US may lift ZTE curbs this week

The United States Department of Commerce is expected this week to lift export curbs it imposed on Chinese telecom company ZTE Corp for alleged violations of a US trade restriction.

"The relief would be temporary in nature and would be maintained only if ZTE is abiding by its commitments to the US government," Reuters reported on Monday, citing a senior official at the agency.

The details of the commitments are expected to be published this week in the US Federal Register.