By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said on Saturday (Feb. 21) he will raise a temporary tariff from 10% to 15% on US imports from all countries, the maximum level allowed under the law, after the US Supreme Court struck down his previous tariff programme. The move came
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US Supreme Court ruling on Trump tariffs boosts global economic growth: Academic
THE US Supreme Court ruling that a law President Donald Trump relied on to impose tariffs does not authorise the president to do so will have a positive impact on global economic growth in terms of the volume and value of world trade with Asian economies, including Thailand, benefiting, a respected Thai academic said
Read moreTrump vows 10% global tariff after stinging court rebuke
By AFP and published by CNA WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump vowed on Friday (Feb. 20) to impose a 10 percent tariff on all imports into the United States after the Supreme Court handed him a stinging rebuke by striking down his signature economic policy. The conservative-majority top court ruled six-three that a
Read moreTrump announces Greenland ‘framework’, backing off force and tariffs
By AFP and published by CNA Davos – US President Donald Trump said Wednesday (Jan. 21) he had reached a framework of a deal that satisfies him on Greenland, as he backed down both on threats to seize the island by force from Denmark and on imposing tariffs against European allies. Trump said the
Read moreTrump heads for Davos maelstrom over Greenland
By AFP and published by CNA Davos, Switzerland – United States President Donald Trump descends on Davos for a showdown with European leaders on Wednesday (Jan. 21) as his bid to seize Greenland threatens to tear the transatlantic alliance apart. Trump brutally mocked the Europeans a day before heading to the World Economic Forum,
Read moreThai oil prices not rising in the short term after Trump tariff threat to Iran trading partners
OIL prices in Thailand are not rising in the short term despite US President Donald Trump having on Monday (Jan. 12) announced a 25 percent tariff on any country trading with Iran, amid Tehran’s violent crackdown on a wave of protests, PPTVHD36 said today. Energy Minister Auttapol Rerkpiboon said while this development will affect
Read moreMaduro to appear in US court, Trump says further strikes on Venezuela possible
By Reuters and published by CNA Washington – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was due to appear in a United States court on Monday (Jan. 5) after his weekend capture by American forces, with US President Donald Trump leaving open the possibility of another incursion if the United States does not get its way with
Read moreTrump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela until ‘safe’ transition
By Agencies – published by CNA and CNN Washington – US President Donald Trump on Saturday (Jan. 3) said the United States will “run” Venezuela until “such time that we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition” following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. At a press conference detailing their
Read moreAnutin retorts to Trump – tell Cambodia to stop firing first
THAI Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (Dec. 16) asked US President Donald Trump to tell Cambodia to stop firing first after the American leader threatened both countries with more tariffs if they do not stop hostilities, Amarin TV said. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal Trump had said, “I just used tariffs
Read moreTrump says he has asked Xi to release Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai
By AFP and published by CNA Washington – US President Donald Trump said on Monday (Dec. 15) he wanted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to free Jimmy Lai as he voiced sadness over the Hong Kong media mogul’s conviction. “I feel so badly. I spoke to President Xi about it, and I asked to
Read moreTrump threatens necessary legal action to end Thai-Cambodian clashes
A WHITE House spokesperson said today (Dec. 14) US President Donald Trump will be taking necessary legal action against those responsible for the fighting at Thai-Cambodian border continuing despite his phone call to both Thai Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Friday, Amarin TV said. The White House
Read moreFighting continues as Anutin tells Trump blast was not an accident
By Thai Newsroom and Amarin TV FIGHTING continued at the Thai-Cambodian border this morning (Dec. 13) after Thai Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul sent a message to US President Donald Trump via a Facebook post countering his statement that the roadside bomb that originally killed and wounded numerous Thai soldiers was an accident pointing
Read moreThai and Cambodian leaders agree to renew a ceasefire after days of deadly clashes, Trump says
By AP and published by CNA Washington – US President Donald Trump said on Friday (Dec. 12) that Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes had threatened to undo a ceasefire the US administration had helped broker earlier this year. Trump announced the agreement to restart
Read moreAnutin ready to hold talks with Trump if he calls
PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this afternoon (Dec. 10) that he is ready to talk to US President Donald Trump about the battle with Cambodia raging at the border with the Foreign Affairs Ministry having to schedule it, Amarin TV. Trump said he would make a phone call to stop the conflict, after he
Read moreTrump says to make phone call to stop Thai-Cambodia fighting
By Reuters and published by Ddnews.gov.in FIGHTING between Thailand and Cambodia extended into a third day on Wednesday (Dec. 10) as US President Donald Trump said he would make a phone call to stop the conflict, after he had brokered a ceasefire in July to end a five-day battle between the Asian neighbours. Thailand’s
Read moreTrump urges Cambodia, Thailand to honour ceasefire amid renewed border clashes
By Anadolu Agency Washington – US President Donald Trump expects Cambodia and Thailand to fully honour their ceasefire commitments following deadly clashes along their disputed border, a senior administration official told Anadolu on Monday [Dec. 8]. “President Trump is committed to the continued cessation of violence and expects the governments of Cambodia and Thailand
Read moreUS suspends tariff negotiations with Thailand in push to comply with peace pact
By Amarin TV and AFP – published by CNA AFTER US President Donald Trump discussed Thai-Cambodian border flare-up with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul over the phone last night (Nov. 14 Thailand time) the Deputy Trade Representative informed the country that US is temporarily suspending tariff negotiations in persuading Thailand to comply with the
Read moreTrump holds calls on Thailand-Cambodia conflict, White House says
By Reuters – published by Indian Express, and Free Malaysia Today US PRESIDENT Donald Trump sought to help mediate the most recent flare-up in Thailand-Cambodia tensions on Friday (Nov. 14), holding calls with representatives from the two nations, a White House official said. Trump’s calls came after Thailand suspended a US-brokered ceasefire deal and
Read moreTrump shaves China tariffs after ‘amazing’ Xi meeting
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Busan, South Korea – US President Donald Trump said today (Oct. 30) he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, resuming US soybean purchases and keeping rare earths exports flowing. Trump’s face-to-face talks
Read moreTrump attends Thai-Cambodian ceasefire ceremony at start of Asia visit in Malaysia
By France24 together with AP and published by Yahoo!News US PRESIDENT Donald Trump attended the signing ceremony of an expanded ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, today (Oct. 26) the first stop on his Asia tour which could include talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Thailand and Cambodia signed the
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