CBP modifies WRO on tobacco Imports from Limbe Leaf Tobacco Company Ltd. in Malawi
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has modified an existing Withhold Release Order (WRO) on imports of tobacco from Malawi. Effective July 31, 2020, tobacco…
VW starts Ghana assembly after partial ban on used-car imports
Volkswagen AG has started assembling cars in Ghana following a partial government ban on imports of used cars that is part of policy measures to…
South Korea and Japan flap could hit Trump’s plans on China
A South Korean court is set to start liquidating assets of a Japanese company to compensate Koreans conscripted to work during colonial occupation, straining ties…
Asia’s factories see modest pickup alongside Chinese rebound
Factory managers in Asia broadly saw a modest pickup in activity in July as China’s demand kept up its momentum.
U.K.’s Truss in Washington to press for Post-Brexit trade deal
U.K. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss will meet with her U.S. counterpart Robert Lighthizer in Washington on Monday as part of the third round of…
China to revise cross-border investment rules for local PE funds
China plans to revamp cross-border investment rules for domestic private-equity funds this year, the foreign-exchange regulator said in a statement Saturday.
South Korea’s export slump eases as external demand improves
South Korea’s export slump slowed in July, aided by the economic recovery in China and resilient demand for semiconductors.
U.S. sanctions two chinese individuals, one entity based in Xinjiang
The U.S. sanctioned a Chinese entity and two individuals for “serious human rights abuses” against Uighurs in the Xinjiang region, the latest sign of strained…
Xi speeds up China’s inward economic pivot in more hostile world
President Xi Jinping is accelerating his push for a China that can stand on its own feet as mounting pressure at home and abroad exposes…
Millions of Britons banned from meeting indoors in new lockdown
More than 4 million people across a large part of northern England must comply with tighter lockdown rules after Boris Johnson’s government rushed to tackle…
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