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US Jobs Supported by Imports from China -- Heritage Foundation Study

by Damien Tomkins on Sep 19,2012
Also featured in: Asia, China
A new report concludes that imports of toys and clothes alone from China support over 500,000 jobs here in the United States in the retail, transportation, wholesale, finance, and construction industries, among others. This Heritage Foundation study makes the case that...

San Antonio partners with South Korean firms to build solar project

by Sean Mitra on Jul 31,2012
San Antonio municipal utility CPS Energy has partnered with two South Korean firms to build a series of solar photovoltaic power plants in what will be the largest municipal solar power field in the US. The plants will provide a total capacity of 400 MW of power when...

US Businesses Push Stronger Economic Ties with ASEAN

by on Jul 26,2012
On July 13, more than 200 business leaders and top government officials, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, gathered in Siem Reap, Cambodia, for a conference to expand American business access and interest in Southeast Asia. Hosted by the US-ASEAN Business...

Trade Representatives Mark Two Months of KORUS

by Alex Forster on May 23,2012
On May 16th, Ron Kirk, the US Trade Representative, and Bark Tae-ho, the Korean Minister for Trade, led the first KORUS FTA Joint Committee meeting, which oversees the ongoing implementation of the FTA.

Korean American Physician Picked to Lead World Bank

by Alex Forster on Apr 18,2012
On April 16th, the Executive Directors of the World Bank selected Dr. Jim Yong Kim, currently serving as president of Dartmouth College, to succeed Robert Zoellick as president of the global development loan agency beginning this July.

US Agricultural Exports to ASEAN Grow – But Face Competition

by Michael McConnell on Mar 22,2012
ASEAN countries have long been an important international market for US agricultural exports. The United States, in 2011, exported almost $9.6 billion of agricultural products to ASEAN, making it the sixth-largest export destination for US farmers, ranchers, and...

Little States Expect Big Gains from KORUS

by Alex Forster on Mar 14,2012
The US-Korea Free Trade Agreement, set to take effect on March 15, nearly five years after it was first drafted, has major implications for many of America’s industries, both large and small.

New Strategic Partners U.S. and Vietnam Begin Tough Trade Talks

by Raymond Burghardt on Mar 1,2012
Vietnamese and Americans joined together in Hanoi last December for a happy celebration, commemorating the tenth anniversary of the entrance into force of the US-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement signed in December, 2001. The gathering of current and former trade...

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