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Taiwan bicycle makers in limbo as US tariff threat looms
Taiwan bicycle makers in limbo as US tariff threat looms
by  AFP

Weeks after Donald Trump's global tariff bombshell, Jeff Chen's factory in Taiwan is as busy as ever turning out carbon and alloy wheels for high-end bicycles bound for US and European markets. Taiwan bicycle industry expert Michelle Hsieh said the island's success in targeting the high-end market was down to "hidden champions" in the supply chain.

US, Chinese officials to hold trade talks in Switzerland
US, Chinese officials to hold trade talks in Switzerland
by  AFP

Senior US and Chinese officials will travel to Switzerland later this week to kickstart stalled trade talks following President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff rollout, according to statements from both countries. The talks mark the first official public engagement between the world's two largest economies to resolve a trade war escalated by Trump shortly after his return to office in January.

US jury awards WhatsApp $168 mn in NSO Group cyberespionage suit
US jury awards WhatsApp $168 mn in NSO Group cyberespionage suit
by  AFP

A US jury on Tuesday handed WhatsApp a major victory in its cyberespionage suit against NSO Group, ordering the Israel-based firm to pay some $168 million in damages. A jury on Tuesday found that NSO should pay WhatsApp $444,719 in compensatory damages and another $167,254,000 in punitive damages intended to discourage repeating the behavior that landed it in court.

Trump says US should to stop 'subsidizing' Canada as trade talks continue
Trump says US should to stop 'subsidizing' Canada as trade talks continue
by  AFP

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States should stop "subsidizing" Canada, as he hosted the country's recently reelected premier Mark Carney for talks in Washington. The United States' trade deficit with Canada was $63.3 billion last year, according to the US Trade Representative's office.