Almost exactly 10 years ago, a remarkable thing happened in a conference hall on the outskirts of Paris: After years of bitter negotiations, the leaders of nearly every country agreed to try to slow down global warming in an effort to head off its most devastating effects. The core idea was that countries would set…
Plying everything from handbags to salt in a cavernous Shanghai exhibition hall, US exporters hit by the trade war with China said Thursday they hope improving bilateral relations will bring much-needed stability. After spending much of this year in a tit-for-tat tariff escalation, the United States and China have agreed to walk back from some…
by Henrique Viacelli Falco, MU Extension Reuters’ Ella Cao and Naveen Thukral reported that “China’s state-owned COFCO bought three U.S. soybean cargoes, two trade sources said, the country’s first purchases from this year’s U.S. harvest, shortly before a summit of leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.” “As the two nations battle over trade tariffs, the…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping met South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung on Saturday, after taking centre stage at an Asian summit in the wake of US leader Donald Trump’s departure. The talks on the sidelines of the APEC gathering came the final day of Xi’s first trip to South Korea in over a decade, and…
new video loaded: How the Trump-Xi Meeting Eased a Major Trade War President Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping just had a highly anticipated meeting in South Korea. David Pierson, a New York Times foreign correspondent covering China, breaks down what they accomplished and how they de-escalated a major trade war. By David Pierson, Christina…
new video loaded: Nvidia, Samsung, Hyundai Leaders Share Fried Chicken and Beer The leaders of Nvidia, Samsung and Hyundai hung out over Korean fried chicken and beer on Thursday in Seoul. Their casual outing signaled the deepening ties between Nvidia, the American chip maker, and South Korea’s auto and tech conglomerates. By Hannah Yi October…
Wall Street’s major indices pushed higher on Tuesday, a day after striking record highs on optimism over a reduction in US-China trade tensions. “Record highs yesterday for the major indices weren’t enough,” said Briefing.com analyst Patrick O’Hare. “The market is coming back for more this morning, heartened by recent earnings reports, visions of a rate…
New Delhi Direct flights between India and China have officially resumed after more than four years, marking a major step forward in restoring normal ties between the two neighbours. On Sunday, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in India confirmed the development. “Direct flights between China and India are now a reality,”…
China is quickly becoming the global leader in nuclear power, with nearly as many reactors under construction as the rest of the world combined. While its dominance of solar panels and electric vehicles is well known, China is also building nuclear plants at an extraordinary pace. By 2030, China’s nuclear capacity is set to surpass…
new video loaded: How Jared Kushner Re-emerged at the Center of the Israel-Hamas Peace Deal Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, had a single goal: Get to a yes first, and hash out the details later. Tyler Pager, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, describes Mr. Kushner’s role in cease-fire negotiations between Israel…