The US imported 2 billion in autos last year, 1 billion more than it exported, a deficit that has risen 29 percent since 2013, according to Commerce Department figures.
The UN agency noted that most Asian countries have attempted to control the production and use of plastic bags through levies and plastic bag bans. But poor enforcement has kept these policies from making a dent in plastic consumption.
The US Treasury said in May licenses held by Boeing and Airbus to sell passenger jets to Iran would be revoked after Washington announced its withdrawal from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal.
The US action is not consistent with the quantitative criteria set by the US Treasury Department for a so-called currency manipulator, said Wang Chunying, a spokeswoman for the SAFE.
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Pyongyang's latest missile launch on Friday, at the request of the US and Japanese delegations, days after it unanimously adopted a new resolution imposing more sanctions over Pyongyang's Sept 3 nuclear test.
The UN Security Council Monday unanimously adopted a resolution to impose fresh sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over its nuclear test on Sept 3 for violation of previous Security Council resolutions.
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The US' unilateralism has been visible at the recent G7 meeting in Canada and has become a factor of uncertainty for the global efforts to restore global trade order and fight protectionism.
The US Treasury Department announced the sanctions on Rosneft Trading SA, the Geneva-based trading unit of Rosneft, the world's largest listed oil company by output, as it targeted Russia over its alleged backing for Venezuela's efforts to skirt US sanctions.
The US reached the 4 million mark this week, doubling the total number of infections in just six weeks as deaths and hospitalizations continue a sharp rise in many states.
The United States has been pursuing a policy of economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation against the Maduro government in support of opposition leader Juan Guaido.