THE PHILIPPINES and Chile are expected to start the first round of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in April, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. “The first round ...

United States President Donald Trump's threats to raise tariffs on imports from Canada, China and Mexico have the world ...

With the regional environment growing more uncertain by the day, ASEAN needs unity and cooperation more than ever to ensure ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will actively push for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States as it expects the administration of President Donald Trump to remain ...

The worry, of course, is that Donald Trump — who took his oath as the US’ 47th president last Tuesday — would increase tariffs on various countries and that (ostensibly) includes the Philippines.

BANGKOK: Thailand has secured the top position as Asean’s leading exporter of dairy products, with exports surging by 11.5% in 2024, reaching a total value of US$582 million (19.623 billion baht), ...

The bill would “suspend normal trade relations” with China and increase tariffs on all Chinese exports to the United States to at least 35 percent. China’s combination of presence ...

Understanding the Philippines’ economic diversification path, economic relations with other nations, security imperatives, and ability to be a friendshoring partner for the United States may help ...

Reversing the trend by imposing tariffs disrupts this global market and eliminates many of the benefits. Freer trade has raised incomes across the global economy, but it has not benefited everyone.

I take the contrarian view that the benefits of trade deals are more typically underappreciated. The key point is that America’s longer-term future depends on a world that is relatively free and ...

the Philippines, and Singapore are negatively affected under global retaliation scenarios." As such, the ADB paper called on ...

The U.S. benefits just as much as Canada does from the current bilateral trade relationship, argues a new report by economist Jim Stanford. Among the reasons for the equal benefits include Canada ...