SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

SEOUL (Reuters) -Asia-Pacific trade envoys will gather this week in South Korea for discussions on multilateral cooperation, with talks taking place at a time when countries are scrambling to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs. Trade representatives of 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation grouping will attend two days of meetings starting Thursday in South Korea's...

* White House cuts de minimis tariff on China shipments to 54% * Tariff reduction follows truce announcement after Geneva talks * U.S. de minimis rule criticized for enabling cheap imports and smuggling (Adds details in paragraphs 3,7, 11-14) HONG KONG, May 13 (Reuters) - The United States will cut the low value de minimis tariff on China shipments, a...

By Isabelle Yr Carlsson COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -The world's first commercial-scale e-methanol plant began operations in Denmark on Tuesday, with shipping giant Maersk set to buy part of the production as a low-emission fuel for its fleet of container ships. The shipping sector is under pressure to find new sources of fuel after a majority of countries gave their backing to...