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The U.S.-China trade war has Vietnam in the crosshairs
A Cold War battleground once looked like one of the few winners as the two superpowers vied for dominance. Now it's bracing for trouble.
Nissan’s Brexit scenarios include closing European plants: FT
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co has drafted a contingency plan to focus on its Sunderland plant in the U.K. and cut European production if a…
Israel stops importing Palestinian agricultural products
Israel barred the entry of Palestinian agricultural produce from the West Bank beginning Sunday morning, in retaliation for a months-long Palestinian Authority ban on importing…
Administration adjusts aluminum section 232 tariffs
In a surprise move, President Trump announced late Friday night that his administration would apply new 10 percent Section 232 tariffs on “derivative aluminum products”…
Huawei scouts Europe for tech startups to secure supply chain
Huawei Technologies Co. is in talks about investing in European tech startups and contributing to research in a bid to secure its supply chain as…
Africa pushes ahead on the world’s largest free-trade zone
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The day Europe told the US to cut out the threats over Iran
European diplomats drew a line in the sand this month, telling U.S. officials their bullying tactics wouldn’t help marshal support for President Donald Trump’s Iran…
Zimbabwe lifts ban on GM corn imports in bid to avert famine
Zimbabwe has quietly lifted a ban on imports of genetically modified corn for the first time in 12 years as the southern African nation begins…
Thwarting smugglers leave Nigerians counting costs of stony rice
In Adeola Adejare’s market store in Lagos, two teenage boys separate stones from Nigerian rice, preparing it for sale after the government closed land borders…
Thanks to China, it’s year of the Black Swan
The Wuhan virus is only the most recent surprise event to challenge Beijing’s economic partners.