Trade war
US considers dropping some tariffs on China
Officials debate rolling back levies on $112bn of goods to secure broader deal
Trade war
International relations
16 Asia-Pacific nations fail to seal RCEP trade deal
India blocks agreement; talks pushed to next year in blow for trade-war-weary China
Companies
TSMC tells US clients it can meet Pentagon security standards
World's top contract chipmaker navigates rift between Beijing and Washington
International relations
China, Japan and ASEAN await India's nod to seal RCEP trade deal
Negotiators in last-minute effort after ministerial talks ended without breakthrough
Trade war
US-China trade talks 'virtually done' on agriculture and finance
Sides also agree on currency, but gaps remain on tech transfer and enforcement
Markets
Trump's turn on China trade deal gives Japan short-sellers whiplash
Retail investors nurse losses after misreading president's willingness to compromise
China tech
US opens national security review of TikTok
ByteDance's $1bn acquisition of American app under investigation
Trade war
China rail giant's 'American factory' braces for political storm
National security fears in Washington spread from telecom to transit
Economy
South Korea's October exports suffer steepest fall in 4 years
After 14.7% decline, government says the worst may be over
