EU teams invited to China to resolve EV tariff issue
Since September 20, China and the EU have held eight rounds of intensive consultations in Brussels regarding the EV tariff issue.
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Momentum builds for South Korea, US, Japan summit by end of year
South Korea's National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik said in an interview on Sunday the three parties are "moderately building a consensus" for a standalone three-way summit "as…
Laos, EU strengthen cooperation in key areas
PM Sonexay welcomed President Michel’s first official visit to Laos, emphasising its significance in strengthening the long-standing friendship between the two partners.
US Secretary of State Blinken condemns China’s ‘increasingly dangerous’ sea moves at ASEAN meet
Mr Blinken said the US also hoped to work with ASEAN leaders to “protect stability across the Taiwan Strait,” where tension has risen again as China this week denounced…
China calls on US to lift sanctions on Chinese companies
During a phone call with US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Tuesday, China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao expressed serious concerns over US policies on semiconductors,…
Vietnam, France issue joint statement on elevation of bilateral ties
The two sides reaffirmed their common determination to promote economic, trade, and investment cooperation, which are the pillars of the bilateral relationship.
Chinese hackers breached US court wiretap systems, WSJ reports
Verizon Communications, AT&T and Lumen Technologies are among the telecoms companies whose networks were breached in the recently discovered intrusion, the newspaper said, citing…
UK hands Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius
Britain has been under pressure for decades to hand over the Indian Ocean islands but has resisted because of the Diego Garcia base, a key installation used to help US operations…
Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar discusses West Asia situation with top US diplomat Blinken
The Indian minister is on his first visit to the US after Prime Minister Narendra Modi formed the government for the third time.
US President Biden says he does not support attack by Israel on Iran’s nuclear sites
Mr Biden spoke a day after Iran fired more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel in a move that he previously described as “ineffective.”