U.S. urges Cambodia to probe China-owned economic zone on tariff dodging
The United States on Friday urged Cambodia to investigate a Chinese-owned special economic zone after uncovering efforts by firms operating there to evade duties on...
Japan PM Abe calls for strong G20 message on free trade
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday urged leaders from the Group of 20 major economies to deliver a strong message to support “free, fair...
Vietnam’s Vingroup in deal with Fujitsu unit, Qualcomm to make 5G phones
Vingroup JSC, Vietnam’s biggest-listed firm by market value, said on Friday it had signed a deal with Qualcomm and a unit of Japan’s Fujitsu Ltd...
Trump talks trade at G20, China’s Xi warns against protectionism
U.S. President Donald Trump made clear on Friday that trade was a top priority at a summit of leaders of Group of 20 nations, as...
Germany’s Merkel says trade, Iran on agenda in Trump summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her summit meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday would cover a wide range of topics including trade, investments,...
China’s Xi says Gulf stands at ‘crossroads of war and peace’
The Gulf region is in a very sensitive situation and is “standing at a crossroads of war and peace”, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on...
Bids to destroy WTO or lower its role counter-productive: Putin
Attempts to lower the role of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) or to destroy it are counter-productive, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday....
Asian shares falter as Trump-Xi trade jitters build
Asian shares stumbled on Friday amid rising doubts that a highly anticipated meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping this weekend...
Oil prices fall as market awaits G20, OPEC meeting
Oil prices eased on Friday in a cautious market, as traders eyed a scheduled meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping...
Trump says he’ll talk trade with Japan’s Abe
U.S. President Donald Trump promises his delegation is ‘gonna be talking a lot of trade’ with Japan’s leader Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the...
