Beijing's significant advances in space in recent years have alarmed Washington and other Western nations

The memorandum was part of a "comprehensive strategic partnership agreement" King Salman signed with the Chinese President

The meeting between the global economic powerhouse and Gulf energy giant signals Riyadh's interest in deepening ties with Beijing despite US wariness

The disputes concern alleged Chinese restrictions on EU companies' rights to use foreign courts to protect their high-tech patents and on trade with EU member Lithuania

The effective prices refiners pay could exceed the $60 per-barrel cap that came into effect on Monday

If successful, VinFast will be Vietnam's first company to list in the United States

The move followed pushback from trade groups like the US Chamber of Commerce which argued the measures would not further US national security

Beijing's loosening of rules that have hobbled the world's second largest economy is being seen as the strongest sign yet that China is preparing its 1.4 billion people to live with the disease

TSMC announced on Tuesday it would more than triple its planned investment at its Arizona plant to $40 billion

The bleak data also underlined the impact of fresh Covid restrictions across many Chinese cities including manufacturing hubs Zhengzhou and Guangzhou

The US President's visit follows the Taiwanese chipmaker’s move to more than triple its planned investment in the factory to $40 billion

Emerging market currencies have outperformed their developed market counterparts this year and analysts say signs point to a broader turn in dollar sentiment