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US to send security envoy, commerce secretary to Thai summits
Associated Press, Published on 30/10/2019
» US national security adviser Robert C. O'Brien and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will represent President Donald Trump at two regional summits in Thailand this weekend, the White House announced, a move that would widely be viewed in the region as a snub.
May calls off MPs' vote on her Brexit deal
Associated Press, Published on 11/12/2018
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday postponed Parliament's vote on her Brexit divorce deal with the European Union, acknowledging that lawmakers would have rejected it by a "significant margin."
China demands Canada release Huawei executive
Associated Press, Published on 06/12/2018
» BEIJING: China on Thursday demanded Canada release a Huawei Technologies executive who was arrested in a case that adds to technology tensions with Washington and threatens to complicate trade talks.
Canada arrests CFO of China's Huawei Technologies
Associated Press, Published on 06/12/2018
» TORONTO: Canadian authorities said Wednesday that they have arrested the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies for possible extradition to the United States.
George HW Bush dies at age 94
Associated Press, Published on 01/12/2018
» HOUSTON: George HW Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has died. He was 94.
Trump joins Canada, Mexico leaders to sign new trade pact
Associated Press, Published on 30/11/2018
» BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: President Donald Trump joined the leaders of Canada and Mexico at a global meeting in Argentina on Friday to sign a revised North American trade pact that he called "groundbreaking" and a benefit for "working people."
Brands say Alibaba punished them for refusing exclusivity
Associated Press, Published on 23/04/2018
» SHANGHAI: It was looking like a banner year for business in China. The US clothing company was expecting a 20% jump in online sales on Alibaba's Tmall, thanks to the e-commerce giant's massive reach.
US military to meet 'migrant caravan' at Mexico border
Associated Press, Published on 04/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to use the military to secure the US-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built.
US defends trade barriers as Davos braces for Trump
Associated Press, Published on 25/01/2018
» DAVOS, Switzerland: The United States is committed to free and fair trade while bracing itself for possible retaliation from China over new tariffs, top US Cabinet members said Wednesday, ahead of a much-ballyhooed visit by President Donald Trump to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Chinese President Xi makes state visit to Vietnam
Associated Press, Published on 12/11/2017
» HANOI: Vietnam gave Chinese President Xi Jinping the red carpet treatment Sunday at the start of a state visit, as the two communist neighbors try to broaden their economic ties and work on resolving territorial disputes in the South China Sea.