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The Chinese technology company Xiaomi announced the delivery of its first made-in-Vietnam phone handsets this week.

The Chinese technology company Xiaomi announced the delivery of its first made-in-Vietnam phone handsets this week.

Companies across the world are re-examining their sources for many kinds of goods because of supply issues linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many are considering countries in Southeast Asia and Latin America for imports as they move away from China.

Lockdowns in China earlier this year, slowing international shipments of factory goods, create business opportunities for other countries

Lockdowns in China earlier this year, slowing international shipments of factory goods, create business opportunities for other countries

The Asian region of 680 million people has strong trade and investment ties to Beijing and wants Washington to match that, experts say

A summit this week will put pressure on Washington to match China's economic development support for Southeast Asia, a region of 680 million people, experts say. Southeast Asian countries want to avert overdependence on Chinese trade and investment, analysts believe. But they say the region has found relatively little help from the United States. The…

San Francisco - China's patience with Russia over the war in Ukraine has set back its prized ties with the European Union despite tentative gains lat

EU leaders urged China at a terse April 1 video summit to get tougher on Moscow, straining already tense relations between EU and Beijing

What the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership means for the 15 member countries