China-US Trade War

As the decade comes to a close and 2019 passes by, here is looking at the top international events of the year

China's space program has advanced rapidly since its first crewed mission in 2003

US President Donald Trump had launched the trade war with China last year demanding Beijing to reduce massive trade deficit.

The interim "Phase 1" deal, which doesn't appear to cover major US-Chinese disputes, awaits final approval from President Donald Trump

"If we don't make a deal with China, I'll just raise the tariffs even higher," he told reporters at the White House

Trump said that Chinese officials had made two "very, very good calls" and that "they want to make a deal"

The waiver comes amid negotiations between the United States and China to conclude a 'phase one' or interim deal to de-escalate a 17-month trade war between the two countries.

China urged US to correct its mistakes and revoke the relevant rules

Financial secretary Paul Chan told lawmakers that the economy was set to contract 1.3 per cent in 2019 hitting the city's usually bulging coffers

Beijing and Washington should strengthen communication on strategic issues, Xi added

Honor is working on a strategy to overcome the difficulties being faced owing to the ongoing US-China trade war and restrictions imposed on the company

The mood in markets soured after the US Senate angered China by passing a bill requiring annual certification of Hong Kong's autonomy and warning Beijing against suppressing protesters

Foxconn hopes to boost its gross profit to more than 10% in 3-5 years from 6-7% now, citing a "transformation" plan which includes investment in areas including making parts for electronic vehicles

The exports stood at Rs 26,010.87 crore in October 2018, according to data given by the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)

Sensex gained 12% while Nifty ended up 10% despite challenges such as the trade war andtrade war and economic slowdown

The last few months have brought us an avalanche of downgraded forecasts from all international and private sector financial institutions and think tanks

Findings suggest that most firms surveyed would now prefer to shift manufacturing out of China even if the US reverses the tariffs

Among the negative global factors which will continue to cast a shadow on growth will be tensions from the China-US trade war

Govt must follow up tax cuts with administrative reform

In recent downturns, the US has been more willing than normal to cooperate with China in order to try to spur recovery