Beijing's top trade official says China and the United States have agreed to work on extending a deadline for new tariffs on each other after two days of trade talks in Stockholm

A top Chinese official now says Beijing has agreed to extend its tariff truce with the U.S. after two days of intense talks between the world’s two largest economies. The official did not specify how long the extension would be for.

At least 30 people have died in Beijing and more than 80,000 were evacuated to safety, Chinese authorities said, as heavy rains and floods ravage roads and houses in northern China. Eight other people died after a landslide on Monday in Chengde city,

Heavy rains prompted flood warnings as a landslide killed at least 4 people, forcing thousands to evacuate as rising waters caused widespread damage.