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India worried about Chinese ‘dumping’ as trade tensions with Trump escalate

Cheaper Chinese imports have slowed down demand for viscose yarn made in India Thirunavkarsu’s spinning mill, which is located inside the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India, has noticeably bogged down. The viscose yarn – a famous cloth that goes into making woven garments – he produces, now sits in storage, as orders from

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Talks or no talks: who blinks first in US-China trade war?

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are both trying to save face amid the spiralling trade war. On Friday morning, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Trade announced that Beijing was assessing the opportunity of tariff negotiations with America.It became information that the rest of the world was ready to hear, as astonishingly excessive price lists,

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Trump says he has ‘no intention of firing’ Fed boss

Trump nominated Powell to lead the Fed during his first term in the White House After repeatedly criticizing Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, US President Donald Trump claims to have “no aim of firing” him. But he said he would like Powell to be “a bit more lively” about reducing hobby fees.On Tuesday,

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China warns nations against ‘appeasing’ US in trade deals

Concerning President Donald Trump’s tariffs, China has suggested that international locations not appease America in exchange talks. A spokesperson made the comments for the Chinese trade ministry in response to reports that Washington intends to press governments to restrict trade with Beijing in exchange for exemptions from US import taxes. The Trump administration has begun

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Trump signals tit-for-tat China tariffs may be near end; TikTok deal on ice

US president points to a diminished appetite for sharply higher across-the-board tariffs on dozens of countries A drone view shows a cargo ship at Kwai Tsing Container Terminals in Hong Kong, April 16, 2025. — Reuters On Thursday, President Donald Trump of America indicated that a deal regarding the future of social media platform TikTok

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China carries out live-fire exercises in drill encircling Taiwan – military

Taiwan Navy ships patrol Keelung harbour as China stages military drills in the Taiwan Strait China’s military said on Wednesday that it achieved a stay-at-home exercise in the Taiwan Strait to reenact attacks on critical ports and energy facilities. The escalation of China’s military drills around Taiwan, the democratic island Beijing claims as its territory,

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Pentagon’s Hegseth says US command in ‘warrior’ Japan being upgraded to deter China

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – MARCH 28: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L), with Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines General Romeo Brawner Jr., inspect honor guards during his visit to Camp Aguinaldo on March 28, 2025, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in the Philippines, focusing

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