Despite rice importation law, NFA will still sell affordable rice–Piñol

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 23:09:04 +0000

Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has assured the public that the National Food Authority (NFA) will still sell subsidized rice despite the passage of the Rice Import Liberalization Act.

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China’s economy czar heading to Washington for trade talks

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 05:57:03 +0000

China's economy czar heading to Washington for trade talks

BEIJING  — China’s economy czar is heading to Washington for talks Thursday and Friday aimed at ending a fight over Beijing’s technology ambitions ahead of a deadline for a massive U.S. tariff hike.

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US, China hold 2nd day of talks with no tariff decision

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 05:48:45 +0000

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer walk together as they leave their hotel in Beijing, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. U.S. and Chinese negotiators opened talks Thursday on a sprawling trade dispute as Beijing reported its January exports rebounded despite President Donald Trump's tariff hikes. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators held a second day of talks Friday after President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser said he has yet to decide whether to escalate a technology dispute by going ahead with a March 2 tariff increase on imports from China.

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Wildfire victims among those stung by Trump’s trade war

In this Friday, August 10, 2018, photo the partially rebuilt home of Debbie and Rick Serdin in the Coffey Park neighborhood in Santa Rosa, Calif. The Trump administration's tariffs have raised the cost of imported lumber, drywall, nails and other key construction materials, squeezing homeowners who seek to rebuild quickly after losing their houses to natural disasters, such as the wildfires that destroyed Coffey Park. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)

The import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are adding thousands of dollars to the cost of building homes. That especially squeezes homeowners who seek to rebuild quickly after losing their houses to natural disasters, such as the wildfires scorching parts of California.

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