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China to reimburse soy tariffs for state reserve

Bloomberg China will reimburse the buyer for the cost of the 25 percent tariff on soybean imports from the US if the cargoes are for state reserves, according to people familiar with the matter. Extra duties were applied to a range of US farm products from July 6 in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese ...

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Alibaba in talks with BT for cloud deal

Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is in talks with BT Group Plc about a cloud services partnership as the Chinese internet giant challenges Amazon.com Inc.’s dominance in Europe. An agreement between Alibaba and the IT consulting unit of Britain’s former phone monopoly could be similar to Alibaba’s existing arrangement with Vodafone Group Plc in Germany, according to a person familiar ...

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Typhoon Maria spurs heavy rain in Taiwan

Bloomberg A fierce typhoon is headed in the direction of Taiwan, spurring warnings over extreme weather that risks shuttering schools, businesses and the stock exchange. Super Typhoon Maria could bring strong winds and heavy rains to northern and central Taiwan in the coming days, Central Weather Bureau specialist Judy Wuu said. Taipei, the political and business capital, is on the ...

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