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Tokyo has chosen to operate independently as it navigates disputes in the volatile region.

Apple Inc on Saturday said it would shut all of its official stores and corporate offices in mainland China until Feb 9 as fears over the coronavirus outbreak mounted and the death toll more than doubled to over 250 from a week ago.

The US will likely lift sanctions on units of Chinese tanker company COSCO after Washington accused it of transporting Iranian oil.

The administration will strictly ban activities such as raising coal prices beyond their contracts.

China is the lone major importer of Iranian oil despite Trump’s ``maximum pressure`` campaign on Tehran that includes cutting Iran’s oil revenue to zero.

An Israeli cybersecurity firm has identified a new type of ransomware that it believes was created by Iran and has the ability to lock up or even delete industrial control systems.

A crude oil tanker in the Persian Gulf caught fire Wednesday night. prompting a warning from British naval officials to exercise extreme caution.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said new rules are coming soon that will put more limits on U.S. companies supplying China’s telecommunications leader Huawei Technologies Co.

Maneuvering. manipulation and $6 million in bribes helped oil companies win contracts with Iraq in the aftermath of Saddam Hussein’s reign. U.K. prosecutors said.

If Chinese holiday takes too long. it will affect global costs.