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 rain has caused flooding and landslides that washed away cars, forced evacuations and knocked out power around the Chinese capital

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

The Stockholm meeting, following similar talks in Geneva and London, is set to extend a 90-day pause on those tariffs. During the hiatus, U.S. tariffs have been lowered to 30% on Chinese goods, and China set a 10% tariff on U.S. products.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it would be up to the president whether the tariff truce would be extended Top officials from the US and China have ended two days of what both sides described as "constructive" talks over whether they will extend their 90-day tariff truce.