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TikTok inks music deal as it sets up shop in California

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 04:00 AM

TikTok on Thursday licensed a catalogue of independent music as it worked to build on the momentum of the social networking app specializing in video snippets.   Read more »

US-China trade deal: What’s in (and out) the agreement

Peter Eavis and Alan Rappeport, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 16 09:13 AM

The agreement signed Wednesday includes some victories for Trump: China has committed to buy an additional $200 billion of American goods and services by 2021 and crack down on business practices that the Trump administration has criticized. But text of the accord does not provide enough information to determine how it will work in practice. Read more »

US, China sign 'momentous' trade deal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 03:29 AM

After nearly two years of conflict between the world's two dominant economic powers, the United States and China signed a trade truce on Wednesday, letting businesses around the globe breathe a sigh of relief. Read more »

Trump says trade deal with China to be signed 'very shortly'

Alexandra Alper, Reuters
Posted at Dec 23 08:26 AM

President Donald Trump on Saturday said the United States and China would "very shortly" sign their so-called Phase One trade pact.  Read more »

Trudeau to US: don't sign China trade deal unless Canadians freed

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 20 10:45 AM

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Thursday on the United States not to sign a trade deal with China unless Beijing agrees to release two Canadians detained since last year.  Read more »

China deal lifts US stocks into record territory

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 17 07:56 AM

All three main US stock indexes finished at records, joining the upward drift in Europe where Paris, London and Frankfurt all posted strong gains.    Read more »

Regulator can junk extension of Maynilad, Manila Water concession without court nod: DOJ

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 01:22 PM

The Philippine capital's water regulator does not need court approval to revoke its earlier decision extending its concession agreements with Maynilad Water Services Inc and Manila Water Co, the Department of Justice maintained Friday.    Read more »

Mexico rejects US trade deal proposals on steel, aluminum

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 12:49 PM

Mexico's foreign minister said Sunday the country would not accept a US proposal for steel and aluminum production under the new trade deal, saying it would leave Mexico at a disadvantage. Read more »

Here’s how Filipinos can get in on all those Black Friday deals

Jacs T. Sampayan
Updated as of Nov 25 11:15 AM

The day after thanksgiving have become shopping battleground for many in the western world. Here’s how you can join the fray and remain unscathed from the other side of the world. Read more »

Trump says China trade talks moving along nicely, but deal has to be right

Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 08:26 AM

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that trade talks with China were moving along "very nicely," but the United States would only make a deal with Beijing if it was the right deal for America. Read more »

Will Philippines benefit from Asia mega free-trade deal?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 11:55 PM

The Philippine government asserts the country stands to benefit from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), given its strategic location in the region. Read more »

What is the RCEP trade deal and what happens now?

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 12:45 PM

Backed by China, the sprawling Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was poised to link half the world's people and mark Beijing's dominance in Asian trade.  Read more »

Xi pledges wider market access, free-trade deals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 11:40 AM

President Xi Jinping on Tuesday pledged to further open China's economy, declaring the world must "tear down walls" as he opened an annual trade fair in Shanghai.   Read more »

RCEP members fail to sign free trade deal

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 11:02 PM

THAILAND—After 7 years, participating countries in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) failed to sign a mega free trade deal during a summit in Nonthaburi, Thailand. Read more »

PH security adviser: Joint oil exploration deal with China a 'fair' agreement

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 12:11 AM

Manila's national security adviser is standing by the fairness of the Philippines' proposed exploration deal with China. Read more »

Drug companies reach opioids settlement ahead of landmark US trial

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 07:48 AM

Three leading American drug distributors and an Israeli drugmaker blamed for a deadly US opioid epidemic settled a bellwether civil lawsuit with two Ohio counties Monday, just hours before they were to go on trial, a federal judge announced.   Read more »

PH shares join regional rally on partial US-China trade deal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 11:36 PM

Markets in Asia cheered news of a partial trade deal between the US and China. Read more »

Partial US-China trade deal only 'baby step' as thorny issues remain

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 08:10 AM

A partial US-China deal may only offer a temporary tariff reprieve because it lacks specifics and leaves the thorny issues for later, analysts said, allowing both economic powers to claim success.   Read more »

US, Japan sign limited trade deal, leaving autos for future talks

David Lawder and Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Sep 26 01:35 PM

The US and Japan signed a limited trade deal on Wednesday that cuts tariffs on US farm goods, Japanese machine tools and other products while further staving off the threat of higher US car duties. Read more »

Trump says trade deal with China could happen sooner than people think

Jeff Mason and David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 26 09:33 AM

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday a deal to end a nearly 15-month trade war with China could happen sooner than people think and that the Chinese were making big agricultural purchases from the United States, including of beef and pork. Read more »