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MUNICH: Top US officials fired a fresh broadside at Huawei on Saturday (Feb 15), warning the Chinese tech giant posed a threat to NATO if allies allowed it to build new 5G communications networks. Washington has been pressing European allies hard to ban Huawei, one of the world's largest tech...

PARIS: European aerospace group Airbus said on Saturday it deeply regretted the U.S. decision to increase tariffs on aircraft imported from the European Union and said it would hurt U.S. airlines and their customers. Airbus also said it hoped Washington would change position once the World Trade ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said on Saturday that Washington was working with technology companies in the United States and allied nations to develop alternatives to Chinese 5G vendors and was already testing them at U.S. military bases.

China is disinfecting and isolating used banknotes as part of efforts to stop the spread of the new coronavirus that has killed more than 1,500 people, officials said Saturday.

The U.S. government on Friday said it would increase tariffs on aircraft imported from the European Union to 15per cent from 10per cent, ratcheting up pressure on the EU in a 16-year transatlantic dispute over aircraft subsidies.

International Business Machines Corp on Friday said it had cancelled its participation in the RSA cyber security conference due to coronavirus-related concerns.

International Business Machines Corp on Friday said it had cancelled its participation in the RSA cyber security conference due to coronavirus-related concerns.

The U.S. Court of International Trade has issued a temporary order under which U.S. customs agents cannot collect duties from a U.S. company under President Donald Trump's recently-announced expansion of steel and aluminum tariffs.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Friday said it has taken a US$549.1 million stake in Kroger Co, investing in the largest U.S. supermarket chain as smaller rivals struggle.

The U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Friday it has established a dispute resolution office and complaint hotline to enforce President Donald Trump's "Phase 1" trade deal with China, which takes effect on Saturday.