Who might make up Trumpโ€™s Cabinet

Donald Trump didnโ€™t engage in formal conversations about a potential Cabinet in the run-up to his election. But that didnโ€™t stop him from spitballing potential contenders during his frequent plane rides to campaign events, or when he is impressed by one of his allies on television. โ€œHe would be great at this,โ€ or โ€œShe would [โ€ฆ]

EU betting on India and Vietnam for chips

Looking to be less dependent on China and Taiwan, the West is keen to have alternative suppliers and are pushing at an open door with New Delhi and Hanoi.

Germanyโ€™s rude economic awakeningย 

After a spate of bad news involving giants like Volkswagen and Intel, the mood in Germany has turned gloomy.

Beijing wonโ€™t shift in EV tariff talks with EU, Chinese media report

“China will not make any concessions on its core interests,โ€ according to a social media account associated with the Chinese state broadcaster.

Pedro Sanchez arrives in Beijing as EU-China tariffs rift rumbles on

The EU imposed provisional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles with the European Commission maintaining that Chinese firms unfairly benefit from government subsidies, allowing them to keep their prices artificially low.

China confirms it filed appeal to WTO over EU electric vehicle tariffs

Beijing said on Friday (9 August) it had filed an appeal with the World Trade Organization over the European Unionโ€™s imposition, effective on 5 July, of provisional tariffs of up to 38% on imports of electric vehicles from China.