By Samuel Shen and Jiaxing Li SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese stocks and the yuan tentatively rose on Tuesday, with investors relieved that U.S. President Donald Trump did not announce hefty trade tariffs at his inauguration but unwilling to bet this meant improved U.

After bracing for a torrent of tariffs by Donald Trump from his first day in office, investors in Chinese assets are breathing a sigh of relief — at least for now.

Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region made modest gains on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said he is thinking of imposing new tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Shares were flat to a little higher after Trump pledged in his inaugural address to bring in a "golden age" for America.

As he signed an executive order, President Donald Trump said that the World Health Organization had "ripped us off."

Trump postponed the ban on TikTok but said he “certainly could” put tariffs on China if Beijing failed to approve a deal to sell the app to a US company. Trump signed a slew of executive orders that initiated the US withdrawal from the Paris climate accords and WHO,

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), a body he has repeatedly criticized over its handling

In his inaugural speech, President Trump claimed that Panama had "broken" a promise to remain neutral, alleging that "China is operating the Panama Canal". President Jose Raul Mulino said he rejected Trump's words in their "entirety",

Monrovia NSU CHALLENGER bulk carrier transits the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Aris Martinez/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would take back the Panama Canal as he delivered an inauguration speech in which he invoked the 19th century expansionist doctrine of "Manifest Destiny" in laying out plans for space exploration.