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now as a follow-up to the report the United States has refused to make an

official statement on Kim jong-un's New Year's address a US State Department

spokesperson speaking to seoul-based Yonhap news agency on condition of

anonymity on Tuesday said the u.s. declines the quote opportunity to

comments it was Washington's first response to Kim's New Year's speech

which was closely watched for hints about the fate of the stalled

denuclearization talks between Pyongyang and Washington

For more infomation >> U.S. declines to comment on N.K. leader's speech - Duration: 0:35.

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FIERY : Judge Jeanine Pirro . Message to Trump: 'You Cannot Buckle' on US Border Wall Funding - Duration: 10:40.

For more infomation >> FIERY : Judge Jeanine Pirro . Message to Trump: 'You Cannot Buckle' on US Border Wall Funding - Duration: 10:40.

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Government Shutdown Being Felt Across US - Duration: 1:44.

For more infomation >> Government Shutdown Being Felt Across US - Duration: 1:44.

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China Could Cut Tariffs On U.S.-Made Vehicles - Duration: 2:06.

Aproposal has been made to China's cabinet to eliminate the 25 per cent surcharge the country slapped onto U.S.-made vehicles earlier this year.

The surcharge, implemented as part of the ongoing trade war between the United States and China, instigated by President Donald Trump, saw tariffs on U.S.-made vehicles jump to 40 per cent in China from 15 per cent.

Bloomberg reports that the plan to eliminate the surcharge will be revised in the coming days

President Trump suggested that he had won a concession during talks with China at the G20 summit in Argentina

Both Chinese and American trade officials say that there is indeed dialog between the two nations to reach a compromise

While China may not want to concede to President Trump, it is experiencing the sixth straight month of declining car sales after decades of unprecedented growth

It is thought that trade tensions between the two countries have impacted Chinese car sales

"Last week, events seemed to conspire to throw the truce into disarray, but the underlying incentives of both sides at the moment are to try to maintain that truce," chief Asian economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, Freya Beamish said

"Now we are seeing the possibility that China will come through with reductions of tariffs on U.S.autos, and that's another good, concrete step

" On the back of this news, shares in a handful of automakers increased.For example, shares in BMW rose 1.8 per cent, Daimler's share price increased by 2.7per cent, Volkswagen rallied by 3.6per cent, and General Motors jumped by 1.5per cent