The U.S. president’s mid-may trip Middle East found a region unlike the one he tamed in his first term. His encore ...

U.S. economic and trade talks have helped ease trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Tariffs have been ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s unwarranted global tariff war, which began on April 2, 2025, with steep 145 percent tariffs on China, alerted economists to unforeseen global consequences. As China’s ...

The deal will spell the end of WTO’s system of setting tariffs by consensus, which has been in operation since the inception of the world body in 1995. It will usher in a new era in which Washington ...

China’s new export licensing system strengthens its control over key rare earth elements, deepening supply chain risks. Although new processing facilities are emerging abroad, they won’t soon offset ...

To Donald Trump’s surprise, China showed no fear of tariffs. Instead, it launched a powerful tit-for-tat counteroffensive ...

Following months of political turmoil, South Korea's upcoming presidential election could lead to a shift in the country's ...

With U.S. encouragement, Northeast Asia has seen unprecedented cooperation between Japan and South Korea in recent years. But ...

The first round of the Trump tariffs, which still mimicked traditional trade wars, involved mainly Canada, Mexico and China.

Amid the rise of unilateralism and bullying by the United States, the forum’s international role in fighting protectionism ...

China’s rise to dominance in electric vehicles, much like Japan’s earlier challenge to U.S. automakers, has prompted an ...