China strongly opposes US tariffs, vows countermeasures

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 02:35:33 +0000

China strongly opposes US plan to impose additional 10-percent tariffs on US$300 billion of Chinese imports and will have to take necessary countermeasures to defend its interests, the Ministry of Commerce said Friday.

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Police: South Korean man set himself ablaze to protest Japan

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 11:34:29 +0000

Police: South Korean man set himself ablaze to protest Japan

A 72-year-old South Korean man was in critical condition after setting himself ablaze in downtown Seoul on Thursday, a police official said.

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China GDP growth slows to 6.2% in second quarter

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 02:45:15 +0000

China’s growth slowed to its weakest pace in almost three decades in the second quarter, with the US-China trade war and weakening global demand weighing on the world’s number-two economy, official data showed Monday.

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Trump says he’ll talk trade with Xi next week in Japan

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 23:20:15 +0000

Trump says he'll talk trade with Xi next week in Japan

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said he’ll hold trade talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week at a summit of nations in Japan.

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Mexico publishes Trump’s ‘secret deal’ on migration

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 23:41:04 +0000

Mexico publishes Trump's 'secret deal' on migration

  MEXICO CITY — Mexico published the document Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump fleetingly showed the press this week as evidence he had extracted tough new concessions on migration from the neighboring country. Trump theatrically waved the one-page document in front of reporters Tuesday, fending off critics who said his use of tariff threats […]

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Singapore says global rules could change with China’s rise

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 01:21:51 +0000

Singapore says global rules could change with China's rise

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that countries including the United States need to be willing to change international rules in response to a stronger China.

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China ramps up war of rhetoric in trade standoff with US

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 12:50:32 +0000

China ramps up war of rhetoric in trade standoff with US

BEIJING – Stepping up Beijing’s propaganda offensive in the tariffs standoff with Washington, Chinese state media on Friday accused the U.S. of seeking to “colonize global business” with moves against Huawei and other Chinese technology companies.

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Trade tensions drag PSEi 1.31% in morning trade

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 05:13:07 +0000

THE stock market fell further in early trading on Friday along with global peers as investors remained cautious over the escalating trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. At…READ

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