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China chip industry group says it’ll work with US counterpart
A Chinese semiconductor industry group says it has agreed to work with its U.S. counterpart on chip-related issues, a rare example of bilateral cooperation in…
Kenya backtracks on corn-import ban, seeks ratification of rules
The Kenyan government now says it didn’t ban corn imports from neighboring nations and has instead asked East African Community trading partners to pass sanitary…
Blinken says Seoul isn’t sending Iran sanctions-linked cash
Secretary of State Antony Blinken dismissed as untrue reports that the South Korean government is sending $1 billion to Iran to resolve a sanctions dispute.
EU threatens to scrap trade deal if Australia doesn’t ditch coal
Australia’s bid to reach a free-trade deal with Europe just got a little harder, due to its refusal to set a hard target to reach…
Biden sanctions Myanmar coup leader’s children, their businesses
The U.S. sanctioned the adult children of Myanmar coup leader Min Aung Hlaing along with their business holdings, saying they “have directly benefited from their…
US, China envoys to hold first in-person meeting in Alaska
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will meet with their Chinese counterparts in Alaska next week, the State Department…
Europe exported 34 million vaccine doses, with most to U.K.
The European Union has exported 34 million Covid-19 doses to other countries, a figure that shines a fresh light on a bitter dispute between world…
Who’s right in the U.K. and EU’s spat over vaccine exports?
The U.K. and European Union are trading blows again -- this time over coronavirus vaccines.
India to tax solar equipment imports to help local companies
India will levy a 40% customs tax on imports of solar modules from April next year to cut dependence on foreign supplies and boost domestic…
Asia shoppers snap up Taiwan pineapples in defiance of China ban
Consumers across Asia are snapping up Taiwanese pineapples in an act of political solidarity after China banned imports of the fruit from the island earlier…