International relations
RCEP trade deal can take effect without India, Thailand confirms
China, Japan, ASEAN and others to write up treaty for ratification by June
Trade war
Business trends
Corporate Japan's earnings poised to slip for second year
Manufacturing profits sink on trade war and auto slowdown
Trade war
US and China agree to roll back tariffs, if deal is reached
London floated as summit venue instead of Iowa
Huawei crackdown
Bill Gates: Paranoia on China is a 'crazy approach' to innovation
Microsoft founder suggests 'objective test' of security claims against Huawei
Nikkei Markets
Asian equities rise as US, China agree to roll back tariffs
Lenovo, Tata Steel decline after earnings
Trade war
China says it has agreed with US to cancel tariffs in phases
Beijing says each side should take simultaneous steps; no timetable mentioned
China up close
Chinese democracy: Xi says 'whole process' of decision-making is sound
No elections planned, despite president's new slogan
Companies
Qualcomm shrugs off loss of Huawei sales as 4Q beats forecast
US chipmaker expects 5G to provide further boost to earnings despite trade war
Trade war
US-China trade deal signing could be delayed to December
Trump official confident of 'phase one' signoff as countries negotiate venue
Opinion
Trump's Belt and Road rival heralds open season for China-bashing
Blue Dot Network is meant to counter Beijing -- and distract from failing trade war
