Emel Akan
The Epoch Times
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EU Launches New Program to Fight Red China’s ‘Debt Trap Diplomacy’
The European Union announced on Sept. 15 that it is introducing a new investment program called “Global Gateway” to rival China’s controversial development program, the Belt and Road Initiative, which has left many poor nations with heavy debt loads. → Read More
Restrictions on Investment and Technology Are More Disruptive Than Tariffs, Experts Say
The U.S.–China trade dispute has escalated recently with both sides slapping new tariffs on each other. While tariffs have a meaningful effect on the world’s two largest economies, restrictions on investment and the flow of technology will be much more disruptive, experts claim. → Read More
Summit With North Korea Ends With No Deal
HANOI, Vietnam—President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un failed to reach an agreement at their second ... → Read More
Small Business Lending Gets Back on Track After the Shutdown
WASHINGTON—The administrator of the Small Business Administration Linda McMahon recounted recently her agency's efforts to deal with the ... → Read More
Skills Gap Crisis Is Great Threat to US Economy, Congressman Says
WASHINGTON—Optimism within the nation’s business world has reached its highest levels in years, yet this optimism is challenged ... → Read More
Senators Introduce Bill to Bar Lawmakers From Delaying Government Funding
WASHINGTON—As part of an effort to fix the nation’s ineffective budget process and prevent government shutdowns, three Republican ... → Read More
Business Leaders Condemn Socialist Leanings in US
WASHINGTON—The nation’s largest business organization has slammed socialism and far-left policies that have become popular among members of ... → Read More
Report: Aluminum Tariffs Boost Jobs, Production, Investment
WASHINGTON—The U.S. aluminum industry was on the brink of extinction a year ago, but it is thriving now ... → Read More
Brexit Deal Threatens US-UK Trade Talks, Trump Says
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said that British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal approved by the European Union would hurt the UK’s trade relationship with the United States. The withdrawal agreement “sounds like a great deal for the EU” but may not allow Britain to negotiate a free trade agreement with the United States, Trump told reporters on Nov. 26. “We have to take a look at,… → Read More
Trump’s New Global Trade Order Aims at Ramping Up Pressure on China
The Trump administration is set to flex its muscles by convincing trading partners to pressure China. → Read More
Revamped NAFTA Will Boost Workers’ Rights
The U.S.–Mexico–Canada trade pact has strong labor rules, which makes the deal an important milestone for international trade. → Read More
Conservative Women Gather in Washington to Back ‘America First’ Agenda
WASHINGTON—With the midterm elections just a month away, conservative women from around the country gathered in Washington to declare that Democrats have “unwittingly unlocked the mama bear” as they voiced their support for President Donald Trump. Dozens of conservative women leaders and activists from various states came together at the Women for America First summit that took place Oct. … → Read More
Conservative Women Gather in Washington to Back ‘America First’
WASHINGTON—With the midterm elections just a month away, conservative women around the country gathered in Washington to voice their support for President Donald Trump. Dozens of conservative women leaders and activists from various states have come together at the Women for America First summit, which is taking place between Oct. 4 and 7 at the Trump International Hotel in Washington. … → Read More
New Policy Change Helps Small Firms Slash Health Care Costs
The business community is applauding the Trump administration’s association health plans that will offer lower-cost coverage to small businesses. → Read More
Business Investors Eye US as Safe Haven
McKinsey's September 2018 Global Survey of more than 1,100 executives from various regions and industries around the globe found that the United States offers the best environment for business growth. → Read More
Trump to Take Hard Line With China After Seeing His Tariff Strategy Wins
The U.S., Mexico, and Canada have agreed to sign a new trade accord to replace NAFTA. The historic win, as Trump puts it, clears the decks for the administration to now turn its attention to Beijing. → Read More
US, Canada, Mexico Agree to Replace NAFTA, Bringing Relief to US Workers, Farmers
WASHINGTON—The United States, Canada, and Mexico agreed to sign a new trade deal to “terminate and replace” the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). President Donald Trump says the new agreement will transform North America into a “manufacturing powerhouse.” The new trilateral trade pact will be named the U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement, or USMCA. Trump called the deal “historic… → Read More
US, Canada Make Final Efforts to Save NAFTA
WASHINGTON—The United States and Canada entered intense weekend negotiations as a last-ditch effort to save the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Trade officials on both sides rushed to hammer out differences before a Sunday midnight deadline. “Everyone is negotiating in good faith right now as we speak,” White House trade adviser Peter Navarro told Fox … → Read More
US, Japan, Europe Agree to Take on China and Reform WTO
WASHINGTON—Trade chiefs of the United States, Japan, and the European Union agreed to work together to tackle China’s unfair trade practices, a key reason behind President Donald Trump’s tariff war with Beijing. On Sept. 25, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and his counterparts Hiroshige Seko of Japan and Cecilia Malmstrom of the EU met in … → Read More
US, Japan Agree to Start Negotiations on Bilateral Free-Trade Pact
President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sept. 26 agreed to begin negotiations for a bilateral free-trade agreement. → Read More