The US and China have extended their trade truce for 90 days just hours before a jump in tariffs had been set to kick in.An executive order signed by ...

Jonathan JosephsReporting fromLa Rochelle, western FranceBBCSolvay's rare earths processing facility in western France is one of only two in EuropeFor almost 80 years rare earth metals have been pumped ...

Adam HancockBusiness reporterShutterstockA life-size humanoid replica of Albert Einstein at the storeA new robot shop has opened in Beijing selling everything from mechanical butlers to human-like replicas of Albert ...

Geng He has suffered persecution, surveillance and the break-up of her family, all simply because of the man she married. Her story reveals the dark side of China under ...

Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter, BBC NewsReutersTourists flocked to China's first Legoland theme park as it opened in Shanghai earlier this month, marking another step in the country's efforts to establish ...

Peter Hoskins & Natalie ShermanBBC NewsGetty ImagesTalks aimed at cooling tensions between the US and China have ended in a "deal", according to US President Donald Trump.He said China ...

Australia's defence minister Richard Marles has called on China to explain why it needs to have "such an extraordinary military build-up".He said Beijing needs to provide greater transparency and ...

Jonathan JosephsBusiness reporterPA Media / Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to reduce reciprocal tariffs earlier this monthUS President Donald Trump has accused China ...

It's a ceasefire on the main front of the global trade war. Global markets are rising again, and container ships can set sail across the Pacific.The progress made in ...

Nick Edser, Jonathan Josephs & Lucy HookerBusiness reporters, BBC NewsWatch the moment US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces the tariff reductionShare markets jumped on Monday after President Trump said ...

Georgina RannardClimate and science reporterKate Stephens and Tony JolliffeBBC climate and science teamTony Jolliffe/BBC NewsThe specks of dust must be kept free from contamination on EarthThe first samples of ...

Lily JamaliNorth America Technology CorrespondentNatalie ShermanBusiness reporterGetty ImagesApple says it is shifting production of most iPhones and other devices to be sold in the US away from China, which ...