‘Chinese manufacturers didn’t just sit back and accept the cost’ of tariffs, a shipping expert said. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock By Andrew Moran | July 09, 2025Updated:July 09, 2025 A centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s new trade agreement with Vietnam features a steep 40 percent tariff on transshipped goods. Transshipment is a trade
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the start of a NATO leaders summit in The Hague, on June 25, 2025. Ludovic Marin/Via Reuters A delegation that includes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for a series of high-profile meetings between July 11 and July 12. Rubio’s first official
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the start of a NATO leaders summit in The Hague, on June 25, 2025. Ludovic Marin/Via Reuters A delegation that includes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 10 local time for a series of high-profile meetings between July 11 and July
A ship with the logo of BYD, a Chinese company, delivers vehicles at the Port of Itajaí in Santa Catarina, Brazil, on May 28, 2025. Anderson Cohelo/Reuters Among a batch of letters that President Donald Trump sent out to several U.S. trading partners on July 9 was one issued to Brazil threatening to impose a
President Trump’s threat this week to impose a 50% tariff on U.S. copper imports targets a vital metal that is widely used in many products and industries. That could lead to higher prices for everything from appliances and electronics to cars and home repairs, economists and industry experts said. Although Mr. Trump has yet to
Washington — Secret Service suspended six personnel without pay as the agency faced intense scrutiny after the assassination attempt against President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, nearly a year ago. Matt Quinn, Secret Service deputy director, told CBS News that their penalty ranged from 10 to 42 days of leave without pay or benefits. The personnel
President Trump said Wednesday he would impose a 50% tariff on goods from Brazil next month, one of the steepest rates for any U.S. trading partner, citing the criminal prosecution of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, which Mr. Trump called an “international disgrace.” Mr. Trump has sent open letters to about 20 countries this week —