He Huifeng

1 week ago | scmp.com | He Huifeng

With US President Donald Trump warning that American children might have to make do with fewer dolls as the result of his tariffs on Chinese imports, interest in toys was muted during the third week of the Spring Canton Fair, China’s biggest trade expo.

1 week ago | scmp.com | He Huifeng

As a reporter who has attended the Canton Fair – China’s oldest and largest trade exhibition – on many occasions, I can say with confidence there’s something very different about the current session. Walking through the exhibition halls, the near-capacity crowds came as a surprise. It felt like the largest number of foreign buyers I’d ever seen at a fair, especially as rapidly intensifying tariffs from the US were throwing the established trade order into disarray.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | He Huifeng

3 hours agoOn summer break from a Ph.D. program, an international student at University of California, San Diego, was planning a trip with a few friends to Hawaii. But after seeing international students across the United States stripped of their legal status, the student decided against it. Any travel, even …

1 week ago | scmp.com | Kandy Wong |He Huifeng

With the impact of US President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs haunting American retailers of festive products – nearly 90 per cent of which are imported from China – US consumers may find themselves having to spend more on lower quality Halloween and Christmas novelties this year, industry insiders and analysts warn. The “reciprocal tariffs” were introduced in early April, as American retailers were preparing to stock their shelves for festival celebrations later in the year.

1 week ago | scmp.com | He Huifeng

The operator of the Canton Fair announced on Thursday it would provide a 50 per cent refund on booth fees for all Chinese exporters taking part in the exhibition, a move made to mitigate the effects of sky-high tariffs from US President Donald Trump. It is the first time in the history of the trade show – China’s oldest and largest – that organisers have offered such a substantial reduction in fees.