A USTR spokesman did not offer any further details about the deputy-level talks
More and more businesses are complaining about congested ports and roads, rocketing costs for land and labor, and regulations that aren't being loosened fast enough
Ongoing US-China trade war weighing on prices even as production declines by 1.1% y-o-y in Jan-Jun, while consumption grows by 2.3% in the same period
Vice Premier Liu He has acted as President Xi Jinping's pointman in the trade talks with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
China's slowdown deepens in August; industrial output growth falls to 17-1/2 year low
The depreciation of the renminbi in recent weeks has raised fears that China is aiming to counter US tariffs by weaponising its currency
Mere tinkering will not help
The latest inflows have been triggered by improving investor sentiment on the back of easing US-China trade war and supporting macroeconomic data, experts said
Goldman sees the US Dollar Index, which fell by as much as 0.5% on Thursday, reaching 99.7 by December
China hopes both sides would continue to meet each other half way and adopt concrete actions
China has "broad prospects" for importing high-quality US agricultural goods, Xinhua reported, citing unnamed authorities
The president asserted that because of his policies, China was having one of the worst economic years in decades
The exemption will take effect on September 17 and be valid for a year through to September 16, 2020
US buyers are looking at India favourable as India already exports $10 billion worth jewellery there
The exemptions will apply to US goods including some anti-cancer drugs and lubricants, as well as animal feed such as whey and fish meal
Trump has introduced or threatened tariffs on $300 billion-worth of Chinese imports. In response, China has targeted US farmers with retaliatory tariffs.
Foxconn said it fired two executives at one of its Chinese plants after another CLW investigation
Australia ships around a third of its exports to China, mostly commodities such as iron ore and coal that are used by heavy industry and in the building of apartments
China's trade surplus also dropped sharply in August to $34.83 billion