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Donald Trump steps up attacks on Amazon

PresidentDonaldTrumphassteppeduphisattacksonAmazon,suggestingtheonlineretailgiantisrippingofftheUSPostalService.TheUSPostOfficewouldlose$1.50(£1.07)"onaveragefo

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China urges US to revoke its tariff decision

ChinaurgedtheUStorevokeitssteelandaluminiumtariffsdecision,whichisinviolationoftheWTOrules,andbringbackthebilateraltradeofrelatedproductstonormal,aChinesecommer

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Trump attacks Amazon, again, over US postal rates

USPresidentDonaldTrumplaunchedhissecondattackinaweekonAmazon.comInconSaturday,accusingtheworld’sbiggestonlineretailerofgettingunfairlycheapratesfromtheUSPostalS

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Expelled Russian diplomats to leave US on Saturday

SixtyRussiandiplomatsexpelledbytheUnitedStatesinresponsetoRussia'sallegedattempttoassassinateaformerdoubleagentinBritainwithamilitarynerveagentweresettoreturnho

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UK Special Forces soldier killed in Syria bomb blast

ABritishsoldierhasbeenkilledinabombblastinSyria,theMinistryofDefencehasconfirmed.ThesoldierisunderstoodtobeamemberoftheSpecialForces.AMODspokespersonsaid:"Itisw

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Review: Data tears off US 'national security' camouflage on China tariff

WhentheTrumpadministrationannouncednewUStradetariffsonChina,itstatedthatthedecisionwastoprotectnationalsecurityandsolveintellectualpropertyissues.Andisthistrue?

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Russia expels diplomats from 23 countries as spy crisis escalates

Russiaexpelleddiplomatsfrom23countriesonFridayinretaliationagainsttheWestinaspyrow,inthebiggestwaveoftit-for-tatexpulsionsinrecentmemory.TheRussianforeignminist

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Why US trade protectionism belongs in the past

USPresidentDonaldTrump’sproposedheavytariffsonChineseimportshavesparkedwidespreadconcernsoveratradewar,andwhatthatwouldmeanfortheglobaleconomy.Whateverhappens,T

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UK banking giant Barclays to pay $2 bln for crisis-era fraud

UKbankinggiantBarclaysagreedonThursdaytopaytwobillionUSdollarstosettleafraudcaseinvolvingthesalesofresidentialmortgage-backedsecurities(RMBS)intherun-uptothe200

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China should take the high road on Trump's trade war: opinion

DefeatingChinainatradewarhasbeenUSPresidentTrump'sgoalandamajorissueinhiscampaign.TheTrumpadministrationplanstoslaptariffsonupto60billionUSdollarsworthofChinese

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What will happen to the US-China trading relationship?

USPresidentDonaldTrump’stariffsonChinesegoodsmaynotbeimposeduntilearlyJune,administrationofficialssaidonWednesday,withpublicconsultationsandpotentialtariffrevis

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Is Germany 'stealing' Israel's UN Security Council seat?

GermanyhascomeunderfirefromUSofficialsandpro-Israeligroupsforseekinganon-permanentseatontheUNSecurityCouncil(UNSC)in2019-2020,accusedofrenegingonatwo-decade-old

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China-US military ties under strain

There’sbeenalotoftalkinChinaaboutUSintentionstocurbChina’smilitarygrowth.ManybelieveitrelatestothechangesintheTrumpadministration’sstrategicpriorities.Inhisfirs

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Local US officials vow to continue courting Chinese investment

WhileUSPresidentDonaldTrumphasgainedinternationalattentionandwidespreadcondemnationforproposingtariffsonChineseexports,Americanstateandcityofficialsarestillmaki

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iQiyi launches US IPO during tough time for tech stocks

ChinesevideostreamingplatformiQiyiInc.rangtheNasdaqStockMarketopeningbellonThursday,asitmarkedits2.25-billion-US-dollarinitialpublicoffering(IPO).Thecompany,tra

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US Defense Secretary Mattis to visit China?

USDefenseSecretaryJimMattiscouldvisitChinainthenearfutureamidmilitarytensionsbetweenthetwocountriesovertheSouthChinaSea."TheChineseandtheUSdefenseestablishments

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China confident in face of trade protectionism

ChineseCommerceMinistrysaidonThursdaythattheU.S.approachtotradeistypicaloftradeprotectionismandColdWareramentality.MinistryspokespersonGaoFengsaidduringaregular