Shanghai Junshi Biosciences in human tests for coronavirus antibody drug
BEIJING (Reuters) – Shanghai Junshi Biosciences has started an early-stage study in China to test a potential antibody treatment against…
China reports three new coronavirus cases after first day with none
FILE PHOTO: Volunteers in protective gear measure the body temperature of a man at the entrance of a residential compound…
Russia’s Putin, Saudi crown prince discuss OPEC+: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed a planned OPEC+ reduction of…
Saudi, others resist Mexican plan to make small oil output cuts – sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and other oil producers in the OPEC+ group pushed back on Friday on a Mexican…
Saudi crown prince, Russia’s Putin discuss efforts to stabilize oil markets: SPA
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed in a telephone conversation on Friday the…
Beijing to send all travelers from abroad to central quarantine facility for 14 days
BEIJING (Reuters) – Anyone arriving to Beijing from abroad will be transferred directly to a central quarantine facility for 14…
China tightens quarantine, airport checks as imported coronavirus cases tick up
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China has tightened checks on international travelers at Beijing airport and said it will centrally quarantine all…
Britain set to isolate over-70s as coronavirus deaths rise to 35
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will isolate older people “within weeks” and force into quarantine anyone diagnosed with coronavirus, the government…
China government spokesman says U.S. army might have brought virus to China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian wrote on his Twitter account on Thursday that the U.S. military…
Confirmed Dutch coronavirus infections rise 22% to 614: health authorities
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The number of new coronavirus infections in the Netherlands rose 22% to 614 on Thursday, health officials…
China’s Hubei province reports 93 new coronavirus deaths
BEIJING (Reuters) – The number of deaths in China’s central Hubei province from a coronavirus outbreak rose by 93 to…
Fourth person tests positive for coronavirus in England
LONDON (Reuters) – A fourth person in England has tested positive for coronavirus, having contracted the illness from a previously…
Briton in French Alps may have spread coronavirus to others across Europe
LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) – A British man who contracted the new coronavirus while attending a conference in Singapore may have infected…
Chinese delegation plans to travel to Washington to sign trade deal: SCMP
FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags are set up for a meeting during a visit by U.S. Secretary of Transportation…
U.S.-China trade deal cuts tariffs for Beijing promise of big farm purchases
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States and China cooled their trade war on Friday, announcing a “Phase one” agreement that…
Trump upbeat on U.S.-China talks as Beijing underscores tariff-cut demands
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S.-China trade talks are “moving right along,” President Donald Trump said on Thursday, striking an upbeat tone…
China attacks U.S. at G20 as the world’s biggest source of instability
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States is the world’s biggest source of instability and its politicians are going around the…
U.S. considers dropping some tariffs on China: FT
FILE PHOTO: A U.S. dollar banknote featuring American founding father Benjamin Franklin and a China’s yuan banknote featuring late Chinese…
U.S.-China trade deal in sight after progress in high-level talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China on Friday said they made progress in talks aimed at defusing a…
Trump adviser says U.S. president ready to escalate trade war if no deal agreed soon: SCMP
(Reuters) – A trade adviser to Donald Trump has said the U.S. president is ready to escalate the ongoing trade…
U.S. and China will meet in September, Trump says, but tariff hikes remain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Trade teams from China and the United States continue to talk and will meet in September, but…
China to fight back against U.S. tariff move: People’s Daily
FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China July 4, 2019. Picture taken July 4,…
Japan, U.S. reach framework trade pact, no U.S. concessions seen – Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States and Japan have reached the broad framework of a trade agreement, Japan’s Nikkei business…
China warns U.S. to stop ‘wrong’ trade actions or face consequences
FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in front of a U.S. dollar banknote featuring American founding father Benjamin…
Pandemic bonds face scrutiny after Ebola outbreak yet to trigger payout
LONDON (Reuters) – World Bank funding instruments issued to help emerging countries swiftly tackle pandemics have come under the spotlight…
U.S. airline group says it had a ‘productive meeting’ with Trump on Qatar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. airline industry group said it had a “productive” meeting on Thursday with President Donald Trump,…
Trump meets with airline CEOs over Qatar subsidy accusations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump met on Thursday with the chief executives of major American airlines to discuss…
Mexico and U.S. try new trade fix to win over Democrats: official
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico is working closely with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to close a loophole in the…
Oil prices slip as demand worries outweigh OPEC supply cuts
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as worries that a weakening global economy would dent demand for the…
Opioid use booming as tramadol crisis emerges in Africa – U.N. drug report
