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Tariff cuts ease mass China layoffs threat, but job market pain persists

Chinese worker Liu Shengzun lost two jobs in just one month as US import tariffs shot up to triple digits in April, forcing a Guangdong lighting products factory, and then a footwear maker, to reduce output

5d ago

US President Trump blinked in trade war with China. Can Southeast Asia get a break, too?

It took one weekend in Geneva for US President Donald Trump to roll back what has been seen till now as the raison d’etre of his presidency

1w ago

US, China to publish details of 'substantial' trade talks in Geneva

The trade spat between Washington and Beijing has rocked financial markets and raised fears of a global economic slowdown and an inflationary spike in the United States

1w ago

Xi pledges to help rebuild Myanmar

China’s President Xi Jinping pledged on Friday to support Myanmar in its rebuilding efforts following the Southeast Asian nation’s deadliest earthquake in recent years, according to state media Xinhua.

1w ago

Where things stand in the US-China trade war

AFP looks at how the trade row between the world's two economic superpowers is playing out

1w ago

9 dead, dozens hurt after boats capsize in China: state media

Nine people have died and 70 were hospitalised after strong winds caused boats carrying tourists to capsize at a scenic spot in southwestern China, state media said Monday

2w ago

US reaching out to China for tariff talks: Beijing state media

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that China has reached out for talks on the tariffs -- claims Beijing has vehemently denied

2w ago

China’s Shenzhou-19 astronauts return to Earth: state media

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after six months on the country’s space station, state media footage showed, as Beijing advances towards its aim to become a major celestial power.

3w ago

Tariff cuts ease mass China layoffs threat, but job market pain persists

Chinese worker Liu Shengzun lost two jobs in just one month as US import tariffs shot up to triple digits in April, forcing a Guangdong lighting products factory, and then a footwear maker, to reduce output

5d ago

US President Trump blinked in trade war with China. Can Southeast Asia get a break, too?

It took one weekend in Geneva for US President Donald Trump to roll back what has been seen till now as the raison d’etre of his presidency

1w ago

US, China to publish details of 'substantial' trade talks in Geneva

The trade spat between Washington and Beijing has rocked financial markets and raised fears of a global economic slowdown and an inflationary spike in the United States

1w ago

Xi pledges to help rebuild Myanmar

China’s President Xi Jinping pledged on Friday to support Myanmar in its rebuilding efforts following the Southeast Asian nation’s deadliest earthquake in recent years, according to state media Xinhua.

1w ago

Where things stand in the US-China trade war

AFP looks at how the trade row between the world's two economic superpowers is playing out

1w ago

9 dead, dozens hurt after boats capsize in China: state media

Nine people have died and 70 were hospitalised after strong winds caused boats carrying tourists to capsize at a scenic spot in southwestern China, state media said Monday

2w ago

US reaching out to China for tariff talks: Beijing state media

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that China has reached out for talks on the tariffs -- claims Beijing has vehemently denied

2w ago

China’s Shenzhou-19 astronauts return to Earth: state media

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after six months on the country’s space station, state media footage showed, as Beijing advances towards its aim to become a major celestial power.

3w ago

Northeast China restaurant fire kills 22: state media

A restaurant fire in northeastern China killed 22 people on Tuesday, Beijing's state broadcaster said

3w ago

China hits out at ‘extreme selfishness’ of tariffs

China’s foreign minister has hit out at the “extreme selfishness” of tariffs, hinting at the steep levies imposed on Beijing by US President Donald Trump.

3w ago