U.S. and China are expected to negotiate next month. Despite that, both countries either imposed or increased penalties on billions of dollars of goods earlier this month.

The Indiana Economic Development Corp. says Holcomb is arriving in Asia on Monday and is scheduled to start meetings Tuesday in China.

This new purchase agreement between agricultural groups in Indiana and Taiwan builds on their trade relationship and increases sales from Indiana, according to officials at the ceremony.

The Indiana Economic Development Corp. says Gov. Eric Holcomb participated in a business roundtable event, during which he thanked Japanese businesses for recent investments in Indiana.

The Indiana Economic Development Corp. says Holcomb and state business leaders met with South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon in Seoul, discussing how the state can support Korean companies that have operations in Indiana.

Economic espionage is the act of stealing information or trade secrets and intentionally sharing them to benefit foreign governments.

More than a dozen Indiana college professors who study economics or business were polled about their concerns with the tariff's consequences.

Estimates from the Department of Workforce Development show that, in the last six months, more Indiana workers have qualified for federal benefits due to trade-related layoffs than in any of the past five years -- more than 3,200 since Jan. 1.