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State media editorial says talks mark ‘step toward resolving differences’ but Xi again criticises US ‘bullying’A 90-day pause in the US-China tariff war has been cautiously welcomed in China but tensions remain high, with Xi Jinping again accusing the …
World Trade Organization hails ‘constructive step’ as senior figures come together to discuss tariffsSenior US and Chinese officials held talks early on Saturday in Geneva in a tentative first step towards defusing a trade war that is disrupting the gl…
Despite attempts to build resilience by improving infrastructure and first response, extreme weather events and US aid cuts have left many feeling vulnerableWhen the monsoon rains came last September, they swept away most of the village of Panauti, in …
Row over exemption of national insurance contributions for Indian short-term workers overshadows deal A multibillion-pound free trade agreement with India has long been touted as a big Brexit boon.Cheaper clothes and shoes for British shoppers, a huge …
China’s vice-premier He Lifeng will meet US treasury secretary Scott Bessent in Switzerland between 9 and 12 MayChina has vowed to “safeguard international fairness and justice” in upcoming talks with the United States in Switzerland, the first meeting…
India has made concessions in trade negotiations, leaving UK heralding deal as ‘most significant’ since BrexitIt is not exactly the deepest and most comprehensive trade deal the UK has ever entered, but the timing of the announcement that Keir Starmer …
In countries where tourism is still a male domain, all-female establishments are providing much-needed job opportunitiesIt took Jeewanthi Adhikari a decade to get the promotion she wanted working in the tourism industry in Sri Lanka. For years, she wat…
Beijing will ‘strengthen bottom-line thinking’ as reports say it could drop tariffs on some US products Business live – latest updatesXi Jinping has announced a plan to counter China’s continuing economic problems and the impact of the US trade war, as…
Statement from commerce ministry criticises ‘selfish’ countries that make any trade deals with the US that harm ChinaChina has warned it will take “resolute and reciprocal” countermeasures against other countries negotiating with the US if they make a …
New rules part of effort to revive US shipbuilding, but penalties scaled back after warnings about impact on consumersThe Trump administration is forging ahead with plans to charge steep fees on Chinese-built ships for stopping at US ports in an effort…
Growth in international hotels coincides with government effort to push region as a tourism destination Almost 200 international hotels are operating or planning to open in Xinjiang, despite calls from human rights groups for global corporations not t…
Exclusive: Absence of world’s biggest clean energy producer will be welcomed by US pushing oil and gas exportsChina is to snub a major UK summit on energy security next week, the Guardian has learned, amid a growing row over the country’s involvement i…
Chinese customs official says trade has diversified away from US in recent years and plays up its ‘vast domestic market’China has played down the risk of damage to its exports from Donald Trump’s tariffs, with an official saying the “sky won’t fall,” a…
Unctad says many countries targeted with high tariff rates are unlikely to be a threat to USBusiness live – latest updatesThe UN’s trade and development arm, Unctad, is calling on Donald Trump to exempt the world’s poorest and smallest countries from “…
Lasting damage has been done not only to Trump’s political credibility but to globalisation as a systemAt the beginning of this helter-skelter week, Downing Street was declaring globalisation not only dead but a failure. Now, only five trading days lat…