Tariffs

Trump’s Fed pick Warsh serves on board of Coupang, firm at the centre of US-South Korea trade spat

Kevin Warsh is a former Fed governor who currently lectures at Stanford University.

S’pore to encourage firms to take more risks to capture growth opportunities amid changing world

(From left) Singapore Acting Minister for Transport Jeffrey Siow, DPM Gan Kim Yong and Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth David Neo speaking to the media about the ESR on Jan 29.

Singapore rolls out 7 strategies to secure growth, good jobs amid tariff and AI threats

The recommendations included proposals on sustaining economic growth at the higher end of the 2 per cent to 3 per cent average over the next 10 years.

Trump threatens tariffs on any nation supplying Cuba with oil

A tanker truck transports fuel on the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, on Jan 12.

Trump-era trade stress leads Western powers to China

Britain Prime Minister Keir Starmer and China President Xi Jinping meet in China on Jan 29.

Starmer and Xi discussed tariffs, travel and migration

British and Chinese delegations participate in a bilateral meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Beijing, China, January 29, 2026.Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS

South Korea industry minister arrives in Washington to discuss tariff warning, Yonhap says

FILE PHOTO: KIA Motors' vehicles are parked to be exported, at a port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, July 31, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

11,700 firms supported by EnterpriseSG in 2025 amid tariffs and disruptions

EnterpriseSG chairman Lee Chuan Teck (right) and managing director Cindy Khoo at the EnterpriseSG’s Annual Media Briefing on Jan 27.

Trump says ‘we’ll work something out with South Korea’ after tariff threat

The US trade deficit with South Korea had ballooned to US$65 billion (S$82.03 billion) during the previous Biden administration.

News analysis

Show of impatience: Trump’s renewed tariff threats send Seoul scrambling

US President Donald Trump said he would raise tariffs on motor vehicles and other South Korean imports from 15 per cent to 25 per cent.

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