Rocked by the biggest hack of its telecom services, US cyber security unit warns senior officials to ditch regular calls and texts, saying they need to switch to end-to-end encryption services

Shares of the company— Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) — jumped 4.35% after its removal from the list

Scrutiny on TP-Link comes at a time when American officials are investigating a sweeping ‘cyber-espionage’ campaign carried out by a Chinese hacking group dubbed Salt Typhoon

Trump’s transition team is recommending to strengthen measures blocking cars, components and battery materials from China

Thousands of tonnes of oil were leaked when the two mid-sized vessels ran aground in bad weather near the contested Kerch Strait; Yellen warns the US could still hit 'dark fleet' vessels or banks with sanctions

China may seek to buy US food and energy in a trade deal with Trump to avoid new tariffs, but cutting the flow of fentanyl may also be a factor, analysts say

Diplomatic precedent suggests that Chinese President Xi Jinping is unlikely to attend Trump's inauguration ceremony on January 20

Taiwanese officials are in Washington to meet Trump's transition team, sources say, while CBS claims Trump issued an invitation to President Xi to attend his inauguration on January 20

The US continues to impose sanctions on foreign companies for crimes, such as a mass cyberattack described as potentially deadly, plus Burmese firms aiding the Myanmar military's bombing of civilians

Letting the yuan depreciate could blunt the impact of US trade tariffs. And China's central bank has considered the possibility of the yuan dropping to 7.5-per-dollar to counteract trade shocks.

China's anti-monopoly probe into Nvidia comes just two weeks after it said it would support the American chipmaker's efforts ’to take root’ in the country

Taipei says China is showing its anger at its president's recent trip to Hawaii and Guam, with around 90 naval vessels in coastal waters and dozens of military aircraft