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US, Chinese officials to hold trade talks in Switzerland
AFP, Published on 07/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - Senior US and Chinese officials will travel to Switzerland later this week to kickstart stalled trade talks following President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff rollout, according to statements from both countries.
US triumphs over Canada in first dispute under new trade deal
AFP, Published on 05/01/2022
» WASHINGTON - The US government on Tuesday said it had won its fight with Ottawa over restrictions in the Canadian dairy market, claiming victory in the first-ever dispute under the revamped North American free trade pact.
US seals agreement to end European digital taxes
AFP, Published on 22/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: The United States has resolved a key point of trade friction with Europe after inking a deal to end controversial digital services taxes on American tech giants.
Chief trade negotiators from US and China hold 'candid exchange'
AFP, Published on 09/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: US Trade Representative Katherine Tai spoke with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on Friday evening to discuss Chinese commercial practices that Washington deems unfair.
US sticks by tariffs in Boeing-Airbus trade dispute
AFP, Published on 12/02/2021
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's administration said Thursday it will maintain punitive tariffs on some European imports as part the long-running trade dispute between Boeing and Airbus.
Macron floats brokered Airbus-Boeing accord to Biden
AFP, Published on 11/02/2021
» NEW YORK: French President Emmanuel Macron told US President Joe Biden that the leaders could broker a settlement to the long-running trade dispute between Boeing and Airbus, according to a media report on Wednesday.
Path clears for Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala as first woman WTO chief
AFP, Published on 06/02/2021
» GENEVA: US President Joe Biden's administration on Friday offered its "strong support" to Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO), clearing a path for her to become the body's first female and first African leader.
US suspends tariffs on French goods in digital tax dispute
AFP, Published on 08/01/2021
» WASHINGTON: Washington has suspended a plan to impose new tariffs on $1.3 billion in French products in a dispute over a digital services tax, the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced on Thursday.
US imposes new tariffs on French, German products in Airbus-Boeing spat
AFP, Published on 31/12/2020
» WASHINGTON - The United States announced Wednesday that it will impose additional tariffs on French and German products as part of a long-running dispute over subsidies for aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing.
US unveils tariffs on France over tech tax but delays collection
AFP, Published on 11/07/2020
» WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday unveiled heavy import duties on France in retaliation for the country's tax on American tech giants, but will hold off on collecting the fees to allow time for the dispute to be resolved.