/tags/international-trade international trade en-US WLRN Fri, 10 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /americas/2024-05-10/latin-america-china-us-economy-investment-trade-partnership-apep Latin America's economy is still struggling to recover from the pandemic — and China's trade and investment presence is on the rise there. But the U. S. is looking to ramp up its economic partnership with the region, as President Biden's point man Jose Fernandez tells WLRN. Fri, 10 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /americas/2024-05-10/latin-america-china-us-economy-investment-trade-partnership-apep Tim Padgett /news/2022-03-18/the-house-approves-a-bill-to-suspend-trade-relations-with-russia-and-belarus The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill suspending normal trade relations with the countries, another move to squeeze them economically in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine. Fri, 18 Mar 2022 12:42:58 GMT /news/2022-03-18/the-house-approves-a-bill-to-suspend-trade-relations-with-russia-and-belarus Deirdre Walsh /news/2022-01-20/with-u-s-focused-on-defense-chinas-trade-and-infrastructure-sweep-southeast-asia The Biden administration hopes to make deeper inroads in Southeast Asia but lags far behind China, which has already built up major trade ties, as well as roads and a high-speed rail. Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:49:01 GMT /news/2022-01-20/with-u-s-focused-on-defense-chinas-trade-and-infrastructure-sweep-southeast-asia Julie McCarthy /news/2021-09-06/florida-farmers-still-hurting-even-after-new-trade-agreement-with-mexico-canada The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was supposed to help U.S. farmers. But Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried says farmers in her state are still hurting. And the agreement isn't stopping Mexico from engaging in what she calls "unfair trade practices." Mon, 06 Sep 2021 12:17:04 GMT /news/2021-09-06/florida-farmers-still-hurting-even-after-new-trade-agreement-with-mexico-canada Robbie Gaffney /news/2021-06-15/how-chaos-in-the-shipping-industry-is-choking-the-economy The U.S. trade deficit is hitting record highs — and it's fueled by a surge in demand for imports, mostly from East Asia. On both land and at sea, the shipping industry is struggling to keep up. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:23:04 GMT /news/2021-06-15/how-chaos-in-the-shipping-industry-is-choking-the-economy Greg Rosalsky /news/2021-05-30/the-u-s-has-banned-seafood-from-a-chinese-company-over-suspicions-of-forced-labor The import ban followed a year-long investigation that uncovered what officials called signs of forced labor within the company's fishing fleet, including physical violence and witholding of wages. Sun, 30 May 2021 12:28:57 GMT /news/2021-05-30/the-u-s-has-banned-seafood-from-a-chinese-company-over-suspicions-of-forced-labor Emine Yücel /2021-01-25/missing-passengers-moving-cargo-how-portmiami-is-trading-through-the-pandemic Millions of cruise ship passengers have been missing from PortMiami during the pandemic, but parts of the port are busier than ever. Mon, 25 Jan 2021 14:42:10 GMT /2021-01-25/missing-passengers-moving-cargo-how-portmiami-is-trading-through-the-pandemic Tom Hudson /news/2019-12-23/port-tampa-bay-expects-more-cargo-from-mexico-and-asia-in-2020 2019 was a busy year for Port Tampa Bay. Florida’s largest port set a record for cruise passengers and welcomed cargo ships from Asia.CEO Paul Anderson… Mon, 23 Dec 2019 13:44:16 GMT /news/2019-12-23/port-tampa-bay-expects-more-cargo-from-mexico-and-asia-in-2020 Bradley George /news/2019-10-09/broward-panel-connects-the-arts-economy-in-the-caribbean-latam-and-south-florida Arts and culture translate into big business that can bring a region millions - or even billions - of dollars in economic impact. Experts call it an… Wed, 09 Oct 2019 21:39:07 GMT /news/2019-10-09/broward-panel-connects-the-arts-economy-in-the-caribbean-latam-and-south-florida Caitie Muñoz