January 26, 2026 5:28 pm
The rules of the digital economy will increasingly be co-written by states and markets together. The worry is if the TikTok deal is a rehearsal for AI governance
August 03, 2025 10:08 am
From India remaining committed to protecting ‘national interest’ amid Trump’s tariff blitzkrieg and “penalty” for energy imports from Russia, to the US moving nuclear submarines closer to Moscow, and parts of the West putting pressure on Israel by recognising the statehood of Palestine, while experts warn of “worst-case scenario of famine” unfolding in Gaza, a lot has happened in the world this week.
June 18, 2023 4:34 pm
Despite Blinken's presence in the Chinese capital, prospects for any significant breakthroughs are slim, as already strained ties have grown increasingly fraught in recent years.
January 17, 2020 5:55 pm
The world's second-largest economy grew by 6.1 per cent in 2019, its slowest expansion in 29 years, government data showed on Friday.
October 11, 2019 10:04 am
Trump said on Twitter on Thursday morning that he had plans to meet China’s top trade envoy, Liu He, on Friday, raising speculation that a more limited deal might be at hand.
October 10, 2019 7:28 am
The US and China will hold the next round of trade negotiations on October 10, as the two major trading powers are trying to end their bruising trade war.
September 20, 2019 8:10 am
There is a litany of issues to address, from tariffs on specific products to much broader divides over issues like intellectual property theft and global supply chains.
June 12, 2019 8:17 pm
Figures from the Commerce Department’s National Travel and Tourism Office show a sharp decline in the number of tourists from China last year. Industry professionals worry that the drop-off is picking up speed this year, affecting not just airlines, hotels and restaurants, but also retailers and attractions like amusement parks and casinos.
May 11, 2019 12:56 pm
The United States had already escalated its tariff war with China on Friday by hiking levies on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods in the midst of last-ditch talks to rescue a trade deal.
March 09, 2019 1:12 pm
The world's two largest economies are locked in a trade war since Trump imposed heavy tariffs on imported steel and aluminium items from China in March last year, a move that sparked fears of a global trade war.



