US President Donald Trump listens to Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt during a roundtable discussion on the reopening of small businesses in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, US, June 18, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
US President Donald Trump is reconsidering joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade agreement that he campaigned vigorously against in his presidential race and withdrew the US from just days after taking office.
US President Donald Trump defended the tariffs in a tweet on Thursday, but was also optimistic about trade talks with China.
URUMQI -- China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region opened its first intellectual property rights (IPR) court in the regional capital city of Urumqi on Sunday. The IPR court, established in the Urumqi Intermediate People's Court, will hear civil and administrative cases of first instance from Urumqi involving trademark rights, copyright, unfair competition and disputes over technology contracts. It will also deal with civil and administrative intellectual property cases of first instance throughout Xinjiang regarding patents, new plant species, designs of integrated circuits, technical secrets, computer software, identification of well-known trademarks and monopoly disputes. "The establishment of the IPR court will benefit local technology innovation and help to attract talent and more foreign capital," said Bahargul Semat, head of the Urumqi Intermediate People's Court. Thanks to intensified crackdowns on IPR infringements in recent years, China moved up three slots in the World Intellectual Property Organization's global innovation index ranking of 2019 to claim the 14th position. It ranked first in the upper-middle-income group. China's business environment is also improving. In 2019, China saw its ease of doing business ranking ascend to 31 from 46 a year ago as one of the top 10 most improved economies, according to a World Bank report.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks with the Emirati Ambassador to the US Yousef Al Otaiba at the NYU Abu Dhabi campus in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Sunday. [REUTERS]
US President Donald Trump envisioned "a very special moment for world peace" as he announced his meeting with Kim Jong-un, leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which he said is set for June 12 in Singapore.
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US President Donald Trump announced Foxconn's plan to build a factory in Wisconsin at a White House event in July, accompanied by Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou.
US-based networking website LinkedIn published rankings of people's outlooks on opportunities and the economy in nine Asia-Pacific countries and regions in December. The Chinese mainland was ranked third most-favorable, behind Indonesia and India.
US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in their final 2020 US presidential campaign debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, US, October 22, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
US President Donald Trump has proposed a national ban on flavored vaping products, and the governors of major states, including New York and Massachusetts, have suggested similar bans. San Francisco has proposed a ban on all vaping products.