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Wall Street Rises Amid US-China Tariff Tensions

Trading on Wall Street ended in the green on Monday, following a hesitant development in the light of new statements surrounding the US and China's trade tariffs. .

Wall Street Rises Amid US-China Tariff Tensions

Trump and Xi to Discuss Trade Negotiations This Week

Still, no date is set, but a conversation is imminent between the US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping, says the White House's economic advisor Kevin Hassett. .

Trump and Xi to Discuss Trade Negotiations This Week

Trump Predicts China Will Open Market to US Firms

The President of the USA, Donald Trump, says that the most exciting result of the weekend's tariff agreements is that China may open its market more to American companies. .

Trump Predicts China Will Open Market to US Firms

Xi Jinping Criticizes Trade War Tactics Amid US Tariff Pause

Bullying and condemnation only lead to being isolated. It is the Chinese leader Xi Jinping's first public comment after the tariff deal with the USA.

Xi Jinping Criticizes Trade War Tactics Amid US Tariff Pause

North Korea Joins Moscow's Victory Day Parade Amid Ukraine War

"The whole country" is behind the war in Ukraine. This is claimed by Russia's President Vladimir Putin in conjunction with the annual so-called victory day parade in Moscow.

North Korea Joins Moscow's Victory Day Parade Amid Ukraine War

Russia and China Criticize US Iron Dome Defense Plan

Russia and China condemn the USA's President Donald Trump's plans for an air defense, a so-called iron dome, as "deeply destabilizing". .

Russia and China Criticize US Iron Dome Defense Plan

Zelensky Criticizes Russian Victory Day Parade as Cynical

World leaders arrive in Moscow to participate in the Russian so-called Victory Day in World War II. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj slams the celebration: It will be a parade of cynicism, there is no other way to describe it, he says.

Zelensky Criticizes Russian Victory Day Parade as Cynical

Drone Threat Prompts Flight Cancellations Ahead of Putin's Parade

Several world leaders have arrived in Russia to participate in a military parade, but hundreds of flights have been cancelled due to drone threats. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj says that the aggressor Russia's sky is also a battleground.

Drone Threat Prompts Flight Cancellations Ahead of Putin's Parade

Putin and Xi to Discuss Ukraine War in Moscow Before Victory Day Parade

Russia's president Vladimir Putin and China's president Xi Jinping will discuss the Ukraine war in Moscow on Thursday, reports the Kremlin's headquarters. .

Putin and Xi to Discuss Ukraine War in Moscow Before Victory Day Parade

Tourist Boats Capsize in China: 10 Dead, 70 Hospitalized

Ten people have died and 70 have been taken to hospital since several tourist boats in China capsized due to strong winds, according to state media. .

Tourist Boats Capsize in China: 10 Dead, 70 Hospitalized

Russia Shoots Down Drones Approaching Moscow

Russia has shot down four drones on their way to Moscow, reports the capital's mayor Sergey Sobjanin on Telegram. .

Russia Shoots Down Drones Approaching Moscow

22 Dead in Northeastern China Restaurant Fire

22 people have died in a restaurant fire in northeastern China, state media reports. The fire is said to have broken out at lunchtime in the city of Liaoyang in the province of the same name.

22 Dead in Northeastern China Restaurant Fire

China Confirms No Recent Trade Talks with USA

According to China, no negotiations are being held with the USA at present regarding trade tariffs. The message is repeated again in connection with the country's foreign ministry holding a daily press briefing.

China Confirms No Recent Trade Talks with USA

USA and China at Odds Over Existence of Tariff Negotiations

China continues to deny that tariff talks are being held with the USA, even though the USA insists on it. President Trump says that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping contacted him, according to an interview with Time Magazine on April 22.

USA and China at Odds Over Existence of Tariff Negotiations

US Finance Minister Anticipates Easing of China Trade Tensions

The US Finance Minister Scott Bessent has said at a meeting for investors that the trade war against China is unsustainable and that he expects the situation to be scaled down in a "very near future", according to sources. .

US Finance Minister Anticipates Easing of China Trade Tensions

Xi Urges Vietnam to Unite Against US Trade Tactics

China's President Xi Jinping tells Vietnam's leader To Lam that they must together resist the US's "bullying" in the ongoing trade war. > We must strengthen our strategic determination, together resist unilateral bullying and maintain the global free trade system as well as industrial and supply chains, says Xi according to the state-owned Chinese news agency New China.

Xi Urges Vietnam to Unite Against US Trade Tactics

China and EU to hold top-level meeting in July

Right in the middle of the trade war between the USA and China, the EU and China are preparing to hold a summit – albeit not until the summer. "We are coordinating with China to set a date for the meeting, which is expected to take place in China during the second half of July," says a spokesperson for EU Council President António Costa in a statement.

China and EU to hold top-level meeting in July

China sharply raises tariffs against the USA

China is to raise tariffs on goods from the USA to 125 percent. At the same time, Beijing says it will ignore further hikes from the American side – and wants to unite with the EU against the USA.

China sharply raises tariffs against the USA

Xi Jinping to Visit Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia Next Week

China's President Xi Jinping is visiting Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia next week, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry. The visits will take place throughout the week and coincide with Beijing being in the midst of an escalating trade conflict with the US, where President Donald Trump has introduced 145-percent tariffs on Chinese goods.

Xi Jinping to Visit Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia Next Week

China's Green Energy Boom - Like 320 Nuclear Reactors

The expansion of green energy continues at a record pace in China. Last year, solar and wind power equivalent to approximately 320 nuclear reactors were installed.

China's Green Energy Boom - Like 320 Nuclear Reactors

China's Bold Stimulus Plan: Billions to Tackle Property Crisis

New growth targets and a budget forecast are expected at the annual people's congress in China this week. The forecast will provide an indication of how much will be invested in stimulus measures to address the property crisis plaguing the world's second-largest economy.

China's Bold Stimulus Plan: Billions to Tackle Property Crisis

Putin backs halved defense budget – not Xi

China defends its defense budget. Beijing's move is a reaction to Russia's support for Donald Trump's proposal to halve the superpowers' defense expenditures.

Putin backs halved defense budget – not Xi

H&M at the Bottom of a Merry Stock Exchange

The Stockholm Stock Exchange's broad index rose 0. 4 percent during Tuesday's trading.

H&M at the Bottom of a Merry Stock Exchange

Upward Trend in Hong Kong Following Xi Signals

It was strongly upward for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's Hang Seng index after a meeting between China's President Xi Jinping and entrepreneurs, where Xi gave his support to private entrepreneurship. It was also upward in Shanghai.

Upward Trend in Hong Kong Following Xi Signals