BEIJING: South Korea and China have discussed ways to increase bilateral cooperation in Beijing. South Korea's trade minister Kim Hyun-chong and Chinese commerce minister Zhong Shan said that their bilateral tie-up in the trade sector is accelerating and agreed to continu close economic ...

BERLIN: Germany denounced moves by President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on US metal imports, saying Europe needed a united response to the threat and echoing criticism from China that it risked undermining the global trade system. Trump set import tariffs on Thursday of 25 percent on steel and ...

BEIJING: Any trade war with the United States will only bring disaster to the world economy, Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan said on Sunday, as Beijing stepped up its criticism on proposed metals tariffs by Washington amid fears it could shatter global growth. After pressure from allies, the ...