President Donald Trump's eventful week included securing a preliminary trade deal with China, deploying National Guard troops to Los Angeles, and responding to Israel's strikes on Iran.

China’s government is reviewing impacts on the nation’s scientific research after President Donald Trump’s moves to withdraw funding from some US agencies and halt publication of certain categories of data.

China's dominance in rare earths minerals can cause a shortage for US consumers in everything from cars to TV remotes.

China has reported a mixed economic performance in May, as retail sales jumped while factory output slowed in the face of higher U.S. tariffs.

While Donald Trump hailed the outcome of trade talks in London, Xi Jinping walked away with an understated strategic gain: a negotiating process that buys China time and helps defuse the threat of more harmful tariffs and technology curbs.

The America Firsters hoped to push Trump away from the hawks. The Israel-Iran conflict shows that isn’t so easy.

If there is a shared mission at this year’s G7 summit, in Canada’s Rocky Mountains, it is a desire to minimise any fireworks at a moment of combustible tensions.

China’s unexpectedly strong retail sales in May gave the economy some relief from US tariffs, although the momentum may not last as a housing market slump shows signs of deepening and deflationary forces persist.