U.S.-China deal ends sanctions against ZTE, levies $1 billion fine

U.S.-China deal ends sanctions against ZTE, levies $1 billion fine

by WorldTribune Staff, June 7, 2018 The United States has reached a deal to end sanctions against Chinese telecom ZTE, imposing a $1 billion fine in what Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross called “the strictest and largest settlement fine that has ever been brought by the Commerce Department against any violator of export controls.” The deal […]

Democrats object to reinstatement of citizenship question in 2020 census

Democrats object to reinstatement of citizenship question in 2020 census

by WorldTribune Staff, April 4, 2018 North Carolina has joined 11 other states in a lawsuit filed in federal court seeking to block the Trump administration from adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 census, a report said. North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein and 11 other attorneys general from mostly Democrat-majority states filed […]

Trump concluded 37 trade deals in China, pressed Xi on drug linked to opioid crisis

Trump concluded 37 trade deals in China, pressed Xi on drug linked to opioid crisis

by WorldTribune Staff, November 10, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his first trip to China by concluding dozens of major trade deals between American and Chinese firms and pressing Chinese President Xi Jinping to curb exports of a drug that contributed to 20,000 U.S. opioid overdose deaths last year. The U.S. Commerce Department […]