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Buffett-Backed BYD Close to Battery Supply Deal With Audi

Volkswagen AG鈥檚 Audi luxury-car brand is in talks to add China鈥檚 BYD Co. as a supplier of batteries used in its premium electric vehicles, according to people familiar with the matter.

August 29, 2019
BusinessTechnology

Hydrogen a Climate Alternative for Steel

Steel could shed its reputation as a climate threat by using hydrogen instead of fossil fuels for as much as half of global output by 2050, according to BloombergNEF.

August 29, 2019
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Tesla鈥檚 Musk and Alibaba鈥檚 Ma to Debate AI in China

From Jack Ma to Pony Ma, the leading lights of China鈥檚 internet industry gather in Shanghai this week to showcase the country鈥檚 latest advances in artificial intelligence. But the real headliner could be American entrepreneur Elon Musk.

August 28, 2019
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Chinese Driverless Startup Pony.ai Strikes Pact With Toyota

Chinese autonomous-driving company Pony.ai struck a partnership with Toyota Motor Corp., a boon for the startup seeking to take on U.S. rivals such as Alphabet Inc.鈥檚 Waymo.

August 26, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

China Hits US With Higher Tariffs on Soybeans, Cars, Oil

China announced plans to impose additional tariffs on $75 billion of American goods including soybeans, automobiles and oil 鈥 retaliation for President Donald Trump鈥檚 latest planned levies on Chinese imports that sent U.S. stock futures tumbling.

August 23, 2019
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Trump Says US Is Talking With China but Not Ready for Deal

President Donald Trump said the United States is 鈥渄oing very well with China, and talking!鈥 but suggested he wasn鈥檛 ready to sign a trade deal, hours after his top economic adviser laid out a potential timeline for the resumption of substantive discussions with Beijing.

August 19, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

China Ramps Up Brazil Soybean Imports, Rebuffing US Crops

China is stepping up its soybean buying in Brazil as growers in Argentina continue to hoard and the Asian nation avoids American oilseed after an escalation in trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.

August 16, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

China Signals US Tariff Delay Not Enough to Stop Retaliation

China called planned U.S. tariffs on an additional $300 billion in Chinese goods a violation of accords reached by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, signaling an American move earlier this week to delay some of those levies was not enough to stave off retaliation.

August 15, 2019
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China Halts Crop Imports, Weakens Yuan

China responded to President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff threat with another escalation of the trade war Aug. 5, asking state-owned companies to suspend imports of U.S. agricultural products.

August 5, 2019
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China, US Plan Next Round of Trade Talks for September

U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators plan to meet again in early September, as the latest round of negotiations ended with few signs of concrete progress.

July 31, 2019