Trump administration could lower tariffs on Chinese goods to 50-65%, pending talks with Beijing, a source said. But Beijing says no talks have been held yet

Banking sources say the net payments system is designed for large corporations and works directly with 11 Chinese provinces

Trump proposed fees on China-built ships of up to $1.5 million a port call, but officials opted instead to levy fees based on net tonnage, or each container, or car, unloaded

Beijing warns it will impose counter-measures against countries doing deals that seek to compromise China's interests or trade

Japan and South Korea have tried to separate the defence costs issue, but Trump appears determined to extract an economic payoff, critics say

Top chip designer takes a $5.5 billion hit from US security clampdown, curbing sales of its H20 AI chip to cloud giants in China

Japan's second-biggest automaker by sales plans to increase US vehicle production by as much as 30% over two to three years, a new report says

Computer chips made outside the US could face a tariff soon, according to the US President, while a security review will be undertaken on critical technology products from China

Beijing says the ramping of US tariffs is becoming a joke; meanwhile it is canvassing trading partners on how to deal with its trade crisis

Trump announces a 3-month pause on tariffs he imposed on dozens of countries last week. All now face a 10% base tariff, bar China, where exporters face a 125% tariff

The yuan sank to its weakest level in more than 17 years on Wednesday with US-China trade tipped to be halved by new US tariffs, while US Treasuries were also subject to intense selling

Analysts said both sides seem "unwilling to back down" and they fear "the worst may be yet to come." In that event, China may move to boost domestic consumption, and start war games