Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has discussed Australia’s critical-minerals deal with the United States during a “positive” meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

President Donald Trump signed a pair of trade deals with southeast Asian countries and oversaw a peace deal ending a major border dispute in the region Sunday, building diplomatic momentum ahead of Trump’s anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Key trade negotiator Li Chenggang is among the officials in the Malaysian capital seeking to ease tensions on issues from tariffs to rare earths.

US and Chinese officials have reached a framework agreement, averting a potentially ruinous 157% tariff on Chinese goods while paving the way for a potential trade deal to be discussed between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this week.

Bitcoin and Ether jump as Washington and Beijing strike basic consensuses on tariffs, fentanyl cooperation and export controls

In two separate incidents on Sunday, a US Navy helicopter and a fighter jet crashed during routine operations over the South China Sea, with no loss of life reported. The accidents occurred as US President Donald Trump visited the region for the ASEAN

ASEAN Summit 2025 LIVE Updates: Ahead of US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping's meeting in South Korea, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the 100% tariff on China is "effectively off the table".

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The second day of trade talks between the U.S. and China was paving the way for a "productive meeting" between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, Washington's top trade envoy said in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, raising hopes of a deal between the world's two largest economies.