Wall Street Journal

China Is Propping Up the World Economy by Importing a Lot Less Oil

A sharp fall in China’s crude oil imports during the Iran war has been instrumental in holding down oil prices and keeping the global economy humming. Clues are emerging in the mystery of the missing ...
moneycontrol.com

India’s gold duty trap: Why smuggling is coming back after a 15% tax hike

Gold smuggling fell sharply after India cut import duty in 2024. With duties back at 15%, Reuters reports dealers now expect illegal imports to cross 100 tonnes this year. Gold smuggling may exceed ...
Reuters

Volvo Cars wins US approval to keep importing vehicles with 'connected car' technology

WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - Volvo Cars (VOLCARb.ST), opens new tab, majority owned by China's Geely Holding(GEELY.UL), said on Tuesday it received approval from the U.S. government allowing it to ...
CNN

Tired of high costs, some Americans are importing homes straight from China

Gennadiy Tsygan knows how expensive it is to build a home in the United States. That’s why he imported almost everything for his dream house from China. Most of his home fixtures were imported ...
People

New Giant Pandas are Moving to the U.S., See Which State the Rare Bears Will Call Home

The pandas will be provided to the U.S. zoo through an international cooperative research agreement on giant panda conservation with China Christopher Edwards is a writer on the Lifestyle team at ...
The White House

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes a Temporary Import Duty to Address Fundamental International Payment Problems

PROTECTING THE U.S. ECONOMY AND NATIONAL INTERESTS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation imposing a temporary import duty to address fundamental international payments problems and ...
New York Post

Desperate California importing oil from Bahamas using century-old loophole as state faces highest US gas prices

California is increasingly importing gasoline through the Bahamas — a workaround to a 106-year-old US shipping law that forces domestic fuel shipments onto costly American vessels. More than 40% of ...
Wired

Should You Import a Chinese Phone?

The top Chinese smartphones are innovation-packed spec beasts, but it’s not always a good idea to import from the East. The trouble is that getting your hands on a Chinese import can prove tricky and ...
CNBC

Why U.S. cattle ranchers say Trump's Argentine beef import talk is no solution to domestic food supply threat

President Donald Trump floated the idea of importing Argentine beef after his administration's recent bailout plan for the cash-strapped Latin American nation. U.S. cattle farmers are not happy with ...
The Repository

New Canton Importing owners keep the Mediterranean flavors coming

New owners revitalize more than 60-year-old Canton Importing. Greek and Mediterranean food choices are abundant at Canton Importing. New owners help home cooks, chefs and restaurant owners keep Canton ...
Wired

This Is How You Get a Chinese EV Into the United States

Most of us expect our ecommerce orders to show up at our doorsteps, but John Karlin had to drive eight hours from Oklahoma City to Freeport, Texas, to pick up his order: a Chinese electric car. Karlin ...