Category: Import

Nearly four in ten non-oil imports entering Indonesia now originate from China, most of them industrial machinery. In just four months, Chinese goods worth $25.7 billion entered Southeast Asia’s largest economy, underscoring China’s role as a key driver of ...

A record trade deficit with China and surging U.S. trade surplus drove Cambodia’s 17% trade growth in early 2025, spotlighting structural asymmetries and rising exposure to external shocks. Two giants now shape Cambodia’s trade orbit, China and the United States, pulling ...

A record trade deficit with China and surging U.S. trade surplus drove Cambodia’s 17% trade growth in early 2025, spotlighting structural asymmetries and rising exposure to external shocks. Two giants now shape Cambodia’s trade orbit, China and the United States, pulling ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Malaysia today is more than a ceremonial display; it’s seen as a calculated move to solidify China’s economic influence in Southeast Asia, just as the ASEAN–China Free Trade Area (ACFTA 3.0) nears completion and Washington reintroduces sweeping tariffs ...

Vietnam aims for $454 billion in export revenue by 2025, setting an ambitious 12% year-on-year growth target despite growing economic pressures from China - U.S. trade war. Early trade data shows a promising 9.9% increase in exports in the first ...

Vietnam’s trade with China surged in early 2025, but not in Vietnam’s favor. Fresh data shows that while imports from China are rising, Vietnamese exports are struggling to keep up. In the first two months of 2025, bilateral trade exceeded ...

Vietnam’s economic story in the first two months of 2025 took an interesting turn, driven largely by deepening ties with China. While the country enjoyed robust export gains and a surge in foreign direct investment (FDI), its trade deficit with ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. Senate is set to introduce new legislation on Monday aimed at cracking down on Chinese companies that shift production to other countries to circumvent tariffs. The bill, if passed, would allow the Commerce Department ...

Vietnam on Monday announced a temporary anti-dumping duty on hot-rolled coil (HRC) steel imports from China. The Ministry of Industry and Trade announced tariffs ranging from 19.38% to 27.83%, citing the need to protect its domestic steel industry from unfair ...

China has banned the import of sheep, goats, and poultry from numerous countries following a World Health Organization warning about foot and mouth disease and sheep and goat pox. Affected countries include Ghana, Somalia, Qatar, Nigeria, Tanzania, Egypt, East Timor, Eritrea, Palestine, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. ...

Russia remained firmly atop the leaderboard of China's top oil supplier in 2024, with Saudi Arabia coming in a distant second, according to new data from the Reuters news agency. Chinese oil buyers snapped up a record amount of Russian crude ...

China’s durian imports hit a record $7 billion in 2024, solidifying its position as the world’s largest durian market. However, competition is heating up as Vietnam and Malaysia challenge Thailand’s dominance. According to customs data, China imported more than 15 ...