Trump ramped up warnings on the weekend, saying he would put a 30% levy on most imports from the EU and Mexico next month, after threats to Japan, South Korea and India
Closure of the 'de minimus' loophole on small parcels has led to a double-digit drop in the amount of air cargo being flown from Asia to the United States
The US has lifted bans on chip design software developers and ethane exports to China in a sign that the trade war with Beijing has eased
Producers of rare earth magnets outside of China have been flooded with inquiries since Beijing imposed a licensing system for magnets its companies make
There are signs that carmakers, US firms waiting to receive rare earths, and even top US officials, are far from certain Beijing will speed up its mineral exports
The fight for control of a rare earths miner has taken a twist with government suing a China-linked firm over an alleged breach of foreign investment laws
Closing the Strait would spur a big rise in the price of oil, but analysts say shipping and air travel to the Middle East has already been hit and there may be other ways Tehran seeks to strike back against the US.
State Department memo warns that citizens of '36 countries' may face full or partial 'suspension of entry' if their governments do not resolve US concerns within 60 days
China has not budged on specialized rare earths, such as samarium, which are needed for military applications and outside the fast-track trade deal agreed in London
New Delhi has begun looking into the crash that is confounding aviation experts, focusing on the ill-fated plane's engine, flaps and landing gear
Notorious ethnic group in northeast Myanmar is guarding new Chinese-run rare earth mines in Shan State, where chemicals are used to flush the minerals out of local mountains, creating another toxic runoff concern for Thailand
There are over 1,100 787s in service around the world, and while there have been concerns over the plane's engines, this is the Dreamliner's first fatal crash