Local steel producers may lose their foothold in the U.S. market and face fierce competition from China. U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to slap hefty tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from certain countries, including Vietnam, is likely to hit local manufacturers.
Donald Trump pushed forward with plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports on Thursday, arguing the levies were necessary for national security and to stop the “assault on our country”.
The trade deal once touted as a hallmark of U.S. efforts to check China's rise has at last crossed the finish line -- without its one-time leader. On March 8, the 11 remaining members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the rebranded and scaled back version of TPP, signed the deal in Chile.
In this curtain raiser, Chheang Vannarith argues that Australia has more to gain by actively engaging Asean to maintain regional peace and promote regional prosperity.
Singapore, which chairs ASEAN this year, had made cybersecurity one of its priorities for the group. That makes sense because the entire region is becoming more digitally connected and cybersecurity threats have become more pronounced. Cybersecurity threats are pervasive and create vulnerabilities in many sectors.
Currently the sixth-largest economy in the world and projected to be the fourth-largest by 2030, ASEAN's potential has "yet to be fully realised", said Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) Lim Hng Kiang on Thursday (Mar 1).
Though free trade has been unfairly blamed for economic problems around the world, Singapore believes the answer is not to retreat from global competition, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has officially issued Decision No. 686/QĐ-BCT to apply safeguard measures on DAP and MAP fertiliser products imported into Việt Nam.
President Trần Đại Quang has praised the Việt Nam-Russia Tropical Centre for its contributions to promoting scientific research and socio-economic development, and ensuring defence-security in each country, thus strengthening the traditional friendship and strategic cooperation between the two nations.
Two thousand people took part in the first ever Việt Nam Blockchain Week, a global conference on blockchain technology and development, held in HCM City yesterday.
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