China鈥檚 manufacturing backbone feels Trump trade war pinch
Sky-high tariffs imposed on China by US president Donald Trump have triggered a slump in factory orders, manufacturers told AFP this week 鈥� with some fearing business may never return.
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Republicans launch probe into top US university Harvard
Republicans in the US Congress announced an investigation into Harvard University on Thursday, accusing it of flouting civil rights law in an escalation of president Donald Trump鈥檚 attacks on elite institutions.
Under fire at debate, Canada PM Carney tries to focus on Trump
Canada鈥檚 prime minister Mark Carney faced sustained attacks from his Conservative rival at an election debate Thursday, but the Liberal leader sought to focus attention on what he calls Canada鈥檚 top threat, president Donald Trump.
Rethinking Bangladesh鈥檚 garment exports
SINCE Donald Trump took office once again as the 47th president of the United States, the re-imposition of tariffs on global imports has brought the issue of trade wars back to the forefront of policy and academic debate. While the first Trump presidency initiated the use of tariffs and non-tariff barriers 鈥� including the restriction of access to strategic technologies...
Govt urged to watch first, act then
Economist Rehman Sobhan on Thursday said rushing to Washington in a show of modesty to deal with the newly announced tariff policy by the United States was not a good strategy...
Trump says 鈥榡oke鈥� Harvard should be stripped of funds
US president Donald Trump called Harvard a 鈥榡oke鈥� Wednesday and said it should lose its government research contracts after the prestigious university refused demands that it accept outside political supervision.
Bangladesh can expand exports to US after tariff hike: WTO report
The World Trade Organisation has observed that Trump鈥檚 tariff hike could open the door for Bangladesh to expand its exports to the United States...
Biden slams Trump 鈥榙estruction鈥�
Joe Biden, in his first major speech since leaving the White House, railed Tuesday against his successor Donald Trump鈥檚 frenetic government overhaul, claiming the 鈥榟atchet鈥� effort put Americans鈥� retirement benefits at risk...
Trump move to revoke 5,00,000 immigrants鈥� legal status halted
A federal judge on Monday blocked US president Donald Trump鈥檚 administration from quickly revoking the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti...
Harvard sees $2.2bn funding freeze after defying Trump
Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion federal funding freeze on Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack down on campus anti-Semitism.
Trump鈥檚 tariff exemptions give markets relief, but tensions loom
Trump suggested Sunday that the exemption would be only temporary and said he still planned to put barriers up on imported semiconductors and much else鈥�
China, Vietnam sign deals after Xi warns protectionism 鈥榣eads nowhere鈥�
Xi is in Vietnam for the first leg of a Southeast Asia tour, as Beijing tries to present itself as a stable alternative to US president, who announced sweeping tariffs...
Trump says no one 鈥榦ff the hook鈥� on tariffs but markets rise
Stock markets on Monday welcomed US tariff exemptions for electronics, but President Donald Trump signalled the reprieve would be temporary and warned no country would get 鈥榦ff the hook鈥� in his trade war -- especially China...
Trump envoy suggests allied zones of control in Ukraine
Keith Kellogg, US president Donald Trump鈥檚 special envoy to Ukraine, suggested British and French troops could adopt zones of control in the country, in an interview with The Times newspaper published Saturday.
US exempts tech imports in tariff step back
The Trump administration has announced a series of major exemptions to its punishing global tariffs鈥攁n apparent step back in an escalating trade war with China.
Donald Trump admits trade war 'cost' as markets hit
Jitters about US tariffs hammered Asian stocks again early Friday as President Donald Trump acknowledged a 'cost' to his surging trade offensive against superpower rival China...
US senators call for insider trading probe into Trump over tariff pause
Several US senators have called for an investigation into whether president Donald Trump engaged in insider trading or market manipulation by encouraging people to buy stocks just before his dramatic reversal on global tariffs.
Russia, US swap prisoners in push for closer ties
The United States on Thursday exchanged a sanctions-busting suspect for a ballet dancer held by Russia, the second swap under US president Donald Trump as Moscow and Washington push to rebuild ties...
TSMC says Q1 revenue up 42pc
Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC reported Thursday a better-than-expected revenue for the first quarter on strong demand for AI technology, after tariffs slapped onto major economies by US President Donald Trump caused global uncertainty...
Professor Yunus thanks US president for tariff pause
Bangladesh chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has thanked United States president Donald Trump for granting a 90-day pause on the reciprocal tariffs announced earlier this week...
Donald Trump pauses reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, except for China
US President Donald Trump declared a complete halt on all 'reciprocal' tariffs that took effect at midnight, with the exception of those imposed on China....
Trump鈥檚 new tariffs take effect
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 punishing tariffs on dozens of economies came into force Wednesday, including 104 per cent in levies against Chinese goods, sending markets into a tailspin again...
US decides to deny visas, green cards over social media posts
US immigration authorities said Wednesday they will look at social media accounts and deny visas or residence permits to people who post content considered anti-Semitic by President Donald Trump's administration.
US researchers eye exit from Trump's America
In the halls of US universities and research labs, one question has become increasingly common as President Donald Trump tightens his grip on the field: whether to move abroad.
US relinquishes globalisation, says Rehman Sobhan
The US had started globalisation and now it is relinquishing the system as Donald Trump has thrown away the market economy, said eminent Bangladeshi economist Rehman Sobhan...
What to consider in negotiation
LET鈥橲 skip the lengthy introduction because it鈥檚 time for action. The US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff is on and Bangladesh, like almost every other country in the world, needs to do something about it. There are a few things we need to understand to craft an effective response...
Trump鈥檚 crazy trade war
THE Trump tariff shock is going to take a bit of time to sink in, though stock markets worldwide have already sunk. Altogether, 60 countries have been slapped with at least 10 per cent tariffs; those with large trade surpluses with the US will pay a much higher rate. Trump鈥檚 public argument was two-fold: force US trade partners with the highest surpluses to lower their...
Yunus writes to Trump for tariff delay
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday sent a letter to United States president Donald Trump, requesting a three-month postponement of the proposed reciprocal tariff measures on Bangladeshi exports to the US...
Thousands march in US against Trump
Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities on Saturday to oppose the divisive policies of president Donald Trump, in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House...
Iran rejects Trump call for direct nuclear talks
Iran鈥檚 top diplomat has dismissed direct negotiations with the United States as pointless, his office said Sunday, after US president Donald Trump said he preferred face-to-face talks over its nuclear programme...