The US Commerce Department is expected on Monday (Sep 23) to propose prohibiting Chinese software and hardware in connected and autonomous vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns, two sources told Reuters.

Producers of cognac in southwestern France are growing increasingly anxious over bearing the brunt of the looming threat of Chinese tariffs on European brandy, a move industry representatives worry could force French liquor from the Chinese market.

The China Photovoltaic Industry Association has expressed serious concerns about and strong opposition to the United States' distorting the global solar market by providing excessive subsidies to US companies and imposing high tariffs on imported solar products.

India’s electronics manufacturers are keenly watching the outcome of the US presidential election, hopeful that the next administration imposes stricter tariffs on China amid an ongoing trade war between the two countries.

The market is recovering positively, the number of wood orders that businesses receive is increasing, especially with the main export market of the United States, the export value in the first 8 months of the year increased by 26.2% compared to the same period in 2023.

In the first half of September, the import-export turnover plunged about US$7 billion to US$14 billion compared to the second half of August 2024.

According to the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association (VINAFRUIT), from September 1 to September 20, 2024, Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports were estimated at 920.380 million USD, up 9.1% over the previous month and up 37.9% over the same period in 2023.

India has extended its countervailing duty on import of ‘Atrazine Technical’ from China that is used in pesticides, for an additional five years to protect domestic manufacturers. This decision follows a recommendation from the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), the commerce ministry’s investigative arm, which advised the continuation of the duty on imports of this chemical from China.