary of Commerce Raimondo hosts roundtable with President Moon Jae-In, Minister Moon Sung Wook, and US and South Korea business leaders
On Friday, May 21, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo hosted a roundtable with Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-In, Minister of Trade, Industry, and…
China bill timetable in Senate slowed by wrangling over details
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s plan for the Senate to pass a sweeping bill this week to help the U.S. compete with China is being swamped…
EU weighs sanctions over ‘hijacking’ of Ryanair jet by Belarus
European leaders will discuss possible sanctions after Belarus ordered a Ryanair Holdings Plc flight transiting its airspace to land and arrested a journalist on board…
US, South Korea announce vaccine, semiconductor partnership
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced an agreement to deepen cooperation in a range of industries including pharmaceutical companies…
U.K. seeks long transition to tariff removal in Australia deal
The U.K. government is seeking to phase in tariff cuts for agricultural products in its potential post-Brexit trade deal with Australia, according to a person…
China’s embrace of sanctions costs it an investment deal with EU
China has defended retaliatory sanctions on the European Union after lawmakers in the bloc voted to freeze an investment deal agreed to late last year.