President Donald Trump moved Friday to exempt graphite, tungsten, uranium, gold bullion and other metals from his country-based tariffs, while subjecting silicone products to the levies.

President Donald Trump gave Japanese automakers some relief by cutting his high U.S. tariffs on their vehicles, but the reduced levies still mean big pain for Japan's smaller car companies, which will stay under pressure in the crucial market.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) has announced it is considering joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

US President Donald Trump threatened a probe on the European Union that could prompt fresh tariffs, in response to the bloc’s fining of Alphabet Inc’s Google over findings the company exploited its advantage over rivals.

Vietnam has strong potential to become a logistics hub, with its 3,260 km coastline, deep-water ports, airports, railways and extensive transport networks.

Manila’s surprise 60-day suspension has rattled Vietnam’s rice market, prompting calls for storage aid and debt relief to shield farmers and exporters.

President Donald Trump said there was “nothing to worry about” in his relationship with India, even as the US pushed forward with a 50% tariff on many goods from the country to punish New Delhi for purchases of Russian energy.

China on Friday placed preliminary anti-dumping duties as high as 62.4% on pork imports worth over US$2 billion (RM8.4 billion) from the European Union, deepening a trade dispute with the bloc arising from its tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

U.S. authorities are investigating a bogus email purportedly from a Republican lawmaker that contained malware apparently aimed at giving China insights into the Trump administration's trade talks with Beijing, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

Additional secretary Amitabh Kumar, representing commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal, underlined the need for an ‘open, fair, inclusive and non-discriminatory multinational trading system with the WTO at its core’.