US and China tariff tensions continue to dominate the focus, with signs of deescalation mounting even as President Trump sent mixed signals on the state of relations. On Monday, it was reported that ...
Analysis-China ramps up global yuan push, seizing on retreating dollar
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -As Chinese President Xi Jinping toured Southeast Asia this month to forge closer ties against higher U.S. tariffs, the People's Bank of China was seizing a moment of ...
Indonesia’s free meal scheme faces calls for stronger food safety standards
Several food poisoning incidents have led to calls for food suppliers involved in the free meals programme to undergo proper training.
Exclusive: India prepared to ‘future-proof’ trade deal as sweetener in US talks, sources say
New Delhi is prepared to include a sweetener in trade talks with Washington that would "future-proof" a deal by ensuring no other trade partners could have superior terms, as it pushes for a quick ...
India’s BPCL posts smaller-than-expected fall in quarterly profit
India's state-run refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) reported a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter profit decline on Tuesday, helped by a dip in crude oil prices.
China says it won’t ‘kneel’ to U.S., urges countries to resist bullying
As the trade war between the two economic giants continues, Beijing declared that “bowing to a bully is like drinking poison to quench a thirst.” ...
Restaurant fire kills 22 in northeast China’s Liaoning
A restaurant fire in northeastern China killed 22 people on Tuesday, the official news agency Xinhua said, in the latest in a series of similar deadly incidents around the country.
China exports to U.S. fall sharply with 145% tariffs in effect
The drop-off in bookings could lead to empty store shelves this summer as retailers deem China-made goods too expensive to import.
Trump Is Paving the Way for Another ‘China Shock’
The MIT economist David Autor helped fracture the old free-trade consensus. But he thinks that what’s replacing it is even worse.
China’s big three airlines deepen first-quarter losses
First quarter losses at China's three big state-owned airlines deepened from the same quarter last year, results showed on Tuesday, amid intensifying competition and economic pressures on consumers.