Trump Ban Hits Firms Tied To China Military
US President Donald Trump signed an order barring American investments in Chinese firms owned or controlled by the military, the latest White House bid to press
Xi Personally Decided To Halt Ant's IPO, Reports WSJ
China's President Xi Jinping personally chose to pull the plug on Ant Group's US$37 billion (S$49.9 billion) initial public offering (IPO), the Wall Street Jour
US Deadline To Sell TikTok Extended To Nov 27
WASHINGTON – US authorities have given the Chinese owner of TikTok two additional weeks to divest the social media sensation in order to resolve national secu
White House Planning For Second Trump Term Despite Defeat, Official Tells Fox TV
WASHINGTONThe White House is planning for President Donald Trump to serve another term despite his reelection loss, a top official said on Friday (Nov 13). &quo
TikTok Gets Reprieve On Trump’s Demand For A Ban On The App
The Trump administration pulled back from its threat to ban the viral video-sharing app TikTok in the US, as the dispute winds its way through the court system
Biden Reaffirms Ties With US Allies Japan, S. Korea, Australia
In their first calls with Mr Joe Biden since the US presidential election, the leaders of Japan, South Korea and Australia yesterday reaffirmed plans to form cl
Trump Administration Bans US Investments In Firms Linked To Chinese Military
The Trump administration on Thursday (Nov 12) unveiled an executive order prohibiting US investments in Chinese firms that Washington says are owned or controll
US Treasury Seeks 'resolution' With ByteDance On Security Concerns
The US Treasury Department said on Wednesday (Nov 11) it wants a resolution of national security concerns it's raised over China-based ByteDance's acquisition o
Trump's National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien Warns China On Hong Kong
US national security adviser Robert O'Brien said China's latest clampdown in Hong Kong shows that the one country, two systems arrangement for the territory amo
IMF Eyes Relationship Reset With Biggest Shareholder After Biden Win
The election of Mr Joe Biden as US president gives the International Monetary Fund (IMF) a chance to reset its relationship with its largest shareholder and mak
US Latest To Worry About Mutated Virus From Minks
More than 15,000 minks in the United States have died of the coronavirus since August, and the authorities are keeping about a dozen farms under quarantine whil
Biden Calls President's Refusal To Concede 'an Embarrassment'
President-elect Joe Biden said that Mr Donald Trump's refusal to concede the United States election was an "embarrassment" that will reflect poorly on
Does Trump's Defeat Signal The Start Of Populism's Decline?
LONDON (NYTIMES)When Hungary's populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban joined a parade of foreign leaders in congratulating President-elect Joe Biden this week, he
Gifts, Popsicles And Mass: Chinese Villagers Recall Biden's 2001 Visit
BEIJINGNearly two decades ago, the residents of a small Chinese village near Beijing were visited by a foreigner who is soon to become America's most powerful m
Fighting US Election Results, Trump Employs A New Weapon: The Government
US President Donald Trump, facing the prospect of leaving the White House in defeat in just 70 days, is harnessing the power of the federal government to resist
Pompeo Says Trump Administration 'not Finished Yet' On China
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said the US is "not finished yet" when it comes to getting tough on China, with just over two months left in the
China’s ByteDance Challenges Trump’s TikTok Divestiture Order
NEW YORK/ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of video-sharing app TikTok, filed a petition late on Tuesday with a US Appeals Court challenging a Trump adminis
US Hospitalisations Reach Record High As Some States Tighten Covid-19 Restrictions
WASHINGTON (NYTIMES, REUTERS)Covid-19 hospitalisations in the US hit an all-time high of 61,964 on Tuesday (Nov 10), as the raging pandemic forces California an
Coronavirus Kills 15,000 US Mink, As Denmark Prepares For Nationwide Cull
More than 15,000 mink in the US have died of the coronavirus since August, and authorities are keeping about a dozen farms under quarantine while they investiga
Biden Aims To Reverse 'America First' Policy Pushed By Trump
Mr Joe Biden has made no secret of the speed with which he plans to bury "America First" as a guiding principle of the nation's foreign policy. The Pr