China’s senior diplomat Wang Yi said on Monday the latest round of trade talks with the US had provided “positive prospects” on Sino-American ties and the global economy, as state media reacted with cautious optimism. The talks between chief negotiators in Washington, described by Wang at a Beijing event as “achieving concrete progress”, yielded an […] Read more
China’s top trade negotiator Liu He will meet US President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon in Washington as the two nations race to reach a deal before the March 1 deadline for the US more than doubling its tariffs on US$200 billion worth of Chinese imports. The meeting, listed on the White House’s daily schedule […] Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk expects that the electric car maker will have the technology needed to essentially operate vehicles without drivers by the end of the year. The entrepreneur made the comment on a podcast with Cathie Wood and Tasha Keeney of ARK Invest, a firm that owns shares in the company. Tesla’s automated driver […] Read more
Vietnam is preparing for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to arrive by train for his summit with President Donald Trump in Hanoi next week, two sources with direct knowledge of security and logistics planning told Reuters on Wednesday. It could take Kim at least two and a half days to travel the thousands of […] Read more
China promulgated its first document for 2019 on Tuesday. It called for greater efforts to address rural problems during a period when the nation is at a decisive stage in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. The document was issued by the central committee of the Communist Party of China and the State […] Read more
The logo of Huawei Technologies is pictured in front of the German headquarters of the Chinese telecommunications giant in Duesseldorf, Germany, February 18, 2019. The head of China’s Huawei Technologies in Germany told a German newspaper that the Chinese government does not get involved in the company’s business, adding the firm would work on being […] Read more
By Daniel Shane After a tough 2018, global automakers look set for another bruising year. Data published Monday show that the slowdown in China, the world’s biggest car market, is getting worse. And the United States is considering imposing tariffs on imported cars, a move that would hit global brands hard. Passenger car sales in […] Read more
China is willing to work together with the international community to help realize long-lasting peace and stability in Libya, a senior Chinese official said here Saturday. Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the […] Read more
Pakistan-based group’s claim of responsibility poses foreign policy challenge to Indian prime minister Questions raised on claims of a ‘reset’ in relations following the summit meeting in Wuhan By: Debasish Roy Chowdhury A terror strike on Indian security forces in the country’s restive Jammu and Kashmir province has raised renewed questions in India on China’s […] Read more
Trade talks between the US and China have broken up without a deal, with the US warning that “very difficult issues” remain unresolved. The talks in China this week were aimed at securing a new deal before further US tariffs are imposed on 1 March. China said negotiations would now continue in the US next […] Read more
