U.S.’ Mnuchin expects progress in ‘complicated’ China trade talks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday the United States expects significant progress this week in trade talks with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, but the two sides will be tackling “complicated issues”, including how to enforce any deal.
China trade delegation arrives in Washington for talks: Xinhua
A Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier Liu He arrived in Washington, D.C. on Monday for economic and trade negotiations, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.
Japan’s ANA considers order of Boeing jets
Japan’s ANA Holdings confirmed on Tuesday that it was considering an order of Boeing Co jets, after Reuters earlier reported that it was close to buying 30 of the new 737 MAX jets in a deal worth $3.5 billion.
U.S. charges China’s Huawei with conspiring to violate Iran sanctions
The United States on Monday announced criminal charges against China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, escalating a fight with the world’s biggest telecommunications equipment maker and coming days before trade talks between Washington and Beijing.
China’s industry ministry says Huawei indictments are ‘unfair, immoral’
The U.S. government’s indictments against Huawei Technologies Co Ltd are unfair and immoral, a spokesman for China’s industry and information technology ministry said on Tuesday.
Facebook’s Instagram back up after partial outage
Facebook Inc’s photo-sharing social network Instagram said on Monday the service is fully functional now after an issue that caused an outage for some users was resolved.
U.S. sanctions Venezuelan state oil firm, escalating pressure on Maduro
The Trump administration on Monday imposed sweeping sanctions on Venezuelan state-owned oil firm PDVSA, aimed at severely curbing the OPEC member’s crude exports to the United States and at pressuring socialist President Nicolas Maduro to step down.
Factbox: U.S. refiners revisiting crude supplies amid new PDVSA sanctions
U.S. refiners on Monday said they would comply with the Trump administration’s new sanctions on dealings with Venezuelan state-run oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and take steps to lessen any impacts on consumers.
Exclusive: PG&E to tap restructuring chief in final bankruptcy preparations – sources
California utility owner PG&E Corp is preparing to name a restructuring chief as it finalizes preparations for a bankruptcy filing expected to come as soon as early Tuesday morning, people familiar with the matter said.
‘Total shock’: PDVSA workers take stock of U.S. sanctions’ impact
Shock and fear swept through the headquarters of Venezuela’s state-owned oil firm, PDVSA, on Monday, employees said, after the United States imposed sanctions aimed at limiting President Nicolas Maduro’s access to oil revenues.
