TikTok hires Akin Gump to steer US trade and export controls
A disclosure filed Sept. 25 shows the video platform paid $110,000 to navigate algorithm and customs restrictions, dropping Trump-tied Ballard Partners.
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China Imposes 55% Tariff on Brazil Beef as Imports Hit Quota
The commerce ministry will collect a combined 67% duty starting Oct.
Japan urges China to expedite rare earth export approvals
Japanese delegates in Beijing raised administrative export delays as Chinese magnet shipments to Japan fell 17.1% in August…
Japan and Australia advance critical minerals security pact
The bilateral framework deploys A$1.67 billion in public capital and long-term offtake agreements to insulate rare earth, gallium…
China MOFCOM Excludes Soybeans From $30B US Tariff Relief
The exemption lowers duties to baseline rates on over 90% of 1,619 American products, leaving raw oilseed imports under an extra…
Malaysia overtakes China in US drone market as tariffs bite
A report by Rare Earth Exchanges shows Malaysian facilities shipped 348,400 drones to America, capturing 84% of micro-UAS imports…
White House keeps chip export controls after Xi-Trump summit
Bilateral summit readouts carve out $30 billion in consumer goods for tariff relief, but U.S.
India and Japan deepen defense ties to secure supply chains
Defense and foreign ministry officials held talks in New Delhi on Sept.
China bars dual-use exports to Japan citing military end-use
Spokesperson remarks on Sept. 21 reinforce restrictions covering 80 Japanese entities, halting rare-earth shipments and…
Trump signs sanctions act authorizing 100% tariffs on oil buyers
The measure targets goods from the top five purchasers of Russian crude oil and natural gas, putting Indian and Chinese supply…
China and US Open Talks to Cut LNG Tariffs Ahead of Summit
Delegations led by Vice Premier He Lifeng and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent review duties on American gas cargoes under a…
Chinese EVs capture 35% Korea market share under 8% tariff
Automakers urged lawmakers at a National Assembly forum to enact domestic production tax credits after shipments from Shanghai…
China Imposes Border Exit Bans for Dual-Use Export BreachesMembers
State Council Order No. 841 grants trade officials authority to block citizens from departing China indefinitely when tech…
US and Japan weigh $19 billion GlobalFoundries fab under tariff pact
Washington and Tokyo review funding for a US logic chip factory operated by GlobalFoundries as part of Japan's $550 billion…
Stellantis shifts Leapmotor electric car assembly to SpainMembers
The Franco-Italian automaker prepares 40,000 units of annual B10 SUV capacity in Zaragoza after abandoning Polish…
US House advances 100% tariff bill on Russian crude buyers
The measure targets major importers including India and China with secondary duties, threatening refining margins built on…
HD Hyundai Heavy union stages strike over 30% profit sharing
The four-hour walkout threatens delivery schedules at Ulsan docks running above 100% capacity with four years of orders as Seoul…
China opens zero-tariff market access for Seychelles goods
The early harvest agreement eliminates import duties across all tariff lines for the island state as Beijing expands its…
Lotus absorbs 18.8% EU tariff to defend European deliveries
The Zhejiang Geely affiliate relies on hybrid models and parent capital to absorb Brussels import duties after reporting a $151…
GM and Stellantis weigh Korean auto parts suppliers amid China risks
Detroit automakers held over 200 sourcing meetings with 61 Korean component vendors as supply chain derisking pressures mount…
China confirms reciprocal tariff talks with US on $30B trade
Working-level negotiators seek to apply most-favored-nation duties to non-sensitive imports through a newly formed bilateral…
Korea Customs finds $410 million tariff-rate quota abuse across 10 firms
The agency will tighten declaration deadlines and surcharge caps after 10 food importers evaded 58.6 billion won in taxes by…
Tesla sweeps Canada EV import quota as Chinese makers wait
Ottawa rolled over 8,897 unused vehicle slots on Sept. 1 into a 33,397-car window, leaving Elon Musk's Shanghai plant as the main…
US warns Ford over Chinese battery ties with CATL and Geely
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cited Marshall factory licensing and European joint ventures in an official letter as Ford…