A US-Japan trade deal hit a last-minute snag as Japanese officials sought assurances that the Trump administration will not impose national security tariffs on Japanese-built cars and auto parts, people familiar with the talks said on Monday.

US-Japan trade deal hits snag as Tokyo seeks assurances on car tariffs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump share a great synergy and their second meeting within a span of two days will take the India-US relations to greater heights, said Consul General of India in New York, Sandeep Chakravarty, on Tuesday.

India-US share 'most important bilateral relationship in the world': Consul General of India in New York

US President Donald Trump said his administration was "making a lot of progress" with China on Friday, as deputy-level trade talks continued for a second day and Washington lifted tariffs on over 400 Chinese products.

US lifts tariffs on 400 Chinese products, Trump cites trade progress

India meets the criteria for trade concessions that the United States eliminated in June, India's Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said on Thursday. The United States removed India from the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) programme that allowed duty-free entry for up to $5.

India meets criteria to reclaim US trade concessions

Forty-four members of the US Congress have urged President Donald Trump's trade representative to restore trade concessions to India, saying the withdrawal of the privilege had led to retaliatory tariffs from New Delhi which were hurting US industry.

US lawmakers urge Trump administration to restore India's trade privileges

Oil slipped to around $60 a barrel on Friday as concern about a slowdown in the global economy and oil demand outweighed hints of progress in the US-China trade dispute.

Oil slips towards $60 on demand worries, despite trade hopes

Pakistan has restored partial trade with India. It has removed its self-imposed trade bans. Watch this video to know more.

Pakistan restores partial trade with India

Washington's attempt to politicize the China-U.S. trade issue by interfering in China's domestic affairs is not helping to resolve the dispute, as Beijing has said time and again that it won't budge on an issue of principle, according to a China Media Group (CMG) commentary published on Tuesday.

Politicizing China-U.S. trade issue won't help resolve dispute

President Donald Trump's decision to slap 10% tariffs on imported surfboards convinced surf executive Sue Bowers to move factory jobs out of China - but not back to the United States, which was one goal of Trump's tariffs.

U.S. surfboard makers not so stoked about China tariffs

Britain and the United States are discussing a partial trade accord that could take effect on November 1, the day after Britain is due to leave the European Union, a senior Trump administration official said on Tuesday.

US and Britain discuss trade deal that could take effect on November 1

US stocks edged lower on Friday after rebounding strongly a day earlier, as investors grappled with fresh trade tensions, political turmoil in Italy and a surprise contraction in Britain's economy.

Wall Street slips as Huawei report adds to trade concerns

China's new U.N. ambassador warned on Friday (August 2) that if the United States wanted to fight China on trade "then we will fight," and signaled that trade tensions could hurt cooperation between the countries on dealing with North Korea. U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Thursday (August 1) to slap a 10% tariff on $300 billion of Chinese imports from next month, sharply escalating a trade dispute between the world's biggest economies. In unusually blunt remarks for a United Nations' diplomat from China, Zhang Jun described Trump's move as "an irrational, irresponsible act" and urged Washington to "come back to the right track." He also said Beijing was prepared to take countermeasures.

China's new U.N. envoy: Beijing ready to fight U.S. on trade

US and Chinese trade negotiators agreed to meet again in the United States in September after holding "frank, highly efficient and constructive" talks in Shanghai on Wednesday, state media said.

US, Chinese trade negotiators to meet again in September: Report

Japanese Trade Minister Hiroshige Seko said on Tuesday it was "regrettable" that the South Korean government had made what he said was an erroneous explanation after the two sides sat down for a working-level meeting over Japan's export controls.

Japan trade minister blasts South Korea for 'mistaken' explanation after bilateral meeting

India and the United States on Friday held a detailed discussion on a range of trade issues with an aim to strengthen bilateral economic relations, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Friday.

India, United States discuss broad contours of bilateral trade and commercial ties

A row between Japan and South Korea escalated on Saturday, with contested accounts of a frosty meeting the day before that had failed to make progress on a dispute that could threaten global supplies of microchips and smartphone displays.

More acrimony in Japan-South Korea row as Tokyo lodges protest

Two-day India-US talks are underway in Delhi with a team of United States Trade Representative (USTR) meeting with Indian officials. The team from USTR include Assistance USTR Christopher Wilson, Deputy Assistance USTR Brendan Lynch are in India for the talks.

India, US begin trade talks; New Delhi says keep bigger picture in mind

African Leaders Launch Free-Trade Zone, $3.4 Trillion economic bloc to be created.

WION Wallet: African Leaders Launch Free-Trade Zone

The G20 Summit 2019 will focus on Trade, Innovation, and Energy. Women empowerment will be one of the focus areas.

G20 Summit will focus on Trade, Innovation and Energy

H1B visas, trade, 5G trials India's arms deal with Russia would be some of the key issues that are likely to be discussed in Jaishankar-Pompeo meet. Watch full video to know more.

H1B visas, trade, 5G trials, India's arms deal with Russia to top agenda of Jaishankar-Pompeo meet

Southeast Asian leaders gathered in Bangkok on Saturday determined to drive forward the world's largest commercial pact, with the trade war between the US and China clouding the outlook for their export-led economies.

At ASEAN Summit, trade talks to take centre stage

China has demonstrated more than enough sincerity to reach a mutually beneficial deal and end trade tensions with the United States. However, trapped in hegemonic ideology, the U.S. has responded by unilateral and protectionist tariff hikes that put world economy in danger, according to a commentary published by China's Xinhua News Agency on Sunday.

China's utmost sincerity in trade talks a sign of strength

China's Communist Party newspaper warned the United States on Wednesday that the country was ready to use rare earths to strike back in their bitter trade war, saying in an extremely strongly worded commentary "don't say we didn't warn you".

'Don't say we didn't warn you!' China ready to hit back at US with 'rare earths'

India fears China could soon start flooding excess steel into its market after the United States raised tariffs on Chinese products due to the escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies.

India worried of excess Chinese steel exports after US-China trade war

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