New York Times business news - October 21
UNG•Business-page stories cover Marco Rubio’s planned meetings with Asian business figures in Mumbai, China’s criticism of a U.S. ban on DeepSeek products, and U.K. approval of a North Sea natural gas project.
1. India trade talks
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet leading Asian business figures in Mumbai as Washington seeks to strengthen economic ties with India and continues negotiations over a bilateral trade deal.
2. China criticizes DeepSeek ban
China criticized a U.S. ban on DeepSeek products after the Department of Homeland Security ordered federal systems to remove and exclude technology developed by the Chinese company.
3. North Sea gas project
The British government approved a major offshore natural gas project in the North Sea on Wednesday, defying its pledge to halt new fossil fuel extraction.
