By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is open to making a trade deal with China but Beijing should make the first move, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday. “The ball is in China’s court: China needs to make a deal with us, we don’t have to make a …
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Wednesday there was little comfort in the U.S. postponing most of its proposed “reciprocal” tariffs, saying the changes had already created great uncertainty around the world. Wong also said the trade war between the U.S. and China would see trading between the countries grind to a …
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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -A funding pledge from the International Cricket Council (ICC) has given Afghanistan’s exiled women cricketers hope of recognition and the chance to play on the international stage in defiance of the Taliban. The game’s global governing body said on Sunday it would set up a dedicated fund to support the …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday urged the United States to stop exerting maximum pressure if it really wants to solve issues through dialogue, after the White House said the “ball is in China’s court” on trade talks. (Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
(Reuters) -The Indonesian Attorney General’s Office said it has arrested an employee of global palm oil company Wilmar Group on graft charges related to corruption in obtaining export permits, a day after the firm denied its staff were being investigated. The announcement came after a string of arrests, including four judges and two lawyers, by …
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(Reuters) – China’s economy grew 5.4% year-on-year in the first quarter, data showed on Wednesday, surpassing estimates, but a trade war with the United States has cast a shadow over the outlook and raised pressure on Beijing to roll out further stimulus. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) to expand …
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump administration plans to use ongoing tariff negotiations to pressure U.S. trading partners to limit their dealings with China, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday citing people with knowledge of the conversations. U.S. officials plan to use negotiations with more than 70 nations to ask them to disallow China …
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By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese manufacturers expressed improved business sentiment in April versus March though are bearish about their outlook over the next three months as they brace for the impact of sweeping U.S. import tariffs, a Reuters Tankan poll found. The poll, which tracks the Bank of Japan quarterly business survey, yielded …
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s business minister, Jonathan Reynolds, will travel to China later this year in a bid to boost trade and investment between the two countries, the Guardian newspaper reported on Tuesday. Asked about the media report, Reynolds’ office, the department for business and trade, said they were taking a “consistent and strategic approach” …
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By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -J-pop star Kenshin Kamimura pleaded not guilty in a Hong Kong courtroom on Tuesday to a charge of indecent assault of a woman at a Hong Kong restaurant in March. Kamimura, 25, formerly a member of the six-member boy group ONE N’ ONLY, was fired by his management agency …
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