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Chinese senior official Liu He's US visit designed to ease tensions

AnalystssaytherearehopesavisittotheUnitedStatesbeginningTuesdaybyahigh-rankingChineseofficialwilleasetradetensionsandmaintainsteadybilateralties.LiuHe,amemberof

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U.S. tells India to cut tariffs as trade friction heats up

U.S.businessesanddiplomatsarepressingIndiatocuttariffs,industryandgovernmentsourcessay,afterNewDelhi’smovetoincreasecustomsdutiesondozensofproductstohelpitsflag

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ROK's Moon urges 'stern' response to new US tariffs

S.KoreanPresidentMoonJae-incalledfora"stern"responsetonewUStariffsontheSouth'sexportsasconcerngrewoverloomingtraderestrictionsbyWashingtononMonday.USPresidentDo

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Japan books first trade deficit in eight months

JapanloggedatradedeficitinJanuary,thefirstnegativefigureineightmonths,asimportsoffossilfueloverwhelmedtherevenuefromexports,governmentdatashowedMonday.Theworld'

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China says U.S. report on steel, aluminum imports "groundless"

China'sMinistryofCommerce(MOC)SaturdaycriticizedaU.S.governmentreportonsteelandaluminumproductimports,sayingthefindingswere"groundless"anddonottallywiththefacts

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Valentine's Day brings sparkle to Belgian diamond hub

SparklingnewdiamondringswillgracemanyfingersaroundtheworldonValentine'sDay,andmostofthosegemswillhavepassedthroughadrabdistrictintheBelgianportcityofAntwerp.Adi

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China calls for U.S. restraint over trade restrictions

ChinaonTuesdaycalledontheUnitedStatestorestraintheuseoftraderestrictionsafterthelatterdecidedtolaunchtraderemedyinvestigationsonimportedweldedpipes."Chinaisconc

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WTO expects global trade growth to sustain momentum in Q1

Thetraderecoveryof2017shouldcontinuewithsolidtradevolumegrowthinthefirstquarterof2018,theWorldTradeOrganization(WTO)saidMondayinitslatestWorldTradeOutlookIndica

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Opinion: Tillerson has questions to answer on China trade

ChineseStateCouncilorYangJiechispenttwodaysinWashingtonthisweektoholdtalkswithUSSecretaryofStateRexTillerson.Thisformspartofhigh-leveldialoguesbetweentheUSandCh

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Argentina defends ties with China, Russia despite U.S. objection

ArgentinasaidonThursdaythatagoodtraderelationshipwithRussiaandChina“doesnotgenerateaconflict,”daysaftertheUnitedStateswarnedagainstthegrowinginfluenceofthosecou

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Peru defends China as a good trade partner

Peru'stradeministerdefendedChinaasagoodtradepartneronTuesday,afterUnitedStatesSecretaryofStateRexTillersonwarnedLatinAmericancountriesagainstexcessiverelianceon

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Qatar, U.S. to hold talks over Free Trade Agreement

QatarandtheUnitedStateswillholdameetingtodiscusstheFreeTradeAgreementbeforetheendof2018,theMinistryofEconomyandCommercesaid.Theagreementwillcoverseveralareasofm

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NBA: 5 players most likely to be on the move before the trade deadline

Forallthetalkofatighttrademarket(andthatisstillthecaseinsomequarters)wehavealreadyseenablockbustertrade—BlakeGriffinisnowaDetroitPiston.We’vealsoseenanexpectedt

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Top legislator eyes Hong Kong's role in Belt and Road Initiative

China'stoplegislatorZhangDejiangurgedHongKongtoactivelycontributetothenationaldevelopmentstrategywhenparticipatingintheBeltandRoadInitiative.HongKongshouldgivef

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Thailand's export grows 9.9% to six-year high in 2017

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,Jan.30(APD)--Thailand'sexportsleaped9.9%in2017,hittingasix-year-highrecordandthegrowthwillslowdownin2018,theCommerceMinistrysaidann

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EU to back Brexit transition demands as tensions rock May

TheEUwilladoptdemandsMondayforatransitionperiodthatbindsBritainbythebloc'slawsfornearlytwoyearsafterBrexit,aplanthatisdividingtheBritishgovernment.Thetermshavei

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Opinion: Trump in Davos set US, China on trade collision course

DavosistheOlympicsofpowerandmoney.Thereweremanyalphamalesinthe3,000-strongcrowd,withsomepossessingpowerandothersmoney.Butfewhaveboth.Ashisgoldsignsontheroofofso