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China hopes for cooperative partnership with Trump administration: ambassador

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (NsNewsWire) — China hopes to forge an effective cooperative partnership with the Trump administration so as to carry forward China-U.S. relations, Chinese ambassador Cui Tiankai said Friday. China expects to see a smooth transition of power in Washington, Cui told CNN’s chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour, reports Xinhua. Asked to comment on […]

China urges EU not to abuse trade remedy measures

BEIJING, Nov. 13 (NsNewsWire) — The Ministry of Commerce said Saturday that the European Union should avoid abusing trade remedy measures, after the latest decision by the European Commission to impose anti-dumping duties on some Chinese steel products. The European Commission Saturday decided to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of seamless steel tubes from […]

Obama administration gives up on enacting Pacific trade deal

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — The Obama administration has given up all hope of enacting the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, just days after a surprise victory of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in U.S. election, local media reported Friday. Republican congressional leaders had made clear that they wouldn’t consider the 12-nation Pacific trade […]

Iran concerned about possible nuke deal violation, warns of consequences

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Iranian officials have expressed concerns and anger over the remarks of the U.S. president-elect Donald Trump against Iran’s nuclear deal during his campaign. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday urged the incoming administration of the United States to remain committed to the last year international agreement which put […]

Iraqi forces push slowly into Mosul to seize more districts

MOSUL, Iraq, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Iraqi security forces on Friday pushed forward slowly and freed new districts in the city of Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) militants, as the extremist militants are using civilians as cover, security sources said. The commandos of the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) broke through the IS defensive lines and […]

Can Trump be a powerful president?

Donald Trump‘s election as the next US president has created extraordinary uncertainty in the international community. From East Asia to West Europe, countries that have close or complicated relationships with the US are evaluating the consequences and likely scenarios. By now, anxieties and misgivings have got the upper hand, writes an editorial piece of Global […]

Trump unveils policy priorities including amending Obamacare

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has softened on his tough words against the Affordable Care Act Friday, opting to amend the law rather than to appeal it. Trump made the remarks as he unveiled his policy priorities in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, reports Xinhua. The decision to leave […]

U.S. stocks keep rising after Trump victory

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. stocks gained for a third straight session Wednesday, as Wall Street assessed the economic impacts after U.S. Republican Donald Trump won the country’s presidential election. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 256.98 points, or 1.40 percent, to 18,589.69. The S&P 500 added 23.70 points, or 1.11 percent, to […]

U.S. study reveals possible cause of many preterm births

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (NsNewsWire) — A new U.S. study of more than 100 pregnant women may have solved part of the mystery of why many babies are born prematurely. The study published Wednesday in the U.S. journal Science Translational Medicine pinpointed abnormal calcium deposits in the membranes surrounding the developing fetus as a potential culprit […]