Hanoi: Chinese President Xi Jinping paid tribute to the late revolutionary leader of Vietnam on Tuesday, his last day of Hanoi’s visit, President Donald Trump said the goal was to “screw” the United States. Xi is as part of a South East Asia tour in Vietnam which will include Malaysia and Cambodia, Beijing tried to … Read more
Beijing: Calling the fentanyl issue ‘a flimsy excuse’ to raise US tariffs on Chinese imports, Beijing on Wednesday said tactics of pressure, coercion or threats are not the right way to deal with them. In a message posted on X, the Chinese foreign ministry said Beijing has taken robust steps to assist Washington in dealing … Read more
Washington, DC: As US President Donald Trump’s tariff hike for Mexico, Canada, and China kicks in on Tuesday, Ottawa and Beijing are already ready with countermeasures aimed at safeguarding their rights and interests. Canada will slap tariffs on US imports beginning Tuesday in response to levies pledged by America, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on … Read more
New Delhi: Stock markets across the globe sank after US President Donald Trump made it clear that tariffs on Mexico and Canada would go into effect as planned. Trump’s comments made on Monday struck fears of a trade war in North America and sent financial markets reeling. The US stocks tumbled sharply in late afternoon trading, … Read more
Washington, DC: US tariffs on Canada and Mexico will go into effect on Tuesday (March 4), as originally planned, but President Donald Trump would determine whether to stick with the original 25 per cent level, America’s commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, said on Sunday. “There are going to be tariffs on Tuesday on Mexico and Canada. … Read more
New Delhi: Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced India, China, and Brazil as “tremendous tariff-maker(s)” and said his government would not allow the three to continue down this path, declaring, “… we’re not going to let that happen any longer because we’re going to put America first.” Speaking to House Republicans at a Florida retreat, the … Read more