Post-haste: Will Trump's tariff letters help secure trade deals?

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The reaction to President Trump's letters promising steep tariffs from next month. We'll hear how businesses in Japan and Bangladesh are preparing.

Why China's dominance in rare earth minerals comes at the cost of polluted water and contaminated soil?

And one of the world's biggest professional gaming events, the E-sports World Cup, gets underway in Saudi Arabia.

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8 Jul 11AM English United Kingdom Business

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