TAIPEI: Taiwan state-backed bodies could over the next decade buy an extra US$200 billion from the United States and bump up the percentage of LNG it gets from the country by one-third to help narrow the trade deficit, the economy minister said on Thursday (Apr 10). Taiwan President Lai Ching-teContinue Reading
The tariff era will require a shift in how products are produced and reduced. Wiens says he has also been talking to workers at electronics recycling facilities and telling them not to harvest discarded products if they’re still working. “Hey, whatever you are going to shred, stop shredding it,” WiensContinue Reading
Louise Matsakis: Yes, that is an absolutely beautiful quote that I really want to put on a hat or a T-shirt or a bumper sticker. Just an absolutely incredible picture that Secretary Lutnick is painting there. There’s two basic camps within the Trump administration here, and I think that that’sContinue Reading
Joint efforts should be made to safeguard regional stability through security and law enforcement collaboration to address various risks and challenges, the Xinhua statement said, adding that China’s leadership pledged to boost people-to-people exchanges. Xi addressed the meeting just days before his expected coming visits to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia,Continue Reading
If the US is headed for a recession, or even if Americans think it might be, the amount of income they want to spend on monthly streaming subscriptions might see a dip, analysts tell WIRED. Last week, President Donald Trump rolled out a policy that places a blanket 10 percentContinue Reading
WIRED reached out to more than 70 companies, from electronics manufacturers to coffee companies, asking if they could share any details about potential price increases on imported products. The vast majority, like Garmin, Oura, Amazon, Logitech, OnePlus, and Steelcase, declined to comment, while others said it was too early toContinue Reading
In the run-up to the Switch 2 launch, part of Nintendo’s focus has been on ensuring it can meet the demands of an audience hungry for a new console. And that new system comes with a hefty price—$450—which could go up even more due to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffsContinue Reading
The Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) said on Monday that the world stands at the “crossroads” of whether free trade can be maintained. “The world has flourished through the free trade system and free trade since the end of World War II. The driving force behind this system is the US,”Continue Reading
Silicon Valley let out a sigh of relief on Wednesday when it learned that President Donald Trump’s tariff bonanza included an exemption for semiconductors, which, at least for now, won’t be subject to higher import duties. But just three days later, some US tech companies may be finding that theContinue Reading
But policymakers, including Powell, have warned that tariffs could raise prices. The extent of the price increase will likely be determined by the rollout of the levies and how consumers and businesses respond. Ahead of Powell’s speech on Friday, Donald Trump took to his Truth Social account to insist that hisContinue Reading
