In a statement, the Pentagon said, it has formally notified the U.S. Congress of impending sales of four sophisticated U.S.-made aerial drones to Taiwan. The notification is the step before finalizing the sale of weapons to other countries. Washington expects… Read More ›
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USMCA to take effect from July 1, 2020: USTR
In a statement, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said, he has notified Congress that the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement will be effective from July 1 – a month later than initially planned. Both Canada and Mexico have taken necessary measures… Read More ›
U.S. prepares to sell F-16 fighter jets worth $8 billion to Taiwan: Pentagon
The potential sales comes midst rising tensions with China. In an official notification to the U.S. Congress, the U.S. State Department stated, it has approved the potential sales of F-16 fighter aircraft, worth $8 billion, to Taiwan. The information was… Read More ›
U.S. to sell weapon systems worth $2 billion to Taiwan
In a meeting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan made it clear that Washington will no longer “tiptoe” around China’s aggressive behavior in Asia. According to four sources familiar with the negotiations between the United States and Taiwan, Washington is pursuing… Read More ›
Trump has broad support for his trade reform push against China
Trump is determined to fix China’s trade relationship with the U.S., an issue that he has railed against for years, long before he even stood for the U.S. Presidency. Although U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy has angered many… Read More ›
Trump to sign USMCA in November
The new trade deal will be called United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). According to a senior U.S. official, the United States intends to sign a new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada at the end of November 2018. The signing will… Read More ›
Facebook admits to sharing users data with its Chinese partners
Weeks after the Cambridge Analytica fiasco, Facebook has admitted to sharing users’s data, with its Chinese partners. Following Facebook Inc’s disclosure that it had shared data with its Chinese partners, which includes Huawei, the social media giant has come under… Read More ›
Trump proposes heavy fine and management change at ZTE rather than impose sanctions on it
With U.S. lawmakers crystallizing their stance on ZTE, which they describe as a “serial and pre-meditated violators” of U.S. law, and given the national security implications surrounding the case, it would be interesting to see the results of the U.S…. Read More ›
5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals strikes down fiduciary rule
This is the second instance wherein systemic changes brought in by former President Barrack Obama in the wake of the 2007-2009 financial crisis is being dismantled. In a landmark judgment, a federal appeals court has struck down the U.S. Department… Read More ›
Uncertainty in the healthcare business making insurers nervous
The political rumble and the lack of clarity in the future course of the U.S. healthcare system is unnerving insurers. Having repeatedly urged Republican senators to try and undo his predecessor’s healthcare law, in a tactical shift U.S. President Donald… Read More ›