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China's top diplomat says 'confident' of investment deal with EU
Oct 21, 2019 (AFP)
In an interview with AFP in Paris, Wang Yi said the list of sectors China still refuses access to is shrinking, and the country is opening up more and more, thu...
China's 'unicorn' startups exceed US number for first time
Oct 21, 2019 (AFP)
There were 206 Chinese firms out of a global total of 494 ultra-valuable start-ups -- known as "unicorns" -- in June 2019, according to the research firm Hurun ...
China seeks WTO okay for $2.4 bn tariffs on US goods
Oct 21, 2019 (AFP)
In a statement circulated to WTO members last week, but sent to journalists on Monday, China claimed the penalty was justified given the "United States continue...
Pound dips as Brexit saga drags but hopes for deal lend support
Oct 21, 2019 (AFP)
The House of Commons sat on a Saturday for the first time in almost four decades to consider Johnson's deal in a vote that was seen as a potential turning point...
China, US make 'substantial' trade deal progress: top official
Oct 19, 2019 (AFP)
Trump announced a partial deal after meetings in Washington with the Chinese trade deligation led by Liu He, which ended on October 11. It included promises to ...
IMF chief says building 'peer pressure' to follow trade rules
Oct 19, 2019 (AFP)
As the United States and China remain engulfed in a massive tariff battle and with Brexit turmoil continuing on Saturday, trade overshadowed the discussions of ...
European governments move to veto Facebook's digital money
Oct 18, 2019 (AFP)
The firm opposition from France, Italy and Germany adds to the mounting resistance faced by the tech giant's troubled foray into digital finance. The Group of 2...
China's Q3 GDP growth slows to 6%, slowest in 27 years
Oct 18, 2019 (AFP)
The Chinese economy grew 6.0 percent in July-September, compared with 6.2 percent in the second quarter, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). T...
US-China trade mini-deal being 'papered': Trump
Oct 17, 2019 (AFP)
"It hasn't been papered yet but it is being papered," Trump told reporters at the White House. He insisted that China had already bought $40 to $50 million wort...
Legal basis absolute prerequisite for digital monies; As G7 seeks common stance
Oct 17, 2019 (AFP)
In a new report on stablecoins -- a type of digital currency backed by reserves assets -- the G7 also urged regulators to coordinate their work to prevent issue...
IMF's Georgieva: US-China truce 'not good enough'
Oct 17, 2019 (AFP)
"It's really good news that the US and China are talking to each other," she told reporters at the start of the International Monetary Fund annual meeting. But ...
China says efforts 'accelerated' on US trade deal
Oct 17, 2019 (AFP)
The initial deal was announced on Friday by US President Donald Trump and included promises to increase purchases of US farm products and protections for intell...
Macron, Merkel meet to harmonise positions before EU summit
Oct 16, 2019 (AFP)
Macron goes into the two-day meeting in Brussels starting Thursday still smarting from the rejection of his pick for European commissioner, Sylvie Goulard. The ...
Sterling stands firm as Brexit hopes build, equities rise
Oct 16, 2019 (AFP)
The sterling surged Tuesday as negotiators voiced optimism that they could strike an agreement that would avoid Britain crashing out of the EU at the end of the...
China's GDP growth slows to 6% in third quarter: AFP poll
Oct 16, 2019 (AFP)
Gross domestic product (GDP) figures due on Friday are expected to show that the Chinese economy expanded 6.0 percent in July-September, compared with 6.2 perce...
APEC finance ministers express 'moderate' hope over US-China trade deal
Oct 15, 2019 (AFP)
For the last 18 months the world's two largest economies have been embroiled in a trade spat that saw tariffs placed on hundreds of billions of dollars' worth o...
China inflation surges as pork prices soar
Oct 15, 2019 (AFP)
Authorities have gone as far as tapping the nation's pork reserve to control prices of the staple meat, as the swine fever crisis could become a political and e...
China wants centralised digital currency after bitcoin crackdown
Oct 15, 2019 (AFP)
Far from the libertarian ideals of cryptocurrencies, whose anonymity allows users to buy and sell without leaving a digital trail, China's mooted e-cash system ...
Pound rallies as EU's Barnier fans Brexit deal hopes
Oct 15, 2019 (AFP)
With the exit deadline on October 31, Michel Barnier's comments reinforced hopes for an eventual agreement between the two sides and came after reports said a c...
China sees 'no difference' with US on trade deal
Oct 15, 2019 (AFP)
On Friday, Trump said after talks in Washington with Vice Premier Liu He that the two sides had reached an initial agreement, but while Beijing said progress wa...
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