Trade

Vietnam held talks with South Korea’s KEPCO as it seeks foreign partner for second nuclear plant

Citing positive initial discussions, it said cooperation was possible between Petrovietnam and South Korea’s Korea Electric Power Corp.

Brazil implements new regulations for meat exports to EU, Globo Rural reports

Pieces of meat are stocked inside a refrigerator at a butcher shop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 31, 2025. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

Germany charges Nord Stream suspect with attacking pipeline on behalf of Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: Police escort Serhii K. to a helicopter following a hearing with the German Federal Public Prosecutor, after Italy's top court approved the handover to Germany of the Ukrainian man, suspected of coordinating the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, in Karlsruhe, Germany, November 28, 2025. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo

EU tells Armenia ‘you can count on us’ as Russia keeps up economic pressure

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen make statements during their meeting in Yerevan, Armenia, July 2, 2026. Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Singapore, Japan to boost collaboration in areas including AI and healthcare

Under the partnership agreement, the government-backed agencies will sharpen the focus in existing areas of collaboration to reflect both countries’ shared ambitions.

Indonesia posts first trade deficit in 6 years

The last time Indonesia’s monthly imports exceeded exports was in April 2020.

The South Korean mine at the centre of America’s tungsten push

Workers operate a longhole drill inside the tungsten mine in Sangdong, South Korea, on June 2.

US declines to extend North American trade deal, starting clock to end it while seeking changes

FILE PHOTO: Flags of the U.S., Canada and Mexico fly next to each other in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. August 29, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo

With closer EU ties ‘crucially important’, Britain sets sights on new summit

epa13077590 A pro-EU campaigner holds up a sign of Andy Burnham outside Parliament in London, Britain, 01 July 2026. Pro-EU campaigners are hoping prime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham will seek closer ties to the EU. EPA/ANDY RAIN

China imposes ‘national security’ rules on overseas investments

Under China’s new rules, existing curbs on cross-border transfers will extend beyond goods and data to include the export of services through sending technical experts abroad or carrying out training overseas.

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