Recently, at the invitation of the Chinese Government, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney paid an official visit to China. The two sides reached broad consensus on deepening economic and trade cooperation, signed the "China-Canada Economic and Trade Cooperation Roadmap", and produced an initial joint arrangement on handling bilateral economic and trade issues, including two new adjustments to import tariffs on electric vehicles and agricultural products.

According to a 17 January 2026 report by the Financial Times, the European Commission will table a new Cybersecurity Act that would oblige EU member states to phase out Chinese-made equipment from critical infrastructure, excluding firms such as Huawei and ZTE from telecom networks and solar-power systems.

The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs announced on January 15 that Chinese citizens will be exempt from visa requirements for entry into the Philippines starting January 16, 2026, with a maximum stay of 14 days.The new visa-free regime is the perfect entry window. Add solid trade fundamentals, multiple policy tail-winds and continuously exploding incremental demand, and the Philippines is no longer a "potential stock" but a proven performer. Ride the policy breeze, match products to needs and seize first-mover advantage—your 2026 mega-order could be hiding on these energetic islands.

China released its December and full-year 2025 foreign-trade figures.For the year, merchandise trade reached USD 634 billion, up 3.2 % year-on-year. Exports withstood headwinds and rose 5.5 % to USD 377 billion.

Last year, China's foreign trade value hit 45.47 trillion yuan (about 6.48 trillion U.S. dollars), up 3.8 percent year on year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Wednesday. This marks the ninth consecutive year of growth for China's foreign trade since 2017.

Ministry of Commerce (12 May) announced that the China-EU electric-vehicle price-undertaking talks have achieved a major breakthrough. The same day, the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery & Electronic Products (CCCME) and the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU welcomed and endorsed the outcome.

Recently, Pakistan’s National Tariff Commission issued a notice deciding to continue imposing anti-dumping duties on suspension-grade polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin originating from or exported out of mainland China, South Korea, Thailand, and China’s Taiwan Province.

The Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration have jointly released the "Announcement on Adjusting Export Tax Refund Policies for Photovoltaic and Other Products", unveiling a far-reaching policy shift

On 6 January local time the Indian Embassy in China announced that, with effect from 1 January, New Delhi is issuing an electronic production-investment business visa (e-B-4) to Chinese nationals. Applicants can complete the entire process online; no visit to the embassy or visa agent is required. Processing takes about 45-50 days and the visa allows stays of up to six months for activities such as equipment installation and commissioning, quality inspection, production operations, IT/ERP upgrades, training, supply-chain set-up, factory design and senior management visits.

Kuehne+Nagel warns that Nordic ports are under siege: snow accumulation, ice sheets and sub-zero temperatures are hitting road, rail and barge alike, causing delays and shutdowns at terminals and freight yards across the region.