American and Chinese negotiators are reportedly working to delay a new round of US tariffs on Chinese imports set to kick in on December 15. The Wall Street Journal says this is so they can continue talks even if they can't reach a deal by the date.

The appeal court at the World Trade Organisation has disintegrated after the tenure of two of its final three judges expired, with China laying the blame squarely at the feet of the United States.

As a major regional investor and security partner, Tokyo is stepping up

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit China next week for a trilateral summit with Japan amid rising tension over stalled denuclearization talks between North Korea and the United States, Moon’s office said on Tuesday.

Vietnam and the Czech Republic have experienced sound growth in their trade revenue so far this year, according to the Czech Statistical Office.

The export value of fruits and vegetables in the January-November period saw a slight decrease of 0.6 percent year on year to 3.5 billion USD, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnamese Deputy Finance Minister Vu Thi Mai and US Deputy Chief of Mission in Vietnam Caryn McClelland signed the Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement between the two Governments in Hanoi on December 6, in the presence of Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

France is ready to go to the World Trade Organization to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to put tariffs on Champagne and other French goods in a row over a French tax on internet companies, its Finance Minister said on Sunday.

Tariffs are the key weapon of US President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, and thus they are also the key to eventually unlocking the intractable problems of the marathon US-China trade negotiation. Any good deal should include the removal of punitive tariffs.

The withdrawal of India from the negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership free trade deal (RCEP), which has involved the participation of 16 countries including Japan, China, South Korea and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), is seemingly coming closer to reality.