US President Donald Trump has confirmed he is delaying plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the end of the month, as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues…
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ASIA: China exports surge in first two months of the year despite Trump tariffs
China’s exports surged in the first two months of this year despite trade tensions with the US. Official figures show exports jumped by more than 20% in January and February,…
CHINA: Beijing sets lowest economic growth target since 1991
China has cut its annual economic growth target to a range of 4.5%-5%, the lowest expansion goal since 1991 as it grapples with challenges both at home and abroad. It…
CHINA: Trump and Xi discuss future of TikTok in US
US President Donald Trump has said that he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping approved a deal on the future of TikTok’s US operations during a phone call on Friday,…
China reports 7,000 cases of chikungunya virus
More than 7,000 cases of a mosquito-borne virus have been reported across China’s Guangdong province since July, prompting measures similar to those taken during the Covid-19 pandemic. In Foshan city,…
LIVE UPDATES: Trump says US-China relations ‘reset’ as markets surge on tariff pause
Summary Stocks jumping for companies with Chinese imports Bob Doll, chief executive of Crossmark Global Investment, has been speaking to Michelle Fleury on Opening Bell about the stock market, where…
LIVE UPDATES: US and China reach agreement to slash tariffs by 115%
Summary US-China deal leaves Beijing ‘psychologically stronger’, Despite the US and China calling this a joint agreement, people in Beijing will interpret it as the Trump administration walking back from…
China: Ex-researcher sentenced to death for spying
A former engineer at a Chinese research institute has been sentenced to death for selling classified material to foreign spy agencies, Chinese authorities said. After he resigned from the institute,…
China: Authorities executed four Canadians for drug crimes
Four Canadians were executed in China on drug-related charges earlier this year, Canadian authorities have confirmed. All of them were dual citizens and their identities have been withheld, Canada’s foreign…
China: Government spending billions to get people to open their wallets
The Chinese government has promised new child care subsidies, increased wages and better paid leave to revive a slowing economy. That is on top of a $41bn discount programme for…