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Trump says will decide on new tariffs on China after G20

8:46 pm June 6, 2019

Caen (France): US President Donald Trump said that he would wait until after a G20 meeting in Japan at the end of the month before deciding whether to impose new tariffs on Chinese goods that could be worth USD 325 billion. “Additional tariffs on China? You mean, when am I going to put the extra […]

China says list of ‘unreliable’ foreign firms coming soon

6:24 pm June 6, 2019

Beijing: China’s Commerce Ministry will release a list of “unreliable” foreign companies in the near future, a spokesman said Thursday, without giving a specific date. The decision to create the list, announced last week, is widely seen as a response to a US decision to put Huawei Technologies on a blacklist for alleged theft of intellectual property and evasion of Iran sanctions. Chinese Commerce […]

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

US lawmakers introduce resolution condemning increasing human rights violations in China

1:00 pm June 5, 2019

Washington: Top US lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the Senate, recognising the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in China and condemning the increasing repression and human rights violations by the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC). On June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square in Beijing witnessed brutal massacre of students rebelling against the CPC, demanding democracy. Thousands were believed to have been killed in […]

Irrespective of the winner of presidential polls, India-US relationship to remain strong

India, US strategic partnership has strengthened significantly during the past two decades: Pentagon

1:25 pm June 1, 2019

Washington: Asserting that the strategic partnership between India and the US has strengthened significantly during the past two decades, the Pentagon on Friday told the Congress that both countries recognise the importance of the Indo-Pacific to global trade and commerce and share a common outlook on the region. The Indo-Pacific region contributes two-thirds of global […]

Ericsson considering new clauses to avoid RCom like situations

1:10 pm May 30, 2019

New Delhi: Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson is considering tweaking provisions in business deals to avoid situations like those it is facing with Reliance Communications. The company sued RCom and its promoter Anil Ambani to recover dues of about Rs 1,500 crore, of which it managed to receive only Rs 550 crore. “We think fairness […]