China promises countermeasures to Trump's new 34% tariffs
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China and the European Union on Thursday threatened to retaliate against President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs as the looming levies unleashed turbulence across world markets and drew condemnation from...
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"If you look at that... China, first row, 67%. That's tariffs charged to the USA, including currency manipulation and trade barriers."
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As Beijing silences mentions of the skyscraper building that collapsed in Bangkok, the Chinese company involved in the project faces mounting scrutiny in Thailand.
China’s global Belt and Road Initiative is under intense scrutiny here after just one structure in the Thai capital collapsed in last week’s earthquake: a 30-floor building under construction by China.
China’s embassy in Bangkok urged a construction company to cooperate with Thai authorities in a probe into the crash of a skyscraper during an earthquake last week, which has now widened to the firm’s other business operations in the Southeast Asian country.
The varying levels of US tariffs could see investors move away from the likes of Vietnam and Cambodia and turn to countries like Singapore and Philippines, economists told CNA.
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Officers questioned four Chinese men who were found removing 32 files from containers behind the collapsed building, a police official said.
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An anti-corruption agency had previously flagged concerns about irregularities in the construction of a Bangkok skyscraper that collapsed during an earthquake, resulting in 11 fatalities. The Thai government has launched an investigation into the cause of the collapse,
A U.S. team has yet to arrive in Myanmar after last week’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake, while China has already rescued six people and committed $14 million in humanitarian aid.
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, flattening skyscrapers and leaving more than 1,000 people dead from Myanmar to Thailand.
As U.S. experts head to Myanmar to assist in recovery from the Southeast Asia earthquake, teams from China are filling the void.
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