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Trump presses ahead with auto tariffs, ratcheting up trade war
Trump said the new import taxes will go into effect on April 2.
China’s online retailers Shein, Temu in focus as US aims to plug trade ‘loophole’
The proposed trade rule includes the need for new information disclosure for small packages.
US unveils draft rules to ban investments in China’s AI, tech sectors
The US is on track to implement the regulations by the end of the year as anticipated.
Indonesia, ADB join hands for first coal power plant retirement deal
The deal could eliminate as much as 30 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions over a 15-year period.
Chinese requests for US clearance on investment applications doubled in 2021
Top sectors in 2019-21 period, were "finance, information and services" and manufacturing.
IFC launches $4b medical supply financing platform to tackle COVID-19
The initiative will fund private sector projects producing personal protective equipment, ventilators, COVID-19 test kits, therapeutic drugs and vacci
U.S. plans limits on Chinese investment in tech firms
The U.S. Treasury Department is drafting curbs that would block firms with at least 25 per cent Chinese ownership from buying U.S. companies.
Chinese deals topped US security reviews in 2015
CFIUS, a secretive interagency panel, reviewed 24 Chinese transactions in 2014, 21 in 2013 and 23 in 2012.
Debt-to-equity swaps could help China but firms must restructure -IMF
China's massive corporate debt problem could be eased through debt-to-equity conversions or securitization of non-performing loans.