VIENNA (Reuters) – Synthetic opioid use is booming, the United Nations said on Wednesday in a worldwide drug report that…
FedEx confirms Huawei mail ban as new ‘mistake’ reignites Chinese ire
(Reuters) – FedEx Corp has apologized for another Huawei delivery “mistake,” reigniting Chinese ire and drawing the fire of state…
India to impose retaliatory tariffs on 28 U.S. goods from Sunday
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will impose higher retaliatory tariffs on 28 U.S. products including almonds, apples and walnuts from…
U.S. economic growth forecast ‘not contingent’ on China trade deal: Kudlow
FILE PHOTO: White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow delivers remarks at SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington D.C., U.S. June 11,…
Trump defends tariff strategy, China says ‘not afraid’ of trade war
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended the use of tariffs as part of his trade strategy…
U.N. creates new Ebola chief role to tackle security, political issues in Congo
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations named an Emergency Ebola Response Coordinator on Thursday, creating a new position to boost…
China rebuffs Trump claim U.S. tariffs are making firms leave
BEIJING (Reuters) – Foreign investors remained enthusiastic about China, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s…
Trump and Xi to meet after defiant China hits U.S. with new tariffs
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next month as…
China Vice Premier says hopes to engage in rational, candid talks with U.S.: Xinhua
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He leaves the office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2019. REUTERS/James…
U.S. intelligence says Huawei funded by Chinese state security: report
(Reuters) – U.S. intelligence has accused Huawei Technologies of being funded by Chinese state security, The Times said on Saturday,…
U.S. expands abortion ‘gag rule,’ cuts funding to regional bloc: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday expanded its anti-abortion policies, cutting funding to the Organization of American States…
China says it welcomes delay on U.S. tariff increase
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (7thR), Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, White House economic adviser…
Britain does not support total Huawei network ban: sources
(Reuters) – British security officials do not support a full ban of Huawei from national telecoms networks despite U.S. allegations…
U.S.’ Mnuchin says ‘looking forward’ to China trade talks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, a member of the U.S. trade delegation to China, leaves a hotel in Beijing for…
China has ‘good faith’ to fix trade issues as talks with U.S. resume
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has the “good faith” to work with the United States to resolve trade frictions, the Foreign…
Trump coy on China trade deal before meeting Xi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump sent mixed signals on Thursday about the prospects for a trade deal with…
Canada to rejoin NAFTA talks once U.S., Mexico resolve bilateral issues: Freeland
RICHMOND, British Columbia (Reuters) – Mexico and the United States need to resolve complicated bilateral issues before modernization of the…
Chinese state media slams Trump for ‘extortion’ in trade dispute
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media on Monday lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies in an unusually…
China won’t accept U.S. trade ‘blackmail’: state media
BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s state media said on Saturday the government’s retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods showed…
Trump eases car tariff threat as U.S., EU launch talks to quell trade tensions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In what the EU chief called a “major concession,” U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Wednesday to…
China says threats, intimidation on trade will never work
BEIJING (Reuters) – Threats and intimidation on trade will never work on China, its foreign ministry said on Monday, after…
China to keep on path of reform, opening markets: Li
SOFIA (Reuters) – China will stick to the path of opening its markets and other reforms that has lifted its…
Dueling tariffs raise fears of long U.S.-China trade battle
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S.-China trade fight resulting in duties on $34 billion worth of each other’s imports was seen…
U.S. ‘opening fire’ on world with tariff threats, says China
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States is “opening fire” on the world with its threatened tariffs, China warned on Thursday,…
German carmakers join American farmers on front line of U.S.-China trade war
WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT/BEIJING (Reuters) – An increasingly shrill exchange of words between the United States and China that is threatening to trigger…
Trump sets tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods; Beijing strikes back
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he was pushing ahead with hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese…
Trump vows to deal with ‘unfair trade’ ahead of tense G7 summit
LA MALBAIE, Quebec (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Canada and the European Union on Friday, setting…
Talks end with China warning trade benefits at risk if U.S. imposes tariffs
BEIJING (Reuters) – China warned the United States on Sunday that any agreements reached on trade and business between the…
U.S. commerce secretary to press China to buy as allies seethe over tariffs
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross arrived in Beijing on Saturday aiming to secure more Chinese purchases of…
Mexico’s Pena Nieto ‘optimistic’ on NAFTA as country makes new offer
MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday expressed optimism about NAFTA talks that have been thrown…