China said Thursday that it had begun purchasing more US farm goods as the two economic giants restarted thorny trade talks with face-to-face negotiations in Shanghai this week.

Have begun purchasing farm goods, says China after resuming trade talks with US

Top US and Chinese trade officials met in Shanghai on Wednesday for talks in a bid to end a year-long trade war, despite low expectations for progress and combative remarks from US President Donald Trump.

US, China trade talks begin amid Trump's threat of 'tougher' deal ahead

Talks between US and Chinese trade officials seeking ways to end a year-long trade war lasted barely half a day before ending on Wednesday with a terse response from China's foreign ministry to US President Donald Trump's warning not to stall.

No sense for US to exercise maximum pressure, says China as trade meeting ends

Hong Kong stocks fell at the open Monday after investor caution ahead of US-China trade talks and more civil unrest in the financial hub. The Hang Seng Index fell 0.

Hong Kong stocks fall amid US-China trade tensions, protests in city

The United States has shipped several million tonnes of soybeans to China since the two countries' leaders met in June, Chinese state media said on Sunday, an apparent sign of goodwill before trade talks in Shanghai this week.

Millions of tonnes of US soy shipped to China: State media on trade consensus

US president in a tweet said that Apple will no longer be given tariff waivers or relief for Mac Pro parts which were made in China. "Make them in the USA, no tariffs!

Apple will not be given tariff wavers or relief for Mac Pro parts made in China: Trump

China has been rattled by three events. The first is the trade and technology dispute with the United States, which seems no nearer to resolution. The second is Washington’s decision to sell $2.

China’s moment of truth: Trade, Taiwan and Hong Kong are rattling the dragon

US and Chinese officials are working to schedule a top-level trade talk by telephone next week but a face-to-face encounter has not been scheduled yet, US officials said Friday.

US-China trade officials aim to talk next week by telephone

By Allen Morrison and Stewart Black When US President Donald Trump meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the G-20 economic summit in Japan, hopes aren’t all that high that they will conclude with a comprehensive trade deal.

A Trump-Xi trade deal would do little to fix the real problems US companies face in China

Asian share markets turned higher on Thursday following a media report the United States and China have tentatively agreed to a truce in their trade war, ahead of a closely-watched meeting between the two nations this weekend.

Asian shares creep higher on hopes of US-China trade truce

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said India is well placed to handle the "crossfire" resulting from global trade war on the strength of the country's economy.

India well placed to deal with global trade crossfire, says Piyush Goyal

United States President Donald Trump is obsessed with trade tariffs. He misses no opportunity to upbraid China, India, Mexico and even the European Union (EU) on the high tariffs they impose on US products.

PM Narendra Modi must play his cards deftly when he meets Donald Trump at G20 Summit

A rise in US visa denials for Chinese academics and intensified scrutiny of alleged links to Beijing over fears of potential espionage are having a chilling effect on long-standing research collaboration, researchers say.

Amid heightened US-China tensions, science suffers collateral damage

China on Tuesday urged the United States to properly solve trade disputes through consultations based on the principles of equality and mutual respect. Foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang made the statement at a regular press conference in Beijing, as a series of public hearings regarding proposed US tariffs on approximately $300 billion worth of Chinese products kicked off in Washington D.

Waves of voices within US against additional tariffs going higher: China

China's Huawei has applied to trademark its "Hongmeng" operating system (OS) in at least nine countries and Europe, data from a UN body shows, in a sign it may be deploying a back-up plan in key markets as US sanctions threaten its business model.

Huawei files to trademark mobile OS around the world amid US ban

US President Donald Trump said China will be left with no other option but to enter into a trade deal with the United States because his increased tariffs on Chinese products is having an impact on its economy.

China getting decimated because companies leaving them: Trump

Against the backdrop of worsening trade conflicts, US job creation slowed sharply in May, adding to evidence the economy is weakening and raising expectations the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates soon.

US hiring slows sharply in May as trade tensions worsen

China's central bank chief said Friday the country has plenty of policy tools left to handle the trade war with the United States. There is "tremendous" room to counter the deepening trade war, People's Bank of China governor Yi Gang said in an interview with Bloomberg TV.

China has tools to handle trade war with US: Central bank chief Yi Gang

US President Donald Trump threatened to hit China with tariffs on "at least" another $300 billion worth of Chinese goods but said he thought both China and Mexico wanted to make deals in their trade disputes with the United States.

Tariffs on Chinese goods could go up at least another $300 billion: Trump

The World Bank slashed its global growth forecasts for this year in a report released Tuesday that portrayed a world gripped by deepening trade conflict, tumbling confidence and increasingly skittish investment.

World Bank slashes global growth forecast amid deepening US-China trade conflict

The United States will take "unprecedented actions" to ensure the supply of strategic minerals and rare earth critical to the tech sector and the military, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Tuesday.

Will take unprecedented action to ensure supply of rare earths critical to tech, military: US

The European Union said Friday it is prepared to negotiate a limited trade deal, including on cars, with the US, after President Donald Trump held off imposing auto tariffs.

Ready to negotiate limited trade agreement with US including cars: European Union

A day after China retaliated with imposing $60 billion tariffs on US goods, the foreign ministry said it will remain calm and level-headed in the face of flip-flops and maximum pressure from the US side.

If someone attacks us on our doorstep, we will fight to the finish: China on trade war with US

Shortly after Donald Trump said China should not impose tariffs against the US, China on Monday said it will impose tariffs on $60 billion worth of US goods from June 1.

Now, China imposes tariffs on $60 billion worth of US goods