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US-Vietnam trade deal has serious implications for South-east Asia: former US deputy trade rep
The Straits Times
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July 7, 2025
Last week’s announcement of the US-Vietnam trade deal was an important milestone for both Vietnam and the United States. Although details are sparse, the agreement spares Vietnam from facing one of the steepest reciprocal tariff rates of any...
US Tariffs To Now Take Effect From August 1 As Trade Talks Intensify
Ommcom News
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July 7, 2025
New Delhi/Washington: US President Donald Trump’s country-specific tariffs are now scheduled to take effect from August 1, offering a temporary reprieve as trade talks intensified with several countries, including India. Earlier, the US tariffs...
Lavrov discusses bilateral agenda with Vietnamese PM — Russia’s MFA
TASS
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July 7, 2025
MOSCOW, July 7. /TASS/. Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the sidelines of the BRICS summit currently taking place in Brazil. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the two...
Hong Kong stocks fall as investors await progress on US trade deals
South China Morning Post
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July 7, 2025
Hong Kong stocks fell to a two-week low as investors awaited details of trade deals between the US and its major partners, with a deadline fast approaching. The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.3 per cent to 23,843.28 as of 9.56am local time, heading for...
US Tariffs to Now Take Effect From August 1 As Trade Talks Intensify With Several Countries, Including India
Latestly
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July 7, 2025
New Delhi/Washington, July 7: US President Donald Trump's country-specific tariffs are now scheduled to take effect from August 1, offering a temporary reprieve as trade talks intensified with several countries, including India. Earlier, the US...
Trump ramps up pressure for trade deals before Wednesday deadline, hints at more time for talks
The Detroit News - Michigan
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Ellen Knickmeyer and Michelle L. Price Washington — The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday deadline, with plans for the United States to start sending letters Monday...
Pressure from Trump for trade deals before deadline, but hints of more time for talks
KUTV - Utah
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday deadline, with plans for the United States to start sending letters Monday warning countries that higher tariffs...
Trump cranking up the pressure for trade deals before July 9 deadline, but hints of more time for talks
The Economic Times
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July 6, 2025
The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday deadline, with plans for the United States to start sending letters Monday warning countries that higher tariffs could kick in Aug....
Pressure on for trade deals before deadline
Tribune Chronicle - Ohio
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday deadline, with plans for the United States to start sending letters today warning countries that higher tariffs could...
Trump administration steps up trade deal pressure ahead of Wednesday deadline
Altoona Mirror - Pennsylvania
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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport on Sunday in Morristown, N.J., en route to Washington. The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly...
As India and US gear up for trade deal, New Delhi seeks balance, Washington eyes greater market access
Mint
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July 6, 2025
Though India has drawn red lines around its sensitive sectors—agriculture, dairy, and genetically modified (GM) food—the US continues to push for significant concessions. It has signalled a potential 6% duty relief from the 16% reciprocal tariff...
Trump tariffs to kick in August 1, barring trade deals
The Jakarta Post
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S tariffs will kick in on August 1 if trading partners from Taiwan to the European Union do not strike deals with Washington, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday. The rates will "boomerang back" to the sometimes very high levels that...
US Tariffs to Take Effect 1 August Without New Trade Deals
The Laotian Times
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July 7, 2025
AFP – US tariffs will kick in on 1 August if trading partners from Taiwan to the European Union do not strike deals with Washington, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on 6 July. The rates will “boomerang back” to the sometimes very high levels...
US tariffs to kick in August 1, barring trade deals
The Economic Times
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July 7, 2025
US tariffs will kick in on August 1 if trading partners from Taiwan to the European Union do not strike deals with Washington, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday. The rates will "boomerang back" to the sometimes very high levels that...
US tariffs set for August 1 if no trade deals reached, warns Treasury Secretary
The New Zealand Herald
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July 7, 2025
Standing at his side, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirmed tariffs would kick in on August 1, “but the President is setting the rates and the deals right now”. The tariffs were part of a broader announcement in April where Trump imposed...
PM Modi Holds Bilateral Meetings with Malaysian, Cuban, and Vietnamese Counterparts on BRICS Summit Sidelines
The Statesman (India)
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July 7, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged in a series of bilateral meetings on Monday with world leaders on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meetings underscored India’s commitment to strengthening global...
PM Modi Meets Leaders Of Malaysia, Cuba, Vietnam, Focus On Strengthening Ties
News18
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July 7, 2025
Last Updated:July 07, 2025, 07:40 IST Cuba President Diaz-Canel expressed interest in India’s Digital Public Infrastructure and UPI, during meeting with PM Modi. PM Modi at BRICS 2025 in Brazil (Credits: X/PM Modi)Prime Minister Narendra Modi met...
Whack a mole: Comparative advantage is being redefined by Trump’s trade war
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 7, 2025
“So, we’re going to start sending letters out to various countries starting tomorrow. They’ll range in value from maybe 60 or 70 per cent tariffs to 10 and 20 per cent tariffs,” he said. Loading “It’s a lot of money for our country, but we’re...
Trump says U.S. near trade deals as tariff effective date delayed
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 7, 2025
Published: 07 Jul. 2025, 10:50 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he visits a temporary migrant detention center informally known as ″Alligator Alcatraz″ in Ochopee, Florida, on July 1. [REUTERS/YONHAP] The United States is close to finalizing...
Study tour bolsters Sino-Vietnamese youth exchanges
China Daily
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Ten youth representatives from Vietnam visited the site of the historic Zunyi Meeting in Southwest China's Guizhou province on Friday, marking the first stop of the 2025 China-Vietnam Youth Exchange program. The key meeting of the leaders of the...