Prospect of Trump-Xi talks raises hope for thaw in trade war
Oct 13, 2018
Prospects for a Trump-Xi meeting lifts hope for a thaw in trade war
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Business
Bangladeshi newspaper editors protest digital security law
Oct 13, 2018
An influential body of newspaper editors in Bangladesh has criticized the government for a new digital security law that they say will stifle constitutionally protected freedom of speech and curtail press freedom
Prospect of Trump-Xi talks raises hope for thaw in trade war
Oct 13, 2018
Prospects for a Trump-Xi meeting lifts hope for a thaw in trade war
China trade surplus with US widens to record $34.1B
Oct 12, 2018
China's trade surplus with the United States widened to a record $34.1 billion in September as exports to the U.S. market rose by 13 percent amid a worsening tariff war
China says accusations against alleged spy 'out of thin air'
Oct 11, 2018
China says accusations against an alleged spy of attempting to steal trade secrets from several American aviation and aerospace companies were "made out of thin air"
China promises not to weaken yuan, criticizes US concern
Oct 9, 2018
China promises not to weaken currency to boost exports, rejects US concern as irresponsible
Pakistan to seek IMF loan to avert meltdown
Oct 9, 2018
Pakistan says it will seek a bailout loan from the International Monetary Fund to address a mounting balance of payments crisis
China tech stocks Lenovo, ZTE tumble after chip hack report
Oct 5, 2018
Chinese tech stocks Lenovo and ZTE Corp. tumble after a news report that Chinese spies might have used chips supplied by another company to hack into U.S. computer systems
Myanmar burns ivory, skins to fight illegal wildlife trade
Oct 4, 2018
Authorities in Myanmar have burned an estimated $1.3 million worth of confiscated ivory and other parts of endangered animals, days after a conservation group charged that the country's ivory exports to China are increasing
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit Beijing amid tension
Oct 4, 2018
Secretary of State Pompeo due to visit Beijing next week amid tensions over trade and China's claims in the South China Sea
China manufacturing weakens amid US tariff battle
Sep 30, 2018
Chinese manufacturing weakens as export demand shrinks amid tariff battle with Washington
Politics
Global stocks turn higher, price of oil keeps rising
Sep 25, 2018
Global stock markets are higher as investors parse the latest news in the United States trade disputes. The price of oil continues to gain on concerns that OPEC countries would not increase...
Asian stocks lower on US-China trade worries
Sep 25, 2018
Asian stock markets are mostly lower after Beijing
US, China hike tariffs as trade row intensifies
Sep 24, 2018
US, China impose new tariff hikes, giving no sign of compromise in technology that weighs on global economic growth
Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher
Sep 21, 2018
Asian stocks rise after Wall Street hit new highs despite U.S.-Chinese trade tensions
Sri Lanka works to clean oil slicks near capital
Sep 10, 2018
Sri Lanka has deployed hundreds of coast guard and navy personnel to clean oil slicks on a coastal stretch near the capital following a spill caused by a pipeline leak