Sixteen economies, including Japan, China and 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, concluded negotiations in two more areas covered by the envisaged Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership free trade agreement.

Mexico and the United States have agreed to step up talks on updating the Nafta trade deal in hopes of reaching an agreement on major issues by next month, Mexican Economy Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo said.

Only a day after the EU and U.S. struck a peace deal on trade, cracks are emerging over the sensitive topic of farming.

Mexican and Canadian officials are optimistic they can reach a Nafta trade deal with the U.S. in the next several months, even amid sticking points on car production, an automatic expiration clause and President Donald Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on foreign vehicles.

The UK and EU's chief Brexit negotiators, Dominic Raab and Michel Barnier, are to hold face-to-face talks in Brussels today.

Tight checks by Chinese customs officials to halt the smuggling of scrap steel to Southeast Asia have forced some exporters to cancel or delay shipments, benefiting rivals like Russia that are prowling for market share amid a raging Sino-U.S. trade war.

For years, China has consistently been Vietnam's largest trading partner and its second largest export market. To realise the US$100 billion mark in bilateral trade, the two sides should develop flexible mechanisms to promote trade promotion and support enterprises in cross-border trade.

On the occasion of trade discussions with the European Union, President Donald Trump updated the world on his trade approach, via Twitter:

According to the recent EuroCham’s Business Climate Index (BCI), European companies continue to remain optimistic about Vietnam’s business environment as well as the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) which will come into effect in 2019.

One of Japan's top policy-makers had indicated that the government will continue to resist US efforts to create a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.