Tag: United States

Friday, December 20th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
US Lower House overwhelmingly approves the new North America trade deal

The United States House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a new North American trade deal on Thursday that includes tougher labor and automotive content rules but leaves US$1.2 trillion in annual United States-Mexico-Canada trade flows largely unchanged.
Friday, December 20th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Japan boosts defense budget spending for eighth straight year

Japan's government on Friday approved an eighth straight annual increase in defense spending to a record high as it buys US-made stealth fighters, interceptor missiles and other equipment to counter military build-ups by North Korea and China.
Friday, December 20th 2019 - 09:21 UTC
US Congress raised minimum age to buy tobacco and e-cigarettes from 18 to 21

The US Congress voted on Thursday to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco and e-cigarettes from 18 to 21 across the country, a move intended to stem the rising tide of youth vaping.
Thursday, December 19th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Trump becomes third US president impeached; Republican Senate tries

US President Donald Trump was impeached in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years.
Tuesday, December 17th 2019 - 09:51 UTC
Mexico rejects US labor inspectors: they are not included in the USMCA trade pact

Mexico’s trade negotiator for North America said that Mexico categorically opposes allowing foreign labor inspectors to operate in the country, saying that was not contemplated in the recent agreement with Washington and Ottawa on the USMCA pact to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Saturday, December 14th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Trump and Abdo meet in Washington to talk about the Mercosur-US trade deal

US President Donald Trump and his Paraguayan colleague Mario Abdo Benítez Friday discussed in Washington a free trade agreement with Mercosur as well as other items of mutual interest, including beef import/exports and the crisis affecting various countries in South America.
Friday, December 13th 2019 - 03:00 UTC
US and China closer to striking final trade deal: end of uncertainty for investors foreseeable

The United States have reached a phase one trade deal with China, unofficial White House sources leaked to the press Thursday, pending approval from President Donald Trump.
Saturday, December 7th 2019 - 09:32 UTC
Peru agrees to promote US investments in the country to counter Beijing influence

Lima and Washington are in the final stages of talks on a deal to promote American investments in Peru as part of a U.S. initiative to counter Chinese influence in the region, Peruvian diplomatic sources said.
Thursday, December 5th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Trump's tariffs puts Brazil's Bolsonaro and Argentine president elect Fernandez in the same boat

The South American four-nation trade bloc Mercosur began a tense meeting on Wednesday reeling from US steel and aluminium tariffs and a spat between its two biggest members. Foreign ministers of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay opened the two-day meeting in the southern Brazilian town of Bento Goncalves, paving the way for a head of state summit on Thursday.
Thursday, December 5th 2019 - 09:18 UTC
LATAM/Delta code-sharing opens connectivity to 74 destinations in US and Canada and 51 in South America

Codeshare agreements signed this week by three LATAM Airlines Group affiliates with new partner Delta Air Lines aim to improve connectivity between the Americas. The agreements were signed December 2 with LATAM affiliates in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador and are due to start in the first quarter of 2020, subject to regulatory approval.