Chinese officials expressed disquiet about US tariffs, investment restrictions and sanctions that 'suppress' Chinese companies in talks with US Treasury officials in Beijing on Monday and Tuesday

A key topic of the US-China Economic Working Group's talks will be China's subsidies, which the US says encourage overproduction of goods with the potential to flood global markets

Hundreds of trains have been delayed or suspended, and throngs of passengers stranded at railway stations by blistering cold in Hunan and Hubei provinces

Human Rights Watch says it found evidence aluminum producers use workers from government labour transfer schemes that coerce Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims into jobs

The US commerce secretary raised concerns about the data collected by Chinese EVs in a chat alongside EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager

A political deal and a venture to protect freight vessels could bring a resolution to the crisis within six months, the CEO of Hapag-Lloyd said. Meanwhile, the EU plans to launch a naval mission to intercept attacks in coming weeks

The heads of two House committees said the four companies have direct ties to the Chinese military, Chinese Communist Party, plus the North Korean government and alleged rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region

The strike marks a serious escalation of attacks by Houthi militants given they have, so far, primarily targeted container vessels moving through the Red Sea

Since the assault by Iran-backed Houthis began in December, 39% fewer ships are moving through the Suez Canal, leading to a 45% decline in freight tonnage

A record 9 billion domestic trips are expected to be made over the next six or so weeks, state media has predicted.

"Our observation is generally that the Chinese car companies are the most competitive car companies in the world," the Tesla chief said at a post-earnings call

Companies that normally ship exports from Vietnam to Europe are opting for more expensive air freight because of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, a freight platform said