President Donald Trump's eventful week included securing a preliminary trade deal with China, deploying National Guard troops to Los Angeles, and responding to Israel's strikes on Iran.

Iraq has officially reopened the Qaim border crossing with Syria for trade and passenger traffic, a spokesman for the Iraqi border authority said on Saturday, marking a key step in efforts to normalise relations and revive economic ties between the two countries.

The U.S.-China talks on trade resemble arms-control negotiations, with export controls being the key weapons in each side’s arsenal.

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Japan and the U.S. on Friday explored the possibility of a trade agreement, Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, told a briefing, while refraining from commenting how close they are to reaching a deal.

China was still closed and outside of the trading system. The largest developing country with manufacturing exports was Taiwan. When China joined the United Nations in October 1971, Taiwan was no longer listed in the reports on world trade in manufacturers.

The US and Vietnam are closing in on a framework trade agreement, despite ongoing concerns about Chinese goods being rerouted through the Southeast Asian nation to avoid tariffs, according to people familiar with the talks.

R. Mark Halligan of FisherBroyles LLP discusses issues facing a trial court, following one of the largest damages verdicts in the history of trade secrets law, including whether a permanent injunction as well as damages constitutes double recovery.