National Economic Council chief Kevin Hassett says he expects Beijing to ramp up rare earth mineral exports to American markets.
10 Jun 2025 - 7:00AM videocam
But American leader believes both sides could ‘work that out’ when he speaks with President Xi Jinping.
31 May 2025 - 4:45AM videocam
Court’s move comes just hours after US Court of International Trade blocked the tariffs, ruling that Trump had overstepped his authority.
30 May 2025 - 2:51PM videocam
‘America cannot function’ if a president’s diplomatic or trade negotiations are ‘railroaded by activist judges’, press secretary says.
30 May 2025 - 9:22AM videocam
In a setback for the US leader, a federal court says Trump overstepped his authority in using emergency powers to impose levies on all US trading partners.
29 May 2025 - 10:34PM videocam
The US State Department will also revise visa criteria to enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications from mainland China and Hong Kong.
29 May 2025 - 9:05PM videocam
Commerce chief calls ‘tenuous ceasefire’ between South Asian rivals a direct result of president’s power to use levies as a diplomatic tool.
28 May 2025 - 4:56AM videocam
Amid domestic legal challenges and a lack of deals with trade partners, time is running out for Trump to score ‘Liberation Day’ victories.
26 May 2025 - 8:30PM videocam
Wong Kim Ark won a landmark 1898 Supreme Court ruling; his great-grandson Norman Wong joins battle against Donald Trump’s bid to unravel it.
24 May 2025 - 6:38AM videocam
Multibillion-dollar agreement for 99 years sees Britain keep control of military base on Diego Garcia jointly run with the US.
In lawsuit involving 12 states, judges review whether president’s invocation of 1977 law is justified to support the controversial levies.
22 May 2025 - 7:03AM videocam
Container traffic up in April ahead of US import tariffs, but first week of May saw a 30 per cent plunge in container volume.
New Delhi says Indian Air Force strikes successfully ‘bypassed and jammed Pakistan’s Chinese-supplied air defence systems’.
15 May 2025 - 1:53AM videocam
Implied that New Delhi briefed all key partners, including its fellow Quad members, as China frets security dialogue fanning tensions.
14 May 2025 - 11:03PM videocam
‘Total reset’ in bilateral relations achieved, he adds, after weekend talks in Switzerland yield agreed reduction in tariffs for 90 days.
14 May 2025 - 12:13PM videocam
Trump praised leaders of both countries for agreeing to halt the hostilities and pledged more trade with the two sides.
11 May 2025 - 8:24PM videocam
Decision is ‘up to’ US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, American president adds, without elaborating.
9 May 2025 - 11:22PM videocam
Islamabad described as having tried to ‘engage a number of military targets’ in India and getting ‘neutralised’ by New Delhi.
9 May 2025 - 6:50AM videocam
Agreement marks first such pact secured by American leader’s administration since launching sweeping effort to overhaul global trading system.
9 May 2025 - 1:06AM videocam
While the two powers are unlikely to get directly involved, each one has deepening ties on either side of the conflict.
8 May 2025 - 5:59PM videocam
At least 26 people killed in ‘Operation Sindoor’ as the US urged New Delhi and Islamabad to ‘avoid escalation’.
7 May 2025 - 11:14PM videocam
Companies front-loaded shipments amid signs that more goods from the mainland are being routed through third countries, official data shows.
7 May 2025 - 5:18AM videocam
Representatives also move to strengthen US ties with Taiwan and approve legislation to sanction officials involved in Falun Gong abuses.
13 May 2025 - 1:53AM videocam
If Office of Science and Technology Cooperation is shut, analysts say, White House could take a more direct role in science diplomacy.
3 May 2025 - 5:40AM videocam
Business owners say they cannot wait while trade negotiations unfold: ‘we don’t have the bandwidth to plan out six months ahead’.
2 May 2025 - 7:49AM videocam
Mike Waltz leaving job to become new US ambassador to the United Nations as top diplomat Marco Rubio takes over NSC role in interim.
In a 90-minute speech in Michigan, Trump justifies ‘China tariffs’ as an effort to curb ‘the greatest job theft in the world’.
30 Apr 2025 - 8:45PM videocam
E-commerce giant says plan ‘never approved’ following White House complaint; Senate confirms David Perdue as US ambassador to China.
One hundred days into president’s second term, US capital has been thrown into chaos responding to sweeping actions that may not be legal.
Bloc anchored by China, Russia, India and Brazil expected at summit to criticise ‘unilateral measures’ in response to Donald Trump’s tariffs.
29 Apr 2025 - 7:27AM videocam