U.S., Vietnam interests ‘aligned’ amid some tensions, says US envoy
U.S. and Vietnam have almost “completely aligned” interests over regional security and stability while tensions over human rights and trade and economic relations exist, U.S.…
UN embroiled in Myanmar crisis as Junta dismisses sanctions
The United Nations has turned into another battleground over the military coup in Myanmar, with the country’s anti-junta ambassador in New York refusing to give…
China seeks to boost trade with US allies, Premier Li says
China may join an Asia-Pacific trade pact comprised of key U.S. allies that former President Donald Trump exited, Premier Li Keqiang said Friday.
EV battery-maker’s misconduct said ‘extraordinary’ by ITC
SK Innovation Co.’s destruction of documents in a trade-secret case brought by a rival electric-vehicle battery maker was “extraordinary,” a U.S. trade agency said in…
E-Commerce spike in early 2020 gives way to increased store sales
• Total annual retail sales (excluding auto, gas and restaurants) grew by 6.4% year-over-year in 2020 to $4.0 trillion.1 • E-commerce sales surged at the…
CBP electronics, machinery centers, HSI BEST Task Force seize $14.7 million in counterfeit electronics at World Trade Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Electronics and Machinery Centers of Excellence and Expertise (CEEs) and Homeland Security Investigations' (HSI) Border Enforcement Security Task Force…
U.S., U.K. weigh more Russia sanctions, possibly targeting debt
The U.S. and U.K. are weighing additional penalties against Russia over the use of chemical weapons, with options ranging from sanctions against oligarchs to the…
US weighs sanctions against Lebanon Central Bank chief
The U.S. is considering sanctions against Lebanon’s long-serving central bank chief as a broader investigation into the alleged embezzlement of public funds in the country…
Italy blocks Astra vaccine export, risks backlash against EU
Italy has blocked a shipment of the AstraZeneca Plc.’s coronavirus vaccine to Australia, using a recently introduced European Union regulation for the first time, in…
Biden Commerce chief says steel, aluminum tariffs ‘effective’
Tariffs that Donald Trump placed on foreign steel and aluminum have been “effective,” President Joe Biden’s commerce secretary said, an indication that the Biden administration…
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