US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on May 15 to ban the technology and services of "foreign adversaries" deemed to pose national security risks. The US Commerce Department consequently added Huawei and 70 affiliates to its Entity List, banning Huawei from buying parts and technology from US firms without government approval. The US later granted a 90-day reprieve of the ban.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin recently held a few talks, but major differences remained. With Election Day drawing close, it is unlikely for Congress to pass any relief package before voting concludes.
US financial service agency S&P's decision to downgrade China's credit ratings is "not comprehensive" as the rating ignored the fact that China's stronger economic performance in the first six months has helped a great number of enterprises to have stronger debt-paying abilities, an expert said.
US President Donald Trump meets with US House Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi and US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. [Photo/IC]
US-based PepsiCo will acquire the stake from minority shareholders of the HK-listed company and will become the second-largest shareholder behind Natural Food's founders who own 42 percent of the company. This investment signals PepsiCo's commitment to accelerate growth in this key market.
Ullah admitted that he began researching about how to build bombs about a year ago, and had been planning this particular attack for several weeks.
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US House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (R, Front) speaks at a news conference to announce articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, the United States, on Dec 10, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
US President Donald Trump, in a pair of tweets Wednesday morning, said he is looking forward to an anticipated meeting between he and Kim, which is expected to take place in May. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Wednesday, "We're going to be cautiously optimistic, but we feel like things are moving in the right direction."
US President Donald Trump also said he would impose 5 percent tariffs on all imported Mexican goods beginning June 10 and gradually increase them to 25 percent. Those tariffs would continue until the issue of undocumented migrants was remedied.
US House Judiciary Committee passed the two articles of impeachment on Friday, accusing President Donald Trump of abusing power and obstruction of Congress.