US President Donald Trump signed an order to implement a 25% tariff on auto imports, expanding a trade war designed to bring more manufacturing jobs to the US and setting the stage for an even broader push on levies next week.

The European Union (EU) expects the US to apply a double-digit tariff rate across the bloc when US President Donald Trump announces a sweeping package of so-called reciprocal duties on April 2.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he won’t rule out taking countermeasures against the Trump administration’s 25% tariff on US car imports.

Top trade officials from South Korea and Japan are set to meet with their Chinese counterpart in Seoul this weekend to discuss economic cooperation as they seek ways to respond to increasing trade pressure from the US, according to a media report.

New Zealand's news site rnz.co.nz on March 26 published an article saying Vietnam is now the fastest-growing economy in Southeast Asia.

Taiwan's central bank on Wednesday defended the island's trade and currency record ahead of possible tariffs from US President Donald Trump, saying the high current account surplus was a structural problem and Washington understood that.

President Donald Trump suggested further tariffs would be imposed on the European Union and Canada if they worked together “to do economic harm” to the US.

US President Donald Trump said he plans to impose reciprocal levies on every nation as part of his sweeping tariff push next week, but said the rates would be lower than expected.

There is ample room for both Vietnam and Indonesia to boost their economic, trade and investment ties, aiming to meet the US$18 billion trade target soon, delegates agreed at a workshop in Hanoi on March 27.

Vietnam and Peru will fully tap into incentives from the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), to boost bilateral trade exchanges.