Annabelle Liang Business reporter Getty Images Xi started his South East Asia trip in Vietnam China’s President Xi Jinping has called on Vietnam to oppose “unilateral bullying” to upkeep a global system of free trade – though he stopped short of naming the US. It comes as Xi is on a so called “charm offensive”...
Watch: Is the US heading into a recession? Three warning signs to watch Chinese officials are calling on US President Donald Trump to “completely cancel” his so-callled reciprocal tariffs, as a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies grinds on. This week, Trump announced a 90-day pause for a host of global tariffs he...
US special envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin on Friday as Donald Trump urged the Russian president to “get moving” on a ceasefire in Ukraine. It will be Witkoff’s third meeting with Putin this year, during which the US has failed to get Russia to agree to a full ceasefire with Ukraine. Trump has previously...
Anna Varle BBC South West health correspondent The Barrett family Alice Barrett, 27, was fit and healthy until her third year of university when her condition deteriorated The sister of a woman with severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is calling on the government to adequately fund its plan to overhaul care for patients with the debilitating...
Andy Giddings BBC News, West Midlands EPA A major incident was declared at the end of last month Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has urged striking bin workers in Birmingham to accept a new deal to end the dispute – sparking an angry response from the head of the Unite union. Rayner said a “significantly...
BBC Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports are crippling for major Chinese exporters like the fast-fashion giant Shein China has called for the world to unite against Trump’s tariffs as the country’s exporters reel from crippling new US levies that have risen to 104%. “Global unity can triumph over trade tyranny,” declared an editorial in the...
The US began collecting a 10% “baseline” tariff on all imports on Saturday as President Donald Trump urged Americans to “hang tough” after market turmoil. The UK and France are among hundreds of countries impacted and its leaders have said nothing is off the table. While China, which has been hit the hardest by President...
Essex, who finished fourth in Division One last season, will again rely heavily on the quality of prolific seam bowlers Jamie Porter and Sam Cook and off-spinner Simon Harmer, while Westley – now 36 – and South African Dean Elgar provide the experience in the batting line-up. But they also have the likes of Noah...
