China has urged the United States to adopt rational and pragmatic economic and trade policies to meet it halfway to support the healthy and stable growth of bilateral economic and trade relations, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

The announcement of a new anti-circumvention investigation brings the US solar industry closer to what has been described as a worst-case scenario for companies that account for 80% of the country’s solar cell imports, with no domestic manufacturing capacity to alleviate the pressure.

Turkey is currently the second largest buyer of Vietnamese goods in Western Asia, but enterprises still need to overcome many barriers and improve themselves increase shipments to this market, experts have said.

China will implement an upgrade to the free trade agreement between Beijing and Wellington to eliminate tariffs on 12 wood and paper products imported from New Zealand from April 7, the Ministry of Finance said on Sunday.

The current conflict between Russia and Ukraine has lasted for more than a month. According to the United Nations, as of March 30, the conflict has caused over 4 million Ukrainian refugees to flee their homeland, and as of April 1, there are at least 1,276 Ukrainian civilians were known to have died and 1,981 injured.

Vegetable and fruit exports plunged 9.6 percent year-on-year to 508 million USD in the first two months of 2022 due to a sharp decrease in shipments to China, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

China is stepping up exports of aluminum to fill a widening supply gap in Western markets.

Indian companies with an ASEAN focus are highly optimistic about business growth in the region, according to “Borderless Business: India-ASEAN Corridor,” a strategic report that explores high-potential opportunities for cross-border growth commissioned by Standard Chartered.

The remarks provide a noticeable shift in tone from Biden’s top trade ambassador but stop short of outlining any new trade penalties against the country.

On March 29, 2022 in London, UK, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh and H.E. Penny Mordaunt, Secretary of State, UK Department of International Trade co-chaired the first session of the Trade Committee k of the Free Trade Agreement between Viet Nam and the United Kingdom (UKVFTA).