As millions make the trek home in China to celebrate the Lunar New Year Holiday, news about layoffs at big companies, the slowing economy and
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Trump to Meet with China’s Chief Trade Negotiator
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the White House Thursday, the last day of a second round of
Carts on Rails Help Manila’s Commuters Dodge Gridlock
MANILA — Thousands of commuters flock to Manila’s railway tracks every day, but rather than boarding the trains, they climb on to wooden carts pushed
Chinese Firm Shifts US Investment Away From Manufacturing
China’s largest employer said Wednesday it is shifting away from construction of a mammoth electronics factory in the U.S., a facility that President Donald Trump
Ghosn Says Arrest Due to Plot Within Nissan
TOKYO — Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn, in his first interview since his arrest in November, blamed fellow executives opposed to forging closer ties with
US, China Begin Second Round of Trade, Economic Talks
Negotiators from China and the United States are meeting in Washington Wednesday for a second round of negotiations aimed at resolving the ongoing trade war
Rising-Star Philippine Economy Slips, 2019 Seen as Pivotal
TAIPEI — The Philippines ranked among Asia’s 10 fastest growing economies in 2017. Consumer power, remittances from overseas workers and an influx of call centers
North Korea’s Push for More Coal Clouds Environmental Future
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sees coal as a key way to boost the economy, but burning more coal may worsen pollution
Following Huawei Indictment, China Accuses US of Suppressing Chinese Companies
BEIJING — Chinese authorities and telecom giant Huawei have reacted swiftly to indictments U.S. federal prosecutors announced against the company and its chief financial officer
US’ Mnuchin Expects Progress in ‘Complicated’ China Trade Talks
WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday the United States expects significant progress this week in trade talks with Chinese Vice Premier