New EU trade rules ‘green squeeze’ the Global South The EU parliament has just approved sweeping new rules that will require companies to avoid and mitigate human rights and environmental abuses in their supply chains. | These are noble aims. They have... (photo: European Union 2024 - Source : EP / European Union 2024 - Source : EP)Asiatimes
Blinken kicks off direct engagement with China ahead of tough talks State Department — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored the necessity for "direct" and "sustained engagement" between the United States and China during his first official meeting in ... (photo: AP / Alex Brandon)Voa News
The US Is no longer the arsenal of democracy For the first several decades after World War II, the United States championed free trade. Exporting sectors like agriculture benefited from it. Many economists still support it. | Much of the rest of... (photo: US Navy / Chris Williamson)Asiatimes DemocracyPhotosPoliticsUS States