South Korea's top trade negotiators have held a joint meeting with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington, where the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to reach a tariff agreement before the Aug. 1 deadline, Seoul's industry ministry said Friday.

From January 1 to July 15, total trade volume reached 470.65 billion USD, comprising 239.2 billion USD in exports and 231.45 billion USD in imports, racking up a 7.75 billion USD trade surplus.

India and the UK sign a landmark trade pact slashing tariffs on key goods, but India concedes ground on future carbon taxes and visa relaxations.

This makes Việt Nam the fastest-growing economy among the ASEAN+3 group, which includes the ten ASEAN countries along with China, Japan and South Korea.

China has overtaken the United States to become the largest importer of Vietnamese shrimp, with import value soaring by 80 per cent in the first half of 2025.

As global trade shifts and challenges mount, experts at M-TALKS 2025 in HCM City call on Vietnamese manufacturers to upgrade technology, boost competitiveness and embrace global standards to thrive in a rapidly evolving supply chain landscape.

India expects to secure “preferential” tariffs from the United States that are better than those achieved by its economic rivals, according to India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.

Despite a nearly 13% drop in export volume compared to the same period in 2024, Vietnam’s pepper export revenue in the first half of 2025 saw a significant surge.

In addition to white rice, Vietnam has two other categories with high export values to the Singaporean market: milled fragrant rice and glutinous rice.

President Donald Trump announced a long-awaited trade agreement with Japan on Tuesday night, a framework between allies and major trading partners that appeared elusive just weeks ago.