The private sector plays a crucial role in the national economy and should be given impetus to develop.

President Donald Trump said Sunday that tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods will increase to 25% on May 3, despite repeated claims by the administration in recent weeks that trade talks with Beijing were going well.

China is considering delaying a trip by its top trade negotiators to Washington this week, according to people familiar with the matter, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened the country with steeper tariffs over the pace of trade talks.

Vietnam’s garment and textile sector is set to expand its market share globally, taking advantage of free trade agreements (FTAs) to become “a manufacturer of the world's established brands”, a trade and investment official has said.

With many cases being considered on antidumping accusations, the latest news is a win for U.S. catfish producers. U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) praised a final determinationon antidumping duties to be imposed on Vietnamese catfish exporters, a move that will help ensure U.S. catfish producers can compete on a more level playing field.

Malaysia is ideally placed to be the gateway for commodities trade between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said.

Vietnamese tra fish exporters are confident that their business will continue to thrive in the coming time despite facing anti-dumping duties and expansion of farming areas in many rival countries.

Mexico’s top trade negotiator said Friday that opposition to the revised North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by U.S. progressives stems from a lack of understanding about recent labor reforms in the country.

After two years of chaos and perpetual discussions over the British-European Union (EU) divorce, the country’s exit was postponed in a late night agreement in April. An extension was given until October 31 – an extension reserved to decide on the terms of Brexit. The British Parliament and Prime Minister Theresa May have largely been at odds, as the EU exit deal terms remain caught in the middle with no signs of moving forward.

Donald Trump and his team surely figured Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would be an easy mark in U.S.-Japan trade talks. No world leader, after all, has subjugated himself more to the dealmaker in chief than Abe. Abe has presented Trump with golden gifts; the two have golfed together; most recently, Abe invited Trump to be the first world leader to meet Japan’s new emperor in May. Not to mention Abe’s letter reportedly trying to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.