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Shipping Faces ‘Sizeable Disruption’ as U.S., China Spar on Fees
Oil tankers and container ships will be among the hardest hit should China’s port fees targeting U.S. vessels take effect on October 14, according to Jefferies LLC. Nearly 16% of tankers that carry refined products and 13% of those that transport...
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Dollar rebounds as fears of renewed US-China trade feud abate
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar held steady on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump’s watered down rhetoric against tariffs on China and a potential meeting with his Chinese counterpart raised hopes of de-escalation in tensions...
Plenary meeting of Global Leaders' Meeting on Women held in Beijing
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Xinhua News Agency
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A plenary meeting of the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women is held in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei) A representative from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) attends the plenary meeting of the Global...
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USTR and Chinese Retaliation Take Center Stage
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The Maritime Executive
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On Tuesday, October 14, the port fees targeting the Chinese maritime sector will go into effect. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced these fees in a detailed notice on April 17, 2025, but the plan included a...
Owner: Anthony Munoz
Tesla Boosts Giga Shanghai Production as Q4 2025 Kicks Off
Image: Tesla Tesla has begun ramping up production at its Gigafactory in Shanghai for the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the company’s China Vice President, Grace Tao. Per an auto-translation of a new post on Chinese social media platform...
Owner: Sarah Lee-Jones
How Wingtech became the latest cautionary tale in the US-China tech war
Chinese electronic-parts supplier Wingtech is the latest company to face a setback amid the US-China tech war, after Dutch authorities froze control of its local subsidiary in a sign of new risks for Chinese tech firms’ overseas investments. The...
Owner: Alibaba Group
Tariff talk clouds IMF, World Bank meetings
WASHINGTON: Finance chiefs gathering in Washington this week were ready to discuss the global economy's surprising resilience in the face of Donald Trump's tariff assaults – until US-China trade war rhetoric reignited with the US president...
Owner: Lakhani Family
Pilotless VT35 air taxi takes flight in China with 125-mile electric range
EHang Holdings has unveiled its new long-range electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, the VT35, marking a major step in the company’s vision for autonomous intercity air travel. The Guangzhou-based air mobility firm showcased the...
Owner: Hüseyin Kilic
U.S. and China Appear to Escalate Trade War for Leverage in Dealmaking
The U.S. and China have raised new tariffs and export controls on each other, but they may just be a negotiating tactic. President Donald Trump reacted with rare reassurance Sunday night after renewed trade tensions last week threatened to unravel...
Owner: Marc Benioff
‘We Will Protect Our Rights’: China Warns Trump, Rejects US Sanctions
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Zee News
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Beijing: China pushed back hard against the latest US sanctions, warning it will take all necessary steps to defend its legitimate rights and interests. In a post on X, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said, "China firmly rejects the...
Owner: Subhash Chandra
While China Builds Robotic Legs, Nigeria Still Walks on Crude Dreams
China is no longer just manufacturing machines; it is manufacturing the future. In research parks and robotic foundries stretching from Hangzhou to Shenzhen, engineers are teaching algorithms to mimic human gait — designing exoskeletal limbs that...
Owner: Nigerian Union of Journalists
Sony Opens Immersive Visual Experience Center in Beijing
BEIJING, Oct 14 (News On Japan) - Sony opened a new facility in central Beijing on October 13th that allows visitors to experience its latest 3D imaging and sensor technologies, part of a broader push to strengthen its entertainment business in...
Owner: Brian Dentry
Soybeans rebound as Trump revives trade optimism with China
Market News Soybeans rebound as Trump revives trade optimism with China Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. Beans continue to wait for end-of-the-month tariff talks between the U.S. and China. The renewed optimism...
Owner: José Feliciano & Behdad Eghbali, Charlesbank Capital Partners & United Arab Emirates Government
Live: ASX tipped to rise as trade war worries ease
2h agoMon 13 Oct 2025 at 8:24pm Market snapshot ASX 200 futures: +0.3% to 8,927 points Australian dollar: +0.7% at 65.14 US cents S&P 500: +1.6% to 6,654 points Nasdaq: +2.2% to 22,694 points FTSE 100: +0.2% to 9,442 points EuroStoxx 600: +0.4% to...
Owner: Australian Government
Geely Xingyuan refreshed version hits the market, priced from 68,800 yuan to 98,800 yuan
Shanghai (Gasgoo)- On October 10, Geely Auto officially put the refreshed version of its Xingyuan (translating to Star Wish) all-electric vehicle model onto the market, rolling out six variants priced between 68,800 yuan and 98,800 yuan. For a...
Owner: Tina Zhou
AP Business SummaryBrief at 6:54 p.m. EDT
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Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history. He says he “won’t negotiate” with Democrats until...
Wall Street veers upward after Trump softens criticism of China
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Times Leader - Pennsylvania
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NEW YORK — And back up goes Wall Street. U.S. stocks rallied Monday after President Donald Trump said ” it will all be fine,” just days after he sent the market reeling by threatening much higher tariffs on China. The S&P 500 jumped 1.6% in its...
Owner: Andrew Mok & Champion Family
World bankers meet in Washington as crisis erupts across the capitalist financial system
THE JOINT annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank is taking place in Washington this week under conditions of the most acute crisis of the capitalist system in history. On Friday, they received a brutal shock...
Owner: Workers Revolutionary Party
Stocks rebound as Trump softens China tariff stance
NEW YORK (AP) — And back up goes Wall Street. U.S. stocks rallied Monday after President Donald Trump said ” it will all be fine,” just days after he sent the market reeling by threatening much higher tariffs on China. The S&P 500 jumped 1.6% in...
Owner: Russ Roenick & Ken Firtel
AP Business SummaryBrief at 8:56 p.m. EDT
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Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Government shutdown could be the longest ever, House Speaker Johnson warns WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history. He says he “won’t negotiate” with...