Canada’s outgoing ambassador to China will take up a post as chairman to Australian multinational mining corporation Rio Tinto, the company announced on Dec. 19.… Read More »Departing Canadian Ambassador to China Named Chairman at Rio Tinto
Burton-upon-Trent has a long history of brewing. town, a tad over 100 miles northwest of London, once dominated the beer business, counting more than 30… Read More »On the Trail of Burton Ale
WASHINGTON— Prime Minister’s Office isn’t saying anything about a key U.S. senator’s decision to put President Joe Biden’s controversial electric-vehicle incentives on ice. West Virginia… Read More »Ottawa Stays Mum as Manchin Says ‘No’ to Biden Bill With EV Tax Credits
Britain’s Brexit minister David Frost resigned on Saturday “with immediate effect,” dealing another blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s crisis-ridden government. resignation came after Sunday… Read More »UK Brexit Minister Resigns in Further Blow to Boris Johnson
Australia and the United Kingdom have finalised a trade agreement that will remove nearly all tariffs on Australian goods to the country. Dan Tehan, Australian… Read More »Australia-UK Trade Deal Sees Nearly All Tariffs Removed for Aussie Exports
Homebuilder confidence inched toward the highest reading of the year despite product shortages and a 39-year-high inflation rate that has prompted the Fed to halt… Read More »Homebuilder Sentiment Closes Year With High Confidence
Commentary Buffeted by the stormy blasts of COVID-19, Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government rolled and rocked at times like the Manly ferry in a tempest.… Read More »Fringe Politics Threatens More Harm Than Good to Australia’s Democracy
BEIJING—Makers of Irish whiskey, Belgian chocolate, and European coffee brands are scrambling to comply with the Chinese regime’s new food and beverage regulations, with many… Read More »Beijing’s New Import Rules Bring Headaches for Food and Beverage Makers
News Analysis While Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden have talked (albeit remotely) about improving relations between their two countries, a new… Read More »Beijing Threatens Congress
Beijing’s refusal to abide by the letter and spirit of its World Trade Organization (WTO) membership in the two decades since its admission to that… Read More »20 Years After Joining WTO, China Still ‘Far Away’ From Meeting Commitments: Experts
BRUSSELS— European Union moved Wednesday to set up a system of quick-fire trade sanctions that it could impose on any foreign power, like China, that… Read More »EU Unveils Trade Sanction Plan to Counter Foreign Coercion
News Analysis China’s trade patterns seem set to shift in the next few years. United States and the Europe Union have made agreements that will… Read More »US and EU Reject China Trade
News Analysis Beijing is so powerful that we cannot expect any one country to accept the sole economic burden of defending the world from the… Read More »A Global China Tax Is Needed to Defend Democracy and Freedom of the Seas
Commentary Biden Administration has announced that the United States will not officially participate in the Winter Olympics, scheduled to be held in Beijing from Feb.… Read More »A Diplomatic Boycott of the Winter Olympic Games?
By Sam DeanFrom the Los Angeles Pezou San Pedro Bay is looking less crowded these days. fleet of massive container ships loitering just offshore from… Read More »Officials Say the Ports Logjam Is Easing, but Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story
LOS ANGELES—A Fashion District clothing company owner was sentenced Dec. 6 to a year in federal prison for scheming to undervalue imported garments and avoid paying millions… Read More »Fashion District Company Owner Sentenced to Prison for Customs, Tax Violations
TAIPEI—Taiwan and the United States have mutually beneficial trade relations especially in technology, and the two have “smooth” communication channels and will keep talking to… Read More »Taiwan Says Is Important Partner, Will Keep Talking to US on Currency
WASHINGTON—Global economic growth projections from the International Monetary Fund will likely be downgraded due to the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, IMF… Read More »Omicron Variant Likely to Usher Growth Downgrades: IMF’s Georgieva
Reducing the tariffs on imported goods from China, imposed in 2018 by President Trump, through a revived exclusion process could help lower inflationary pressures on… Read More »Cutting Tariffs on Imported Goods From China Could Ease Inflation: Yellen
Commentary More than two decades ago, I ran an import business of home appliances in Taiwan. It was in the midst of the Taiwan Economic… Read More »Taiwan an Indispensable Strength to CPTPP’s Future Success
A Canadian delegation is visiting Washington this week to meet with officials over a number of protectionist measures to be adopted by the United States,… Read More »Canadian Delegation Heads to Washington to Discuss Trade Concerns
BRUSSELS— European Union has experienced a “breakthrough year” with the United States even if not all trade irritants are gone and now wants to work… Read More »EU Seeks to Forge New Global Trade Rules With US
News Analysis Ottawa says it’s prepared to retaliate against Washington’s decision to raise tariffs on softwood lumber, but some say that approach may not be… Read More »As Canada Threatens Retaliation Over US Lumber Tariffs, Some Urge Caution
CANBERRA— Chinese regime’s “alarming” actions do not match its rhetoric about promoting peace and prosperity in the region, Australia’s defense minister said on Friday after… Read More »Australia Says China’s ‘Alarming’ Actions at Odds With Peaceful Rhetoric
A private member’s bill to ban the importation of goods coming from China’s Xinjiang region was introduced in the Senate on Nov. 24 amid concerns… Read More »Bill to Ban Import of Products From China’s Xinjiang Introduced in the Senate
News Analysis Tariffs on products and goods imported from or exported to China have undeniably sent a strong message to Xi Jinping’s regime about its… Read More »Biden’s China Trade Policy Should Be Revised, Put More Effective Pressure on Beijing: Experts
News Analysis China鈥檚 economic growth is flagging, owing to low consumer demand, diminished raw-material imports, decreased factory output, supply side issues, and high factory gate… Read More »End of China’s High-Paced Growth
WASHINGTON鈥擳he United States and Japan announced on Wednesday a new trade partnership to boost cooperation on labor, environment, and digital trade issues, with an emphasis… Read More »US, Japan to Rebuild Trade Ties With New Forum, Meetings
United States, the European Union, and Japan announced on Nov.17 to renew a trilateral partnership to address challenges posed by the non-market policies and practices… Read More »US, EU, Japan to Renew Partnership Against Non-Market Economic Practices
News Analysis China and the United States are in a techno-arms race, which is incredibly expensive, and extends far beyond the cost of ships, planes,… Read More »Can China Afford an Arms Race?