Bangladesh Garment Factory Fire Kills 16, Toll May Rise
DHAKA—A fire on Tuesday at a garment factory in Bangladesh and an adjacent chemical warehouse killed at least 16 people and injured others, and...
IMF Warns of Slower Growth for Australia, New Zealand
Australia’s economy is expected to slow over the next two years as global trade tensions and protectionist policies drag on growth, according to the...
CCP’s Latest Trade Moves Reveal Political Infighting, Say Analysts
When U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made a television appearance on Monday to say a Trump-Xi meeting was back on, he said the Chinese...
US Seizes $15 Billion in Bitcoin From Leader of Southeast Asian Online Scam Network
Federal authorities have seized $15 billion in bitcoin from Chen Zhi, a Chinese-Cambodian kingpin accused of running a sprawling scam enterprise that relies on...
Senior State Department Adviser Arrested, Accused of Taking Top Secret Docs, Meeting with Chinese
A senior adviser to the U.S. State Department has been arrested and accused of taking thousands of top-secret documents and meeting with Chinese officials,...
China Blocks Nexperia Exports Amid Dutch Move to Seize Control of Chipmaker
China has barred Nexperia from exporting certain products made at its China facilities, the Dutch-owned chipmaker said on Oct. 14, as tensions mount after...
Trade Rep Says Trump May Fast-Track 100 Percent Tariff If China Escalates Rare Earth Fight
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said President Donald Trump may still follow through with a threatened new 100 percent tariff on Chinese goods on...
China Targets South Korean Shipbuilder Hanwha Over US Probe
The Chinese communist regime on Oct. 14 sanctioned five U.S.-linked units of South Korean shipbuilding giant Hanwha Ocean and threatened further retaliatory actions against...
China’s Rare Earth Export Controls Aim to Damage Global Economy: Bessent
U.S.–China trade tensions appeared to escalate on Oct. 14 after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Beijing of trying to damage the global economy by...