Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew makes a five-nation swing through Asia next week and will reiterate that completion of an ambitious trans-Pacific trade pact by the year's end remains a top U.S. priority. Read more...

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will travel to China, Japan and South Korea in the first week of December, a trip designed to emphasize the U.S. commitment to a policy pivot toward Asia. Read more...

The United States and Asia are two vital pillars of the global economy. These are important times as we pursue pro-growth policies and chart a course to expand opportunities for the next generation. Policies we each pursue have a substantial impact on one another. I am here in Asia this week to deepen our cooperation to increase demand, provide shared benefits throughout the global economy and level the playing field for our workers and businesses. Read more...

China's leaders will hold a key meeting to discuss deepening financial reforms between November 9 and November 12, the official Xinhua news agency said, as the ruling Communist Party looks to set its economic agenda for the next decade. Read more...

China's central government called for “unrelenting” implementation of its economic policies and reform measures to consolidate the nation’s recovery from a two-quarter slowdown and improve the quality of growth. Read more...

High-level U.S.-China security and economic talks in Washington this week will give the United States a chance to size up Beijing's new leadership team and its talk of economic reform, American officials said on Monday. Read more...

The fifth round of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue will be held in Washington, D.C., on July 10 and 11. It is another important step forward taken by the two governments in their efforts to build a new model of major-country relationship after President Xi Jinping and President Barack Obama met at the Annenberg Estate in California last month. Read more...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew and Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Chinese government officials July 10-11 for the fifth round of the U.S.- China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, the Treasury Department said in a statement today. Read more...

Economic tensions emerging in China should push the new government to more quickly open the country’s economy and make other changes advocated by the United States, incoming U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said Friday. Read more...

High-level talks between China and the U.S. in July will be the first real test of the mutual understanding and personal chemistry both sides said they forged during an informal summit between presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping this past weekend. Read more...