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Donald Trump

Trump says Canada could be 51st US state. A Canadian minister says he was joking

The US president-elect made the remarks in jest during a dinner with PM Justin Trudeau, says Dominic LeBlanc, who was at the event.

4 Dec 2024 - 1:50PMvideocam

US-China relations

Opinion | Why no country is safe from Trump’s pro-tariff agenda

3 Dec 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud aims high in Southeast Asia with new AI partners

3 Dec 2024 - 6:30PM

Donald Trump

Canada ambassador says Trump-Trudeau dinner key to getting tariffs removed

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with US President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Friday after Trump’s tariff threat.

2 Dec 2024 - 4:14PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump says Canada PM Trudeau pledged action on border after tariff threat

The two leaders spoke during a ‘productive’ three-hour dinner that also covered topics like China, Ukraine, fentanyl and the Middle East.

1 Dec 2024 - 3:15AMvideocam

Canada

Canada’s Trudeau dines with Trump in Florida amid tariff threats

The unannounced visit comes days after the US president-elect threatened Ottawa with import tariffs once he takes office.

30 Nov 2024 - 12:12PMvideocam

Americas and the Caribbean

Mexico raids stores selling counterfeit Chinese goods, vows national crackdown

The operation comes soon after Trump’s tariff threat, and amid concerns that Chinese goods are flowing through Mexico to flood the US market.

30 Nov 2024 - 4:44AMvideocam

Members of the Mexican Navy keep watch outside the Mexico Mart shopping centre in Mexico City during an operation to seize Chinese counterfeit goods on Friday. Photo: Reuters

China trade

Mexico scrambles to reassure Chinese investors amid Trump tariff threats

Many in China are worried that Mexico will cave to US pressure to clamp down on Chinese-funded factories.

28 Nov 2024 - 11:06PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Asia likely to snap up cheaper Canadian, Mexican oil if Trump slaps tariffs

Producers could be forced to cut prices and divert supply to Asia, where refiners are equipped to process heavy high-sulphur crude.

28 Nov 2024 - 11:02AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump says Mexico’s president agreed to ‘stop’ US-bound migration after his tariff threat

Donald Trump and Claudia Sheinbaum give slightly different accounts of their ‘wonderful conversation’ about migration amid US tariff plans.

28 Nov 2024 - 2:31PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Canada considering retaliatory tariffs on US items following Trump threat

Canada mulls retaliatory tariffs on US goods as Trump threatens sweeping levies on Canadian products.

28 Nov 2024 - 10:34AMvideocam

Commercial trucks head towards the US Customs and Border Protection Pacific Highway Port of Entry from south Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump

Mexico’s Sheinbaum hints she could retaliate against Trump tariffs

Meanwhile, Canada’s Trudeau says he had a ‘good’ conversation with the US president-elect after the latter’s surprise tariff threat.

27 Nov 2024 - 11:55AMvideocam

US-China relations

China urges US to cherish cooperation on fentanyl as Trump vows added 10% tariff

Beijing’s foreign ministry says fentanyl is US’ own problem and China provided support ‘out of a humanitarian spirit’.

26 Nov 2024 - 9:27PMvideocam

China trade

Trump tariff ‘surprise’ slams China’s exporters, casts doubt on de-escalation

Signs may be pointing to ‘a much more combative dynamic in US-China tensions moving forward’ – one in which a trade or tariff war hurts both sides.

27 Nov 2024 - 5:09PMvideocam

China is bracing for amped-up protectionist measures by US president-elect Donald Trump, who has repeatedly vowed to impose hefty tariffs on imports. Photo: TNS

China trade

Trump’s tariff plans turn Chinese investment in Mexico into a waiting game

US president-elect on Monday said his new administration would immediately impose a 25 per cent tariff on imports from Mexico.

27 Nov 2024 - 5:08PMvideocam

Employees works at production line in San Jose Chilapa, Mexico. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks waver as investors assess Trump’s new China tariffs

Trump said he would impose an additional 10 per cent tariff on goods from China.

26 Nov 2024 - 4:46PM

Americas and the Caribbean

Mexico ditches Chinese products amid fears of exclusion from US-Canada trade pact

Mexican officials fear their country could be left out of the USMCA over alleged trade in Chinese steel and automotive products.

24 Nov 2024 - 1:37AM

US-China relations

Opinion | To respond to a Trump trade war 2.0, China has a few tools at its disposal

With the US poised to escalate the trade war, China must focus on boosting self-sufficiency and diversifying its options beyond the West.

22 Nov 2024 - 8:12AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump confirms he will use US military for mass deportation plan

Donald Trump has promised to conduct the largest deportation operation in American history, which could upend the lives of 11 million people.

19 Nov 2024 - 3:14PM

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Latin America speaks language of business Hong Kong wants to hear

As geopolitical tensions between the US and China take toll, city is wise to look further afield to strengthen financial, trade and commercial ties.

15 Nov 2024 - 6:15AM

Crime

Massacres and a cartel war confront Mexico’s new president

Much of Mexico is contested by warring criminal groups that operate with near impunity.

13 Nov 2024 - 3:46PM

The funeral of Roman Catholic priest Marcelo Perez, who was killed in San Cristobal de las Casas in Mexico’s Chiapas state. Photo: AP

US presidential election 2024

Trump picks Kristi Noem for homeland security chief

The South Dakota governor, a staunch ally of the US president-elect, has called the border with Mexico a ‘war zone’.

13 Nov 2024 - 10:00AM

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump

Trump picks Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy, Lee Zeldin to lead EPA

US President-elect Donald Trump is moving quickly to install loyalists into prominent posts in his new administration.

12 Nov 2024 - 2:07PM

Crime

Gunmen open fire in bar in central Mexico, killing 10 and injuring 13

At least one person was arrested following the deadly attack in a bar in downtown Santiago de Queretaro.

11 Nov 2024 - 10:01AM

US presidential election 2024

Trump asks China trade war architect Lighthizer to be US trade chief: report

As US trade representative, Lighthizer also played a major role in the renegotiation of Nafta with Mexico and Canada.

9 Nov 2024 - 6:55AMvideocam

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testifies before the Senate Finance Committee in Washington in 2019. Photo: AFP

US presidential election 2024

Mexican leader ‘convinced’ US ties will stay positive after Trump’s election win

But Chinese investments in country such as electric-vehicle factories plus looming changes to a key free-trade deal could complicate matters.

7 Nov 2024 - 8:49AMvideocam

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum took office as the country’s president in October after winning election in June. Photo: Eyepix via Zuma Press Wire/dpa

Indonesia

Indonesia to import 1 million dairy cows for Prabowo’s free meals scheme

The government forecasts milk demand will hit 8.5 million tonnes by 2029. Indonesia’s current milk output is estimated at 1 million tonnes.

6 Nov 2024 - 2:02PMvideocam

Fifa

Chinese electronics firm Hisense becomes first sponsor for Fifa’s Club World Cup

Hisense will receive Video Assistant Referee branding during expanded 32-team competition set to take place in the US from June 15 to July 13.

30 Oct 2024 - 11:00PM

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President Andrés Manuel López Obrador

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President Andrés Manuel López Obrador

last updated:

25 September, 2024