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  Market starts on a cautious note amid weak global cues

  Business | November 11, 2019 11:43 IST

  Market benchmarks Sensex and Nifty started on a tepid note on Monday weighed down by a sharp fall in other Asian equities amid uncertainty over US-China trade deal and escalating political issues in Hong Kong.

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  Not in a hurry on a trade deal with China: Trump

  World | November 09, 2019 7:45 IST

  President Donald Trump on Friday ruled out a complete roll back of US tariffs on the import of Chinese products, saying he was not in a hurry on a trade deal with Beijing, days after announcing that he was considering signing the first phase of the long-awaited agreement with that country.

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  US hits out at China over the Dalai Lama, praises India

  World | October 31, 2019 13:36 IST

  The Panchen Lama is regarded in the Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy as the second most important after the Dalai Lama. China has appointed a six-year-old boy as the Panchen Lama.

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  1st phase of China trade pact may be signed sooner: Trump

  World | October 29, 2019 10:18 IST

  Trump described the pact as the first part of a process that could unfold in three phases.  

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  India unlikely to benefit from US-China trade tensions

  India | October 23, 2019 15:30 IST

  An RCEP without India would probably make South-East Asian countries an even more attractive destination for companies seeking to relocate some production out of China, Gupta said, adding that Vietnam, which is also a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), would be particularly well-placed.

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  US-China trade war starting to weigh on global economy: IMF

  World | September 13, 2019 8:18 IST

  IMF spokesman Gerry Rice recalled at a news conference at the organization's headquarters in Washington on Thursday that it had previously characterized the trade tensions as a threat, Efe news reported.  

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  US-China trade negotiations to resume in October

  World | September 05, 2019 10:52 IST

  "The two sides agreed to hold the 13th round of China-US high-level economic and trade consultations in Washington in early October, after (which) the two sides will maintain close communication," the statement released on Thursday said, Efe news reported.

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  US-China trade dispute presents opportunity for India: Report

  World | August 28, 2019 16:29 IST

  India could increase its trade footprint in the midst of the US-China trade conflict, particularly under categories on which Washington has imposed tariffs on Beijing, according to a research report by Singapore’s DBS Bank which said India needs constructive domestic policies to counter global risks.   

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  Trump has authority to order US companies to stop doing business with China: Mnuchin

  World | August 25, 2019 22:48 IST

  Trump on Friday ramped up his tariff war with China, hiking the existing and planned tariffs on a total of USD 550 billion in Chinese goods, in response to new tit-for-tat levy hikes announced earlier that day by Beijing on USD 75 billion of American imports.

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  US declares China as currency manipulator

  World | August 06, 2019 8:13 IST

    The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday designated China as currency manipulator, a move that could escalate the tense trade relations between the two nations. Beijing has let the yuan fall to a politically sensitive level against the dollar and Chinese firms have reportedly stopped buying US farm produce.

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  Here's a list of top ten world news

  World | July 29, 2019 17:28 IST

  From California food festival's shooting to an athlete remembering a freak accident, here are the top ten stories from around the world.

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  US tariffs on China having major effect: Trump

  World | July 16, 2019 9:02 IST

  Trump said the tariffs were not only influencing corporations' decisions on where to set up operations, but also putting pressure on Beijing to reach a trade agreement with Washington.

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  Sensex, Nifty flat ahead of US-China meet

  Business | June 28, 2019 11:10 IST

  Investors continued to be cautious as the G20 summit, where the US and China will discuss trade relations, will begin in Osaka, Japan on Friday.

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  Trump's China tariffs to increase cost of Bible, upsets religious groups

  World | June 26, 2019 10:43 IST

  The US and China have been locked in a bruising 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.

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  Xi Jinping's North Korea visit has nothing to do with US: China

  World | June 18, 2019 21:00 IST

  China's state media on Monday announced that Xi will be on a two-day visit to North Korea from Thursday, becoming China's first President to visit the reclusive Communist state in 14 years.

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  US lauds China's decision to lift hold on proposal to blacklist Masood Azhar

  World | May 02, 2019 9:07 IST

  Welcoming China's decision to lift its hold on the proposal to blacklist the Pakistan-based JeM chief, a senior Trump administration official during a conference call with reporters said after 10 years China has done the right thing by lifting its blockade.

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  Trade war: US, China set to take action against each other as tensions escalate

  World | December 13, 2018 11:56 IST

  From 2011 to 2018, more than 90 per cent of the Department of Justice's cases alleging economic espionage by a state have involved China, and more than two-thirds of trade secret thefts have a nexus to China.

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  US-China decision to not impose higher tariffs de-escalates hostilities temporarily: Moody's

  Business | December 03, 2018 20:22 IST

  Moody's Investors Service Managing Director, Sovereign Risk Group, Marie Diron said the US-China relations will remain contentious as the US and China are too strong to cede their respective national interests in negotiations with each other.   

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  US, China set to hold key talks on Monday to reduce trade, military tensions

  World | October 07, 2018 21:41 IST

  US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis was due to visit China, but it was cancelled which China said was at the behest of Washington.

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  US-China' trade war will help India emerge as bigger trading and manufacturing base: Arun Jaitley

  Business | September 28, 2018 15:10 IST

  Speaking at the annual session of PHD Chamber of Commerce, Jaitley said some global trends do “adversely affect” India, but going ahead they will open up avenues for the country to grow faster.