WASHINGTON, June 7 — United States President Donald Trump yesterday said China President Xi Jinping agreed to let rare earth minerals and magnets flow to the US, a move that could lower tensions between the world’s biggest economies.

WASHINGTON, June 6 — Trade talks between the United States and China will resume within the next week, after a phone call between US President Donald Trump and China President Xi Jinping, with a specific focus on rare earth minerals, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said today.

WASHINGTON, May 30 — United States President Donald Trump today said China had violated an agreement with the US to mutually roll back tariffs and trade restrictions for critical minerals and issued a new veiled threat to get tougher with Beijing.

WASHINGTON, May 29 — United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced yesterday that the US will start “aggressively” revoking visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.

BANGKOK, May 19 — The Thai government has announced plans to review its policies and projects in response to global economic volatility caused by trade wars and tariff policies imposed by major powers.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — The ringgit opened slightly lower against the US dollar as traders continue to observe the potential trade deal between the United States and China, along with geopolitical risks, said an economist.

SHANGHAI, May 13 — China has removed a ban on airlines taking delivery of Boeing planes after the United States and China agreed a temporary cut in steep tariffs, Bloomberg News reported today, citing sources familiar with the matter.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The latest United States-China tariff rollback will impact Malaysia’s glovemakers, delaying purchasing decisions due to ongoing uncertainty, said Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB).

BEIJING, May 6 — China’s services activity expanded at its slowest pace in seven months last month, with new orders growth slackening from March, weighed by uncertainty caused by US tariffs, a private sector survey showed today.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Opposition parties should unite with the Madani Government in facing the ongoing trade crisis between the United States and China to ensure the continuity and stability of Malaysia’s economy, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.

By Danial Dzulkifly KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — The 24 per cent tariff imposed by the United States on Malaysian goods is not due to the country’s close relations with China, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. Speaking during a special parliamentary...

HONG KONG/SHENZHEN, May 2 — Doris Au, a seller of door locks and hardware in Hong Kong for 25 years, received a letter from her bank, DBS Group, last June stating that her business account would be closed.

WASHINGTON, April 27 — Members of United States President Donald Trump’s Cabinet gave conflicting messages today about whether negotiations with China over tariffs are taking place, as the Republican president has asserted.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — The ringgit ended the week lower as the greenback gains on hopes of an easing United States (US)-China trade war.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — The ringgit closed stronger against the US dollar on lower greenback demand, amid a decline in investor confidence due to ongoing US-China trade tensions and a lack of progress in negotiations.

MOSCOW, April 17 — The trade war initiated by United States (US) President Donald Trump could cost Germany €290 billion (RM1.45 trillion) by 2028 — equivalent to an annual loss of 1.6 per cent of the country's gross domestic product.

SHANGHAI, April 16 — Chinese sellers of items from lunch boxes to appliances have taken to social media platform Rednote to generate sympathy purchases, telling domestic consumers they are offloading stock at bargain prices amid United States tariffs.

GUANGZHOU, April 15 — Candice Li says that after Washington raised tariffs on Chinese goods by 145 per cent, United States orders for the medical devices her firm is making have vanished.

BEIJING, April 15 — China is "tearing down walls" and expanding its circle of trading partners, "shaking hands" instead of "shaking fists", its foreign ministry said on Tuesday, as Beijing works on diversifying ties amid an escalating trade war with the United States (US).

BEIJING, April 14 — No country should bypass international laws to authorise resource exploration in the seabed, China’s foreign ministry said today, following a report of the United States’ plans to stockpile deep-sea metals to counter China’s dominance in the sector.