As for this meaningless tariff numerical game by the US, China will not heed it," a spokesperson with the ministry said.

Net profit for the first three months of 2025 rose 60.3 percent from a year ago to NT$361.56 billion ($11.1 billion)

Investors are keeping a nervous eye on Washington for the next three months as governments scramble to cut deals to avert crippling tariffs unveiled by the US president on his April 2 "Liberation Day" but delayed for 90 days.

The uncertainty around Trump's next move, and the negative impact it could have on growth within the single currency bloc, has intensified calls for the ECB to ease borrowing costs further.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said future negotiations "won't be easy"

Australia has, at almost $18 billion, one of the largest goods trading deficits with Washington; Singapore is not far behind at $13 billion

The U.S. chipmaker disclosed on Tuesday that American officials had informed the company on April 9 that its H20 chip would require an export license for sales to China.

The document was shown during Zuckerberg's second day of testimony at the high-stakes trial, in which the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is seeking to unwind Meta's acquisitions of prized assets Instagram and WhatsApp.

Li Chenggang, 58, a former assistant commerce minister during the first administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, takes over from Wang, 59, the human resources and social security ministry said in a statement.

The NBS said that "according to preliminary estimates, the gross domestic product in the first quarter... (was) up by 5.4 percent year on year at constant prices".

After a relatively peaceful couple of days following last week's tariff-fuelled ructions, investors were once again on the defensive as a standoff between the world's top economic superpowers shows no signs of abating.

Vietnam's foreign ministry said the two countries are seeking to raise bilateral trade to $150 billion by 2030, in a "more balanced and sustainable manner".

The lawsuit challenges Trump's April 2 "Liberation Day" tariffs, as well as duties he separately levied against China.

The shifting stances caused investors to question the safe-haven status that America has long enjoyed and sapped both business and consumer confidence

Analysts polled by AFP forecast the world's number two economy to have grown 5.1 percent from January to March -- down from 5.4 the previous quarter.

Traders gave a muted reaction to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's remarks Monday that a China-US deal could be done in an apparent olive branch as the two economic powerhouses trade tariff threats.

The trade war is raising fears of an economic downturn as the dollar tumbles and investors dump US government bonds, normally considered a safe haven investment.

The recently concluded Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 has yielded investment declaration worth Tk 3,100 crore, says Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA).

Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves crossed $21 billion yesterday after almost 10 months thanks to an increased inflow of foreign currency generated by remittances and export earnings.

The bilateral trade in goods between the US and China faces the risk of being severed due to the imposition of steep tariffs