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Myanmar garment manufacturers warn US tariffs imperil quake recovery
Yangon (AFP) - Myanmar's garment manufacturers have warned that US tariffs threaten to hobble the country's recovery from a devastating...
China ready to ‘fight’ US trade war, EU seeks to cool tensions
Beijing (AFP) - China vowed Tuesday to "fight to the end" after US President Donald Trump threatened to further ramp...
‘Malignant stupidity’, ‘weak’: Economists on Trump’s tariffs
Paris (AFP) - A wide range of economists are voicing alarm over US President Donald Trump's tariffs blitz, which has...
Vietnam says to buy more US goods as it seeks tariff delay
Hanoi (AFP) - Vietnam will buy more US goods including security and defence products, the government said, as it seeks...
China vows ‘fight to the end’ as Trump warns 50% more tariffs
Beijing (AFP) - China vowed on Tuesday to "fight to the end" against fresh tariffs of 50 percent threatened by...
Trump vows no tariff pause as markets dive
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened fresh tariffs of 50 percent on China and ruled out...
‘Bloodbath’: Spooked Republicans warn Trump over US tariffs
Washington (AFP) - With markets nosediving over Donald Trump's trade war, the protectionist US president is hearing the first rumblings...
Starmer unveils support for tariff-hit auto sector
London (AFP) - UK leader Keir Starmer vowed Monday to "shelter British business from the storm" of global economic disruption...
JPMorgan Chase CEO warns tariffs will slow growth
New York (AFP) - JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned Monday that US President Donald Trump's tariffs will likely lift...
China vows to stay ‘safe and promising land’ for foreign investment
Beijing (AFP) - A top Chinese official has vowed to protect US firms and pledged his country will remain a...
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