The age of empires seemed to be a thing of the past. But now there are signs that some world leaders hanker after imperial ...

China, the U.S.'s third-largest trade partner, has restricted exports of the strategic metals tungsten, bismuth, indium, molybdenum and tellurium.

Trump aims to cut the number of workers at the humanitarian agency to less than 300 from over 10,000, says The New York Times ...

Elon Musk’s efforts to slash the U.S. government could be a huge boon to China—a country to which Musk has significant ...

China has a hit out at “Cold War mentality” by the United States in Latin America, saying it had complained over comments by Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a visit to the region.

Uncertainty about when – or whether – the two will speak could reflect their different approach to the US-China relationship.

US President Donald Trump’s renewed tariff threats against China have been met with expected counter tariffs from Beijing, but Chinese leader Xi Jinping likely sees more than just a trade dispute.

So, if only Congress can impose taxes, how can the president impose tariffs? Here is the backstory. However one characterizes ...

China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday urged Washington to engage in discussions on trade. “What is needed now is not ...

The US seems afflicted by a ‘trade deficit disorder.’ Like the fabled grasshopper, it gets not just cheap goods from the ...