U.S. government staff told to treat Huawei as blacklisted

By Reuters,

A senior U.S. official told the Commerce Department’s enforcement staff this week that China’s Huawei should still be treated as blacklisted, days...

Donal Trump , G20 summit , Huawei , Xi Jinping

China’s factory activity shrinks as U.S. tariffs, slowdown hit orders

By Reuters,

China’s factory activity shrank more than expected in June, an official manufacturing survey showed, highlighting the need for more economic stimulu...

china , G20 summit , President Donald Trump , President Xi Jinping , U.S. tariffs

China warns of long road ahead for deal with U.S. after ice-breaking talks

By Reuters,

China and the United States will face a long road before they can reach a deal to end their bitter trade war, with more fights ahead likely, Chinese s...

G20 summit , Huawei , President Donald Trump , President Xi Jinping

Facebook page of Australian missing in North Korea mysteriously reappears

By Reuters,

The Facebook page of an Australian man missing in North Korea reappeared then disappeared again on Saturday hours before Prime Minister Scott Morrison...

Australia , facebook , President Donald Trump , Prime Minister Scott Morrison

European stocks hit by Iran tensions

By Reuters,

European shares dipped early on Tuesday, as investors shied away from riskier assets in the face of a new round of U.S. sanctions against Iran and dou...

European , Iran , President Donald Trump , shares

Trump to visit South Korea as Pompeo raises hope for new North Korea talks after letter

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump will visit South Korea this weekend after an exchange of letters with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un boosted hopes for ta...

Kim Jong-un , Mike Pompeo , North Korea , Nuclear , President Donald Trump

White House confirms Trump letter to North Korea’s Kim ahead of Asia trip

By Reuters,

The White House confirmed on Sunday that President Donald Trump had sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, days before the U.S. president l...

Donald Trump , Kim Jong-un , North Korea , White House

China’s President Xi to visit North Korea this week

By Reuters,

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea for two days from Thursday, state media in both countries reported on Monday, making him the first...

CCTV , china , Donald Trump , Kim Jong-un , North Korea , United States , Xi Jingping

Japanese man arrested for stabbing police officer, taking gun

By Reuters,

Japanese police on Monday arrested a man on charges of stabbing a police officer and grabbing a loaded handgun in a western city near Osaka, which hos...

Japanese man stabs police officer

Saudi seeks oil supply protection as U.S. and Iran face off

By Reuters,

Saudi Arabia called for swift action to secure Gulf energy supplies and joined the United States in blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in a v...

Donald Trump , G20 , Gulf of Oman , Hiroshige Seko , Iran , Khalid al-Falih , Saudi Arabia , United States of America

China warns students: Be careful if studying in the US

By CNN,

The Chinese Ministry of Education has warned students to be careful if studying in the United States -- the latest sign of deteriorating relations bet...

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Japan wants you to say its leader’s name correctly: Abe Shinzo

By CNN,

Japan has a polite request for the world: Stop saying our names wrong. In Japanese, people are referred to by their family name first, followed by ...

Abe Shinzo , JAPAN , President Donald Trump , Taro Kono

China defiant toward U.S. on trade, Kudlow urges strong enforcement steps

By CNN,

The United States and China appeared at a deadlock over trade negotiations on Sunday as Washington demanded promises of concrete changes to Chinese la...

china , Donald Trump

Kilimani bar Golden Spot goes up in flames – PHOTOS

By Ian Omondi,

Popular Kilimani restaurant and bar Golden Spot has gone up in flames. Smoke was seen emanating from the establishment's kitchen section on Sunday at...

Golden Spot , Kilimani

World Bank’s new president skips China Belt and Road summit for Africa trip

By Reuters,

Nearly 40 world leaders and scores of finance officials, including International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, are gathered in Be...

Belt and Road infrastructure summit , china , Malpass , World Bank

Just one in every 10 politicians in Japan’s lower house is a woman

By CNN,

Just 10% of politicians in Japan's House of Representatives are female, a gender imbalance that ranked the worst among G20 nations in new data release...

JAPAN , lower house , women

Germany splashes out on new VIP jets

By Reuters,

Germany will order a new fleet of government jets after a series of embarrassing breakdowns that has left government ministers stranded and highlighte...

Chancellor Angela Merke , G20 , germany , Ursula Von Der Leyden

Putin warns of risks of a new nuclear arms race

By CNN,

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday addressed concerns about the growing risks of a new nuclear arms race as he held his annual televised new...

Putin praises Trump’s Syria withdrawal plan

By CNN,

Russian President Vladimir Putin is often at odds with US policy, but his annual press conference on Thursday highlighted an exception: He agrees with...

brexit , President Donald Trump , President Petro Poroshenko , President Vladimir Putin , Syria

Japan urges G20 to settle global trade woes multilaterally

By Reuters,

Japan warned the G20 major economies against focusing narrowly on the trade balance in addressing global imbalances, with its top currency diplomat on...