Serious opposition to Trump's port docking fees plan could see it drastically altered, while BlackRock's takeover of CK Hutchison is also likely to be chopped in half, analysts say

White House plan entails spinning off a US entity for TikTok and diluting Chinese ownership in the unit to below the 20% level required by US law

Premier Li Qiang urges foreign business leaders to help keep their markets open, as it seeks more investment and tries to avoid a trade war

Musk, now leading the move to slash government spending, is meeting top military officials at Pentagon for talks which sources say may involve secret war plans

Shares in Asian defence suppliers have soared amid expectation Europe will buy more military equipment, while Trump is also looking ramp up US shipbuilding to narrow the vast output and capacity gap with China

Trump's plan to charge Chinese vessels a big fee at US ports is looking uncertain as exporters struggle to find US-built or flagged ships to send goods abroad. It is also impacting farm and other exports

US tariffs are set to be announced next month, but Treasury secretary says some of the 'dirty 15' trading nations are already curbing unfair practices and seeking to avoid reciprocal levies

China sends delegation to Panama to try to review and possibly reverse its exit from Belt and Road Scheme, while scrutinizing the US deal to buy CK Hutchison's ports

Nvidia chief expected to reveal details about the company's new flagship AI chips – designed for huge data centres that train AI systems

Data on Monday showed annual retail growth in the first two months of 2025, along with greater joblessness and factory output slowed

While it is not unusual for Washington to influence private deals of listed companies for strategic reasons, the White House has taken a role similar to an investment bank, analysts say

Fears rise that Beijing may seek to block the $22.8bn port deal; shares of CK Hutchison plunge after Chinese media damn the deal as a 'betrayal' of the Chinese people and an 'act of US hegemony'