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Lai Ching-te takes office as the new president of Taiwan

World
David Turner

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, said in his inauguration speech Monday that he wants peace with China and ...

China clouds darken market mood

Business
Jessica Roberts

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Broadly speaking, the global backdrop for Asian markets ...

Wall Street edges back from records after Dow briefly tops 40,000

Business
Jessica Roberts

Asian shares retreated on Friday after U.S. stocks edged back from their record heights, though the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly topped ...

Analysis-‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,’ China trolls new US tariffs

Politics
Amanda Smith

By Joe Cash and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s measured response to the U.S. move to hike tariffs on $18 billion ...

Biden Set to Impose Tariffs on China EVs, Strategic Sectors

Business
Jessica Roberts

(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden’s administration is poised to unveil a sweeping decision on China tariffs as soon as next week, one ...

Xi lands in Hungary as EU security rift deepens

World
David Turner

icon Semafor Signals Supported by Microsoft logo Insights from Central European Institute of Asian Studies, Növekedés, and Royal United Services Institute Arrow ...

Australia accuses China of unsafe behavior when fighter jet released flares in a helicopter’s path

World
David Turner

Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles, left, speaks alongside Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong during an Australia and South ...

Elon Musk visits China as Tesla seeks self-driving technology rollout

Business
Jessica Roberts

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday on an unannounced visit, where he is expected to meet senior ...

As Blinken heads to China, these are the major divides he will try to bridge

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is starting three days of talks with senior Chinese officials in Shanghai and Beijing ...

Chinese Stocks Advance as Beijing Renews Regulatory Support

Business
Jessica Roberts

(Bloomberg) — Chinese stocks gained Monday as renewed regulatory support from Beijing shielded the market from a broader selloff hitting Asia. Most ...