PM focuses on threat from across the border as most polls show his Liberals leading Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party in tight race

Hong Kong’s postal service will stop handling packages coming from or going to the United States, in the latest retaliatory move amid an escalating trade war between Washington and Beijing.

Japan is "deeply concerned" about global economic fallout from US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Thursday in the government's strongest warning yet as the two nations began trade talks.

Malaysia’s exports accelerated and grew at a much faster than expected pace in March, thanks to strong shipments of electronics, while deliveries to the US surged ahead of a slew of upcoming tariffs

Party General Secretary To Lam has called on France, a key and influential member of the European Union (EU), to further bolster Vietnam–EU relations, contributing to peace, stability, and sustainable development in the region and beyond.

An aggressive U.S. tariff policy will trigger a significant slowdown in the U.S. economy this year and next, with the median probability of recession in the next 12 months approaching 50%, according to economists polled by Reuters.

This year, Vietnam's shrimp industry aims for 1.3-1.4 million tonnes in production and 4-4.3 billion USD in export turnover. Encouragingly, shrimp exports topped 605 million USD in the first two months of this year alone, up 46% year-on-year

Vietnam's domestic and export coffee prices have rebounded strongly after the United States of America announced to suspend the implementation of reciprocal tariffs on its trading partners.

Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang stressed that Hauts-de-France, with its robust industrial base, well-developed seaport and logistics networks, and open investment environment, represents a highly promising partner for Vietnamese localities and businesses aiming to deepen integration into the European Union market.

Vietnam highly values and gives top priority to strengthening the special friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, President Luong Cuong told Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Hanoi on April 17.