Bloomberg The US Commerce Department imposed duties of more than 400 percent on steel imports from Vietnam, accusing some businesses of shipping products from the Southeast Asian nation to evade the levies in a further escalation of tension between the two trading partners. In three preliminary circumvention rulings on Vietnamese steel, the Commerce Department said certain products produced in South ...

Bloomberg China is considering buying some US agricultural products as a gesture of goodwill amid the resumption of trade talks between Beijing and Washington, though the volume is likely to be smaller than before, according to people familiar with the situation. Purchases could include soybeans, corn and meat , according to the people, who asked not to be identified as ...

Bloomberg Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he doesn’t see a need to raise the nation’s sales tax beyond 10 percent over the next 10 years, a stance that could hamper the government’s efforts to put the nation’s finances in order. “I don’t think there’s a need to raise it for the foreseeable future, for example, the next 10 years ...