By Francesco Guarascio (Reuters) -Vietnam is preparing stricter penalties to crack down on trade fraud and the illegal transshipment of goods, and has focused its inspections on Chinese products as it tries to comply with commitments made to Washington,

The notices bring the total number of countries Trump has hiked tariffs on this week to 21. The higher rates are slated to take effect on August 1.

Global Ship Lease is seeing ‘tremendous demand’ for its smaller ships as customers seek flexibility amid tariff uncertainties.

Donald Trump's top trade negotiators have added more time to the clock after the White House failed to reach its 90 deals in 90 days target.

The United States will place a lower-than-promised 20% tariff on many Vietnamese exports, Donald Trump said on Wednesday, cooling tensions with its tenth-biggest trading partner days before the U.S. president could raise levies on most imports.

US President Donald Trump announced a 50 percent tariff Wednesday targeting Brazil as he blasted the trial of the country’s ex-leader, while widening a push to secure more bilateral trade deals with other partners.

Vietnam aims to sign more free trade agreements, improve supply chains, and diversify its export markets as it grapples with global uncertainty posed by the US tariff offensive. “The global economy is being impacted by geopolitical competition ...

But the main reason for the weeks of seemingly tariff-free calm we’ve enjoyed was Trump’s decision to announce a 90-day pause in his entirely voluntary trade war with the entire world. The problem? These 90 days are now up, and we are about to witness the return of more tariff chaos.