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Global shippers to learn if subject to net zero emissions rules on Friday October 14, 2025 | Jackson Cooper

Global shippers may soon have greater clarity on their legally binding climate goals with the International Maritime Organization, or IMO, due to vote on Friday on a framework that would require large ships to... (more story)

Defense sensitivities trigger uptick in EU’s FDI screening October 14, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Scrutiny of critical technologies often used in the defense industry has seen greater engagement by European countries in screening foreign investments and triggering in-depth reviews, according to an EU repor... (more story)

China launches shipping-sector probe in coordinated response to US 301 actions October 14, 2025 | MLex Staff

China has launched an inter-agency investigation into how the US Section 301 actions have affected or could affect the security and development interests of China’s maritime and shipbuilding sectors, and their... (more story)

China's Wingtech fights back as Dutch govt seizes control of Nexperia October 14, 2025 | MLex Staff

Shanghai-listed Wingtech Technology vowed  to seek legal and diplomatic intervention after the Dutch government seized de facto control of its Netherlands-based chipmaker Nexperia, in one of Europe's most aggr... (more story)

US Senate-passed defense bill includes key trade provisions October 13, 2025 | Bradley Dress

The Senate version of the annual US defense bill that passed last week has a few key trade provisions, including an amendment to restrict investment in China and ensure companies sell advanced semiconductor ch... (more story)

EU lawmakers push to confine sustainability reporting rules to large companies (update*) October 13, 2025 | Eleonora Rinaldi

Large companies operating in the EU are set to see simplified sustainability reporting rules, after lawmakers from the European Parliament’s legal affairs committee voted in favor of a compromise text. The doc... (more story)

South Korea–US trade talks stall over investment financing terms, minister says October 13, 2025 | Wooyoung Lee

South Korea’s trade negotiations with the US remain in deadlock over detailed terms on how to finance Seoul’s investment pledge in exchange for a US tariff cut from 25 percent to 15 percent — a process complic... (more story)

Financial system vulnerable to shocks due to partial reforms, FSB chair warns October 13, 2025 | Neil Roland

The global financial system is vulnerable to shocks due to incomplete reform implementation, Financial Stability Board Chief Andrew Bailey said. In a letter to the Group of 20 economic powers, Bailey said the ... (more story)

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China's trade hardball with US masks economic security push October 13, 2025 | MLex Staff

The renewed tit-for-tat between Beijing and Washington reveals an apparent shift in China's approach to economic statecraft. Beyond merely countering President Trump's trade threats, Chinese leaders are orches... (more story)

Japan's $30 grapes spark policy split over farm IP, exports and licensing October 09, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

A licensing flap over Japan’s famed Shine Muscat grapes highlights the need for a broader rethink of whether Japan should export its prized produce or its know-how.

Lumber, furniture tariffs raise customs complications, threaten US industries October 08, 2025 | Bradley Dress and Zack Budryk

New US lumber and furniture tariffs are expected to add paperwork and costs for importers navigating an increasingly difficult customs system of stacking duties, while posing new challenges for domestic indust... (more story)

Can EU law keep Trump’s weaponization of trade from hurting climate legislation? October 08, 2025 | Eleonora Rinaldi, Bradley Dress and Zack Budryk

US President Donald Trump has shown he is prepared to harness his country's trade heft to push through his political agenda beyond his borders. This time, the EU's climate legislation is in the crosshairs. The... (more story)

UN high seas treaty conflicts with US deep-sea mining plans October 03, 2025 | Zack Budryk

The final stages of a major international treaty governing the high seas could conflict with aggressive moves by the US government under President Donald Trump to expand deep-sea mining.

Indonesia's trade pacts with EU, Canada counter US tariffs, but hurdles remain October 03, 2025 | Roffie Kuniawan

Indonesia rushed to conclude trade agreements with the EU and Canada this month to cushion the impact of steep US tariffs. The deals expand duty-free market access and signal Indonesia’s place in global value ... (more story)

Canada, EU promote trade with other countries in bid to outmaneuver US October 02, 2025 | Eliana Hubacker

Recent deals by Canada and the EU with Indonesia highlight how some of the US's biggest trading partners are seeking to outmaneuver the US by offering other countries more generous trade terms.

Trump tariffs could upend US healthcare industry October 02, 2025 | Bradley Dress

The Trump administration is ramping up trade protections on health products, launching new investigations into medical equipment and imposing high tariffs on pharmaceutical drugs that could threaten the viabil... (more story)