South Korea and the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) clamored for free trade and anti-protectionism during their special summit that ran for two days through Tuesday in the South Korean southern port city of Busan.

Trade tensions are heating up between Indonesia and the European Union (EU) after the latter complained to the World Trade Organization (WTO) about the Southeast Asian country’s alleged illegal subsidies and ban on nickel ore products.

South Korea’s trade commission said Thursday it will soon decide whether to extend the existing anti-dumping tariff on stainless steel plates imported from Japan, which was first imposed in 2011.

Viet Nam’s logistics industry can reap the rewards of the country’s growing economy.

The US president, preoccupied by domestic politics, and China, determined to persist in its deleveraging campaign, both seem ready for a trade-war truce. While fears of deglobalisation and global decoupling are overblown, the US may still divert trade away from China, at a cost to American consumers

The Trump administration has announced that it will impose tariffs on 7.5 billion US dollars (£6.1 billion) in European imports beginning on October 18 in a case involving European Union subsidies to the plane maker Airbus.

Japan’s false public claims of offering no concessions may delay trade talks

South Korea and the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) clamored for free trade and anti-protectionism during their special summit that ran for two days through Tuesday in the South Korean southern port city of Busan.

The Philippines and South Korea have agreed to conclude the two countries’ free trade agreement by the first half of 2020.

China, South Korea and Japan will hold a new round of negotiations on the trilateral free trade agreement (FTA) this week in Seoul, the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Tuesday.