The electronics hub of Bac Ninh province just east of Hanoi is buzzing with Chinese activity. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Trump’s executive order carved out a special tariff on goods shipped indirectly to the United States by way of other countries.

Vietnam’s cost advantage and dependence on Chinese parts are strengthening ties with Beijing, even with US tariffs.

The administration says the tariffs could bring in $50 billion each month. President Donald Trump celebrated the start of his long-awaited tariffs Thursday, declaring that money was “flowing into the USA at levels not thought even possible!

President Donald Trump said he could punish China with additional tariffs over its purchases of Russian oil, though one of his top advisers played down the likelihood.

Bilateral trade between China and Russia reached its highest level of the year in July, with the latest customs data coming as US President Donald Trump has hinted that China could be next to join India in facing a 25 per cent punitive tariff over continued purchases of Russian oil.

The White House official said India uses US dollars to pay Russia for its energy, and Russia in turn uses the money to finance its military to kill Ukrainians.

We did it with India. We’re doing it probably with a couple of others. One of them could be China,” Trump said.