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Lack of transparency in China's Belt and Road projects: EU firms
Jan 16, 2020 (AFP)
Only 20 out of 132 firms polled said they have bid for projects related to the BRI, a massive global network of ports, railways, roads and industrial parks span...
After China, Trump trade wrath likely to find new targets
Jan 16, 2020 (AFP)
"This deal may cause short-term relief, but it's just a stage," said Sylvain Broyer, European chief economist at Standard and Poor's, calling it "the tip of the...
Xi comes bearing ports, trains and trade; Europe says no transparency
Jan 15, 2020 (AFP)
Here are five of the main projects -- and some of the issues plaguing them: - The big deal - The crown jewel of Xi's two-day visit will be a $1.3 billion deep-s...
China's Xi visits Myanmar to drive home Belt and Road plan
Jan 15, 2020 (AFP)
Xi's two-day visit, his first as president, will seek to cement Beijing's position as Myanmar's largest investor and strategic partner. The much-trumpeted China...
US, China set to sign vital trade truce
Jan 15, 2020 (AFP)
Although tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of two-way trade will remain in place, likely at least until after President Donald Trump faces reelection i...
China trade surplus with US dropped 8.5% to $296 bn in 2019
Jan 14, 2020 (AFP)
The huge difference in trade traffic is a key bone of contention for Donald Trump in a long-running stand-off that has seen him impose tariffs on goods worth hu...
China expected to clock weakest growth in 30 years
Jan 14, 2020 (AFP)
The survey of analysts at 14 institutions predicted that the world's second-largest economy would clock 6.1 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the ...
US says China trade deal has no agreement to reduce tariffs
Jan 14, 2020 (AFP)
The joint statement from the Treasury and the US Trade Representative's office said "there is no agreement for future reduction in tariffs. Any rumors to the co...
US unveils tighter foreign investment rules for national security
Jan 13, 2020 (AFP)
The new rules enforce reforms Congress enacted in 2018 amid heightened concern about Chinese economic espionage, although officials said the measures do not tar...
German factory outfitters want fairer trade with China
Jan 13, 2020 (AFP)
China -- the world's second-largest machine-tool exporter after Germany -- has got away with "subsidy distortions and unequal market access" at the World Trade ...
US sends home 21 Saudis as probe finds shooting was 'terrorism'
Jan 13, 2020 (AFP)
Attorney General Bill Barr said the December 6 shootings by Royal Saudi Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani at the US Naval Air Station in Pensac...
US-China trade deal a mixed success for Trump
Jan 12, 2020 (AFP)
"The hard issues between the United States and China are still outstanding," said Edward Alden, trade policy expert at the Council on Foreign Relations. But he ...
Firms in China remain wary despite US trade deal
Jan 12, 2020 (AFP)
As Chinese Vice Premier Liu He travels to Washington from Monday to Wednesday to seal the deal, manufacturers and suppliers told AFP that they fear the agreemen...
Pricey 'American Dream' mall places big bet on retail
Jan 12, 2020 (AFP)
For about $30, consumers can ski for two hours on a 1,000-foot (300-meter) hill of man-made snow, the glare of the sun replaced by a metal ceiling in a venue th...
Huawei exec can be extradited to US, Canada attorney general says
Jan 11, 2020 (AFP)
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who was originally detained on a US warrant in late 2018, faces an extradition hearing in Vancouver that begins on ...
Details of US-China deal to be published after signing: White House
Jan 10, 2020 (AFP)
After nearly two years of escalating conflict, US President Donald Trump and top Chinese trade envoy Liu He are due to sign a "phase one" agreement on January 1...
'Phase Two' China trade deal may come after US election: Trump
Jan 09, 2020 (AFP)
Trump's remarks come days before Beijing's trade envoy is due in Washington to sign a "phase one" agreement, marking a pause in the two sides' nearly two-year t...
China inflation flattens as surge in pork prices slows
Jan 09, 2020 (AFP)
The consumer price index, a key gauge of retail inflation, has been consistently rising over the past year as the disease ravages pig herds across China, leadin...
China confirms negotiator to sign trade deal in US next week
Jan 09, 2020 (AFP)
The signing will cap a nearly two-year spat that threatened to throttle the global economy as the two countries exchanged tariffs on hundreds of billions of dol...
Foreign firms wary as China launches investment law
Jan 08, 2020 (AFP)
The foreign investment law, which came into force on January 1, is supposed to give local and foreign companies equal treatment in the Chinese market and improv...
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