The U.S. raid on a South Korean-owned plant highlights tensions, and South Korea should leverage the backlash for a better trade deal amid rising pushback from Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/09/world/south-korea-should-leverage-ice-raids/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #southkorea #us #southkoreanusrelations #trade #tariffs #hyundaimotor #lgenergysolution #taiwansemiconductormanufacturingcodonaldtrump
China tightened its rare earth export controls on Thursday, expanding restrictions on processing technology and spelling out its intention to limit exports to overseas defense and semiconductor users. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/09/markets/china-rare-earth-export-controls/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #china #rareearths #trade
President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Canada have "come a long way” in the trade talks, with a trading relationship worth $900 billion on the line. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/world/politics/trump-canada-tariff-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #canada #markcarney #usmca #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans
Only a country with absolute indispensability in critical goods — like China — can withstand Donald Trump and America’s tariff onslaught. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/07/japan/trump-weaponizes-trade-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #donaldtrump #us #china #useconomy #chineseeconomy #tariffs #globaleconomy #trade
Donald Trump threatens to use emergency powers to deploy more troops into U.S. cities as his mobilization of the the military faces legal challenges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/world/politics/trump-insurrection-act-troops-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #portland #oregon #chicago #illinois
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that all medium- and heavy-duty trucks imported into the United States will face a 25% tariff rate starting Nov. 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/07/economy/large-truck-us-tariff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #globaleconomy #trade #us #donaldtrump #tariffs #carmakers
Donald Trump’s 1% remittance tax on migrant transfers will reduce vital funds to developing countries, undermining economic stability and development while increasing poverty and inequality. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/06/world/trumps-beggar-the-poor-remittence-tax/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #poverty #africa #latinamerican #southeastasia #currencies #trade #tariffs #onebigbeautifulbillact
Finally, something to unite President Donald Trump, his Democratic opponents and the Canadians he's threatening to annex: a ferociously hungry carp. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/world/science-health/us-canada-carp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #canada #us #donaldtrump #trade #fish #animals
China is leading the way in the battle to win the energy export market: Its exports hit a record in August, with $20 billion in products shipped globally, according to a new report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/06/economy/china-us-energy-exports/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #china #us #energy #donaldtrump #trade
Chinese automakers are already beating their Western rivals when it comes to winning over the country’s middle-class drivers. Now they’re coming for rich customers looking to add a little extra to their cars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/06/companies/custom-model-buyers-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #china #us #trade #carmakers
After being elected Liberal Democratic Party president, Sanae Takichi — who will almost certainly become Japan's next prime minister — could transform politics in the nation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/06/japan/sanae-takaichi-ldp-questions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #trade #usjapanrelations #yasukuni
U.S. President Donald Trump rewrote Washington’s rules for dealing with China in his first presidency, upending decades of policy. In his second term, China hawks fear that Trump is going soft. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/asia-pacific/politics/china-hawks-trump-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #us #uschinarelations #tech #tariffs #trade #donaldtrump #pla #usmilitary #defense
Japanese and U.S. business leaders issued a joint statement Friday demanding that their governments "secure transparency and predictability of international trade and investment." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/03/japan-us-business-leaders-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations #trade #tariffs
France's detention of a tanker suspected of operating for Russia's "shadow fleet" is part of a new European strategy to block revenue funding Moscow's war effort in Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/world/france-russia-oil-tanker-detention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #france #russia #russiaukrainewar #oil #trade
Aral Balkan
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#Colombia President Gustavo Petro is expelling the entire Israeli diplomatic delegation following reports Israeli forces detained 2 Colombians in the #GlobalSumudFlotilla.
He also announced the immediate revocation of his country's free #trade agreement with #Israel.
“If this information is true, there is a new international crime by #Netanyahu," Petro posted.
The #US revoked Petro's #visa last week after he took part in a pro- #Palestinian demonstration while in NY for UNGA.
Yogthos
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[#HK] A wave of renewed #optimism is sweeping through #HongKong’s #export #sector, fueled by a significant de-escalation in #international #trade #friction. The latest #HKTDC Export #Confidence #Index for the third quarter of 2025 reveals a dramatic upswing in #sentiment, leading to a substantial #upward revision of the city’s full-year export #growth #forecast. https://cnbusinessforum.com/hong-kong-exports-surge-in-2025-hktdc-lifts-growth-forecast-amid-trade-optimism/
#Colombia President Gustavo Petro is expelling the entire Israeli diplomatic delegation following reports Israeli forces detained 2 Colombians in the #GlobalSumudFlotilla.
He also announced the immediate revocation of his country's free #trade agreement with #Israel.
“If this information is true, there is a new international crime by #Netanyahu," Petro posted.
The #US revoked Petro's #visa last week after he took part in a pro- #Palestinian demonstration while in NY for UNGA.
U.S. President Donald Trump's import tariffs have revived dormant free trade talks around the world and driven alliances at an unrivaled pace between partners seeking to offset lost exports to the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/02/economy/trump-new-trade-alliances/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #globaleconomy #trade #us #donaldtrump #tariffs
Factory activity shrank in most of Asia's major economies in September as signs of a slowdown in U.S. growth and the expected impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs added to pressure from weak Chinese demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/01/economy/asia-factories-china-us-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #manufacturing #globaleconomy #economicindicators #china #us #trade
[#HK] A wave of renewed #optimism is sweeping through #HongKong’s #export #sector, fueled by a significant de-escalation in #international #trade #friction. The latest #HKTDC Export #Confidence #Index for the third quarter of 2025 reveals a dramatic upswing in #sentiment, leading to a substantial #upward revision of the city’s full-year export #growth #forecast. https://cnbusinessforum.com/hong-kong-exports-surge-in-2025-hktdc-lifts-growth-forecast-amid-trade-optimism/