Protectionism

The countries that once led the world toward economic openness are retreating into protectionism. Over the past two and a half years, the United States has abandoned the Trans-Pacific Partnership and imposed tariffs on steel, aluminum, and a wide range of Chi…

BANGKOK: Thailand's premier made an impassioned plea against protectionism on Sunday (Jun 23) at a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders where the fallout from the US-China tariff war has dominated talks. A controversial repatriation plan for the persecuted Roh…

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha made an impassioned plea against protectionism on Sunday at a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders where the fallout from the US-China tariff war has dominated talks. A controversial repatriation plan for the persecuted Rohingy…

Pyongyang's relationship with Beijing is "invincible" because the countries both endured Japanese rule, North Korea said Saturday, the day after the Chinese President's highly symbolic visit ended. The commentary, in official North Korean newspaper Rodong Si…

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Thursday, preferring to save its dwindling ammunition, as a darkening global growth outlook prompts other major central banks to drop hints of additional stimulus. But the BOJ stressed anew …

As Japan prepares to host its first G20 leaders summit later this month, little remains of the open and cooperative spirit that marked the first such gathering in 2008. But although the United States will most likely continue its protectionist drift, other G2…

Canada is stunting its own economy and blocking businesses from reaping the benefits of innovation by clinging to protectionist policies that curb foreign investment, a new study from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management says. Relaxing res…

Typically, a producers “unfair” advantage simply derives from comparative advantage. Sometimes comparative advantage is man-made or “artificial,” which does not make it less of an actual comparative advantage. Government subsidies are a sort of artificial com…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 14 hit out at unilateralism and trade protectionism, and said that there is a need for a rules-based, anti-discriminatory and all inclusive WTO-centred multilateral trading system, amidst the raging trade war between the U…

THE DEATH OF POLITICS How to Heal Our Frayed Republic After TrumpBy Peter Wehner The presidency of Donald Trump offends Peter Wehner on many levels, but most of all as someone who takes ideas and words seriously. A former speechwriter for George W. Bush who …