'Destructive' US tariff policies pose a threat to Malaysia's economy, warns ex-finance minister.

Trump knows practically nothing about Southeast Asia, points out the former PM.

Its president, Soh Thian Lai says the stimulus package would help minimise the impact on various sectors affected by the Wuhan virus.

The broad outlines of the deal are similar to a deal in principle announced by US President Donald Trump in October.

The EU ambassador to the WTO says economic relations will run the risk of being based on power, not rules.

US-China ties at a critical crossroad due to trade frictions, but it's possible to return to a better path, says ambassador Cui Tiankai.

The govt's top diplomat, Wang Yi, prodded officials to stand firm in the face of international challenges.

Both US President Trump and China President Xi Jinping have expressed their desire last week to sign an initial trade deal.

However, he warns Washington warns would not turn a blind eye to events in Hong Kong or the South China Sea.

The idea of tariff rollbacks met with stiff opposition within the Trump administration.

The US and China initially planned to sign the deal at the cancelled Apec summit in Chile.

The two major economies are trying to calm a trade war that has dragged on for nearly 16 months.

He says he is disappointed that proponents of free trade are now indulging in restrictive trade practices on a "grand scale".

Central bank governors and finance ministers tell how their economies have suffered due to US trade policies.

Hopes grew that the United States and China would agree a trade deal soon after officials deemed their talks so far "productive".

Minister says the country maintained a good relationship with both the economic heavyweights.

The deal represents the biggest step towards resolving the trade war between the two countries.

COMMENT | As the saying goes, when elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.

The US has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials for the detention or abuse of Muslim minorities.

Some of the spooked investors have instead turned to Hong Kong.

COMMENT | If capital controls were lifted today, the Chinese currency would surely nose-dive.

The two sides have been making conciliatory gestures ahead of the talks.

COMMENT | Although some countries like Malaysia may gain in the short run, the world loses.

COMMENT | Winter is coming to Malaysia's economy and the country must be ready to face this challenge.

Both countries have added billions of dollars in tariffs on goods since negotiations broke down in May.

Trump's move came after China announced retaliatory tariffs on US$75 billion worth of US goods.

Many US and China companies relocating operations to this region because the Asean market is huge.

MP SPEAKS | More work is needed to promote and sell Malaysia as a strategic attraction in the global E&E ecosystem.

Threat issued after the US State Department approved sale of weapons requested by Taiwan last week.

China and the rest of the world must co-exist, Vice-President Wang Qishan tells the World Peace Forum in Beijing.