Hong Kong CNN  —  The administration of US President Donald Trump has lifted restrictions on exports of chip design software to China, as Washington and Beijing work to dial down hostilities as part of a recent trade agreement. All three leading chip design software companies – Synopsys, Cadence and Siemens – said they were notified

LIUYANG, China — There are few sights more dazzling than fireworks on the Fourth of July. Yet all the sparkle and sound on the most American day of the year relies almost solely on China, which is mired in a trade war with the United States that could disrupt fireworks displays across the country from

There’s precious little information about the trade agreement Donald Trump says he has struck with Vietnam. Hanoi hasn’t even fully confirmed the details the U.S. president laid out in a social media post on Wednesday. Taken alongside Trump’s other tentative pact with the UK, however, this details-light bargain appears to show that bilateral tariff talks

According to Bloomberg, the Trump administration has eased certain export license requirements for selling EDA software to China. As part of a trade agreement finalized last week, the U.S. agreed to permit shipments of chip design tools, ethane, and jet engines—on the condition that Beijing honors its commitment to expedite approvals for critical mineral exports,