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France, US seek to avert trade war in digital tax row
Dec 03, 2019 (AFP)
The French parliament infuriated the administration of President Donald Trump in July by adopting a law taxing digital firms like Google, Apple, Facebook and Am...
Trump, Macron and Erdogan clash overshadows NATO summit
Dec 03, 2019 (AFP)
The three-way battle overshadowed the start of the alliance's 70th anniversary summit in London, threatening to derail efforts to show unity in the face of Russ...
Trump's trade whiplash tests partners, markets, own aides
Dec 03, 2019 (AFP)
In a surprise tweet, he re-imposed stinging metal tariffs on Brazil and Argentina, which the struggling Latin American economies thought were safely behind them...
Trump warns China trade deal could take years
Dec 03, 2019 (AFP)
"I have no deadline," Trump told reporters in London. "In some ways I like the idea of waiting until after the election for the China deal." Trump's trade war w...
US threatens 100 percent tariffs on French goods over digital tax
Dec 03, 2019 (AFP)
French sparkling wine, yogurt and Roquefort cheese are on the list of goods that could be targeted as soon as mid-January after a report from the US Trade Repre...
Hong Kong set to record first budget deficit in 15 years
Dec 02, 2019 (AFP)
In the latest grim assessment for the city, financial secretary Paul Chan told lawmakers that the economy was set to contract 1.3 percent in 2019, hitting the c...
China factory activity expands in November after 6-month losing streak
Nov 30, 2019 (AFP)
The closely watched Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key gauge of activity in the country's factories, rose to 50.2 in November, up from 49.3 last month, the...
Furious China threatens retaliation over US law on Hong Kong
Nov 28, 2019 (AFP)
Trump signed the legislation under heavy pressure from Congress, where it attracted rare bipartisan support, and in a statement spoke of his "respect" for Chine...
Germany aims to shield tech firms from foreign takeovers
Nov 28, 2019 (AFP)
The ministry said it had drafted an amendment to the Foreign Trade Regulation that would allow the government to review or block foreign purchases of stakes as ...
Merkel urges Europe to stick together in China dealings
Nov 27, 2019 (AFP)
"One of the biggest dangers I see... is that everyone in Europe has their own China policy, and that we end up sending completely different signals," Merkel sai...
China growth could drop below 6% this quarter: govt adviser
Nov 27, 2019 (AFP)
China posted its worst economic performance for 27 years in the last quarter on the back of a bruising trade war with Washington, and negotiators have yet to re...
China, US to continue talks on 'phase one' trade deal: Xinhua
Nov 26, 2019 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump had announced last month that the two sides had reached an initial agreement, but the deal is yet to be finalised. Chinese Vice Premie...
Trump lukewarm on Hong Kong as trade talks enter 'final' stage
Nov 26, 2019 (AFP)
"We're with them," Trump said of the protesters who delivered a landslide victory for pro-democracy candidates in local elections and have battled police for we...
China wants US trade deal but 'not afraid' to fight: Xi
Nov 22, 2019 (AFP)
It is rare for Xi to speak so directly about the trade war, and his comments come two days after US President Donald Trump complained that Beijing had not made ...
World Bank chief tells China it needs 'vital' reforms
Nov 21, 2019 (AFP)
Malpass made the remarks after a roundtable meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and the heads of other global institutions, including the International Mone...
US warns Pakistan of risks from China infrastructure push
Nov 21, 2019 (AFP)
The top US diplomat for South Asia said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor -- heralded as a game-changer by both Asian countries -- would profit only Beijing ...
China says it's striving for trade deal with US
Nov 21, 2019 (AFP)
Negotiators from both sides have been working towards a partial deal that includes bigger Chinese orders for US farm goods and better protections for intellectu...
US-China trade war could spark real war: Kissinger
Nov 21, 2019 (AFP)
The sober remarks from Kissinger, who was instrumental in normalising diplomatic relations between Washington and Beijing, came at a conference in Beijing on th...
China 'not stepping up' in trade talks: Trump
Nov 20, 2019 (AFP)
"I can tell you this. China would much rather make a trade deal than I would," he told reporters while touring a computer manufacturing facility that produces c...
Trump says China tariffs will go 'even higher' without deal
Nov 19, 2019 (AFP)
"If we don't make a deal with China, I'll just raise the tariffs even higher," he told reporters at the White House. Trump's latest tough comment came as market...
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