Starmer, who is due to meet President Xi on Thursday, says Britain should be vigilant about security but take whatever economic opportunities they can get from China.

Top memory chipmaker sees its fourth quarter profit more than double, says it will invest $10bn in US AI companies

The deal comes after close to two decades of on-and-off negotiations, which first started in 2007. It covers about a quarter of the global economy

President Trump hikes tariffs on South Korean goods to 25% after asking why the Korean legislature has not approved the trade agreement reached with President Lee last year

PM Mark Carney is heading to Delhi and Canberra in March to ramp up his country's diversification to more friendly "middle-power" trading partners

The bulk of China's provinces lifted their minimum wage last year in a bid to bolster domestic consumption, which has been a growing concern for Beijing

Most of the top 20 emitters accused of "sabotaging climate action" are state-owned oil, gas, coal and cement producers, and those 17 countries all objected to a fossil fuel phaseout at COP30

Stocks jump after Trump says he won't use force in bid to seize Greenland, then says a long-term agreement was reached with NATO. But his trade deal with the EU has been suspended

President's decision to nominate his nephew as a governor of Bank Indonesia has raised concerns about the central bank's independence

Canada will allow up to 49,000 vehicles to be imported annually from China with a tariff of 6.1%. PM Mark Carney said the quota could rise to 70,000 vehicles within 5 years

Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament on Friday ahead of the snap vote on February 8 for all 465 seats in the lower house of parliament

The Nikkei and the Hang Seng Indexes fall after Trump's threat to impose tariffs on eight EU nations over bid to take over Greenland - but gold soars to a new high