By Naveen Thukral and Ella Cao SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Chinese soybean importers face much higher costs to bring in an additional 8 million metric tons of U.S. cargoes, whose purchase President Donald Trump has said Beijing is weighing,

President Trump's focus overseas may spare China for now, but Beijing still worries that his "America First" rhetoric hasn't softened what it calls U.S. "military adventurism."

The Panama Canal has been thrust into the middle of a power struggle between the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies.

China and South Africa signed a framework agreement for a new trade deal on Friday as Africa's leading economy looks to other options following the high import tariffs imposed on it by the U.S. and its diplomatic fallout with the Trump administration.

Soybeans and bean oil ended sharply higher but off session highs, corn slightly higher with wheat lower. Cattle rallied to nearterm highs, with hogs mixed.

Oz’s "Trump babies" remark may one day read less like a quip and more like a statement of political realignment. One country taxes condoms and buys robots. The other negotiates pharma discounts and builds a federal drug bazaar. The clock is ticking on which approach will prevail.

Chinese President Xi Jinping held back-to-back calls with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump as both seek to increase their influence over China. The calls were held within hours of each other,