Arrest of Huawei ‘heiress’ throws rare spotlight on family
Like many top Chinese executives, Meng Wanzhou is a mysterious figure even in her home country, but the 46-year-old chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies had been widely tipped to one day take the helm of the tech giant her father founded.
White House, Trudeau seek to distance themselves from Huawei move
President Donald Trump did not know about plans to arrest a top executive at Chinese telecoms giant Huawei in Canada, two U.S. officials said on Thursday, in an apparent attempt to stop the incident from impeding crucial trade talks with Beijing.
Explainer: What is China’s Huawei Technologies and why is it controversial?
The arrest in Canada of Meng Wanzhou, a top executive at China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and daughter of the founder and CEO, jolted the global business community on Thursday and raised fears that a truce in the U.S.-China trade war could come to a …
Trump to pick State Department spokeswoman for U.N. ambassador: source
President Donald Trump will nominate State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a source familiar with his decision said on Thursday, tapping someone with no prior policy or political experience to deal with s…
Trump to pick State Department spokeswoman for U.N. ambassador: Bloomberg
U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to pick State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert to be the ambassador to the United Nations, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing three sources.
Top U.S. general urges Google to work with military
The top U.S. general said on Thursday that it was “inexplicable” that technology giants like Alphabet Inc’s Google did not want to work with the Pentagon even as they seek out business with China, where companies have less freedom than in the United S…
Trump administration relaxes some Obama-era school lunch rules
President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday relaxed rules championed by former first lady Michelle Obama aimed at making U.S. school lunches healthier, a move that will affect institutions that feed 30 million children annually.
California utility probing possibility wires involved in wildfire
A California utility informed regulators on Thursday that it was investigating whether a devastating wildfire near Malibu last month may have been caused by contact between a wire that provides pole support and a live wire.
White House huddles with tech execs on future of jobs
The Trump administration, which has had strained relations with technology companies, met on Thursday with top tech executives to discuss ways to “ensure American dominance” of innovation and the future of high tech jobs.
Trump targets pair of Obama-era green rules to boost oil, coal
The Trump administration took aim at two Obama-era environmental policies on Thursday to boost the oil and coal industries, proposing to open up a bird’s wildlife habitat to drilling and mining and remove hurdles to new coal-fired power plant construct…
