WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is unlikely to follow through on his threat to place 100% tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil because it would worsen politically-damaging inflation pressures and his similar threat against buyers of Venezuelan oil has had limited success, especially in China.

China’s budget deficit climbed to a fresh record in the first half, highlighting intensified government efforts to shore up domestic demand as Donald Trump’s tariffs reduce exports to the US.

China trade has reached a "good place" with reduced tariffs, but said China's 30% share of global manufacturing is unsustainably imbalanced.

From Trump’s tariff-fueled ceasefire push in Southeast Asia to political deadlock in Taiwan, a deadly courthouse siege in Iran, and the massacre of Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau State, the world feels like it’s teetering on a knife’s edge—and the blade’s getting sharper.

South Korea and the United States have been discussing a shipbuilding tie-up that could include investments to modernise U.S. shipyards and more help to repair the U.S. naval fleet as Seoul seeks better tariff terms,

President Donald Trump said he could meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the "not too distant future" following an invitation from Beijing.

President Donald Trump's recent flurry of trade deals have given Asian exporters some clarity on tariffs, but missing are key details on how to avoid punitive rates that target China's supply chains.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar claimed that his country is “very close” to locking down a tariff deal with the US ahead of President Trump’s fast-approaching Aug. 1