Tag Archives: East Asia

If the China-U.S. trade war continues to grow larger. it may cause the global economy to decline. and may cause a global financial crisis.

China targeted FedEx Corp. in its escalating trade war with the U.S.. giving a hint of the kind of foreign companies it may blacklist as unreliable.

Total will take over Toshiba’s U.S. liquefied natural gas business and get $800 million cash from the Japanese group as part of the deal.

Preliminary data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance showed that the country’s crude oil imports from Iran dropped 42 percent.

China. the top buyer of Iranian oil. dismissed Washington’s warning to Hong Kong that it could face penalties if it provides services to a vessel carrying Iranian oil headed for the autonomous territory.

China is mobilizing its vast state-run energy industry to prepare for an economic tussle with the U.S. that could escalate further and might last for years.

The U.S.. even without a 25 percent tariff on its LNG exports to China. would struggle to vie with Qatar as the top global LNG producer.

Certain countries may impose unilateral sanctions against certain places on the basis of their own considerations.

Oil slumped as escalating trade hostilities between the U.S. and China stoked fears of slowing global growth.

Iran and Japan enjoy historic and friendly relations.