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China deepens ties with B'desh, extends loan repayment, duty-free access

The delegation headed by Abdul Moyeen Khan, a senior leader of the opposition Bangladesh National Party, visited China at the invitation of the ruling Communist Party of China

US charges 12 Chinese contract hackers in computer intrusion campaigns

Furthermore, the US imposed sanctions on the Shanghai-based malicious cyber actor and data broker, Zhou Shuai and his company

Stock market: Nifty Metal index logs biggest jump in nine months

The world's second-largest economy consumes almost half of the global metals supply. As a result, China's economic outlook has a significant impact on metal prices

Excessive competition within China: Why leaders are worried about 'Neijuan'

Decoded: What is 'Neijuan' and how is China planning to crackdown on excessive, self-defeating competition within the country

Bai Lan movement: Why Chinese youth are 'lying flat' and 'letting it rot'

The West 'quiet quits', the Chinese choose 'Bai Lan': How youth is rejecting hustle culture amid rising unemployment

China ready to 'fight till the end' against Trump's reciprocal tariffs

US President Donald Trump, during his Congress addressed, announced that his administration will implement reciprocal tariffs on multiple nations, including China and India, starting April 2

China raises defence budget to $249 bn: How does it compare to India?

China's annual NPC highlighted a focus on keeping urban unemployment at 5.5%, creating 12 million new urban jobs, and advancing emerging tech in 2025

China to adopt policies for ageing population, aim to boost birth rates

China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, as marriages plummeted by one-fifth

Reciprocal tariffs: India, Thailand most impacted in Asia, says Nomura

On Wednesday, US president Donald Trump reiterated his stance to impose reciprocal tariffs on counties, including India from April 02, 2025, during his address to the Congress

China keeps growth target at around 5% for 2025 amid US trade war risks

China is keeping its economic growth target at around 5% for 2025 despite a looming trade war with the United States and other headwinds. The target for GDP growth was announced Wednesday in a report being presented by Premier Li Qiang at the opening session of the National People's Congress, the annual meeting of China's legislature. It gives an indication of how ambitious the government is about boosting growth in challenging economic times. The IMF has projected China's economy will grow 4.6% this year, down from 5% in 2024, according to Chinese government statistics. A target of around 5% is well aligned with our mid- and long-term development goals and underscores our resolve to meet difficulties head-on and strive hard to deliver, the government report said. Across-the-board tariffs imposed on Chinese products by U.S. President Donald Trump pose the latest threat to an economy already weighed down by a prolonged real estate slump and sluggish consumer spending and private ...

Trump's trade war draws swift retaliation from Mexico, Canada, and China

President Donald Trump launched a trade war Tuesday against America's three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China and sending financial markets into a tailspin as the U.S. faced the threat of rekindled inflation and paralyzing uncertainty for business. Just after midnight, Trump imposed 25% taxes, or tariffs, on Mexican and Canadian imports, though he limited the levy to 10% on Canadian energy. Trump also doubled the tariff he slapped last month on Chinese products to 20%. Beijing retaliated with tariffs of up to 15% on a wide array of U.S. farm exports. It also expanded the number of U.S. companies subject to export controls and other restrictions by about two dozen. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country would plaster tariffs on more than $100 billion of American goods over the course of 21 days. Today the United States launched a trade war against Canada, their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the

CK Hutchison sells Panama Canal ports to BlackRock amid Trump pressure

The consortium will also acquire 90% of Panama Ports Co., which operates the two ports in Balboa and Cristobal

Tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada may boost Indian exports to US: Experts

Imposition of high tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada by the US is expected to help Indian exporters in increasing their shipments to the American market, experts say. They added that sectors which can be benefited include agriculture, engineering, machine tools, garments, textiles, chemicals, and leather. India was the fourth-largest gainer when the US imposed higher duties on Chinese goods during US President Donald Trump's first tenure. The Trump administration is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on Mexico and Canada and it will take effect on Tuesday. The US has also doubled the tariff on all Chinese imports to 20 per cent. "This can help Indian exporters in sectors such as agriculture, engineering, machine tools, garments, textiles, chemicals, and leather," President-designate of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) S C Ralhan said. The tariffs would affect exports from China, Mexico and Canada to the US as they would push prices of their goods in the American marke

Wall Street's losing streak deepens as Donald Trump's tariffs kick in

Anxiety over tariffs is also bleeding into the corporate side of the economic equation

Mexico to impose tariffs on US, joining China and Canada in trade war

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that Mexico will respond to 25% tariffs imposed by the United States with its own retaliatory tariffs on US goods. Sheinbaum said she will announce the products Mexico will target on Sunday in a public event in Mexico City's central plaza, perhaps indicating Mexico still hopes to de-escalate the trade war set off by US President Donald Trump. Unlike China and Canada, Mexico decided to wait until Sunday, though the country has said since January that it had a plan ready for precisely this scenario. Canada said it would slap tariffs on more than $100 billion of American goods over the course of 21 days. Sheinbaum said Tuesday that there is no reason for penalties on some of the largest trading partners for the US. There is no motive or reason, nor justification that supports this decision that will affect our people and our nations, she said. The tariffs that had been threatened by President Donald Trump's against Canada and Mexico we

China's Liu Jiakun wins Pritzker Prize for people-centric architecture

The annual Pritzker Architecture Prize has been awarded to Liu Jiakun of China, who earned the field's highest honour for affirming architecture that celebrates the lives of ordinary citizens, organizers announced Tuesday. Liu, based in Chengdu in China's southwestern Sichuan region, has said that the purpose of his architecture is to create a beautiful, just and dignified living environment, and that he tries to balance commercial needs with the human needs of the public. The architect upholds the transcendent power of the built environment through the harmonizing of cultural, historical, emotional and social dimensions, using architecture to forge community, inspire compassion and elevate the human spirit, Pritzker organizers said in a statement. Liu is known for creating public areas in highly populated cities where there is little public space, forging a positive relationship between density and open space, the statement said. Organizers cited his West Village in Chengdu, a 201

John Cockerill, Indian firm form joint venture to produce tank turrets

India is developing the Zorawar tank, a highly versatile platform, to boost the Army's combat capabilities along the contested frontier with China

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Trade wars erupt as Trump hits Canada, Mexico, and China with steep tariffs

The tariffs on Mexican and Canadian products could have much deeper repercussions for a highly integrated North American economy

Philippines to probe donations from Chinese nationals accused of espionage

Tensions between the Philippines and China have escalated particularly over maritime disputes in the South China Sea