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US FedEx pilot arrested by Chinese authorities
Sep 19, 2019 (AFP)
Todd Hohn, a former US Air Force pilot, was arrested by Chinese authorities a week ago as he waited for a commercial flight in the company's Asia hub of Guangzh...
London Stock Exchange rejects 32bn Hong Kong takeover bid
Sep 13, 2019 (AFP)
In a statement, LSEG said management "unanimously rejects the conditional proposal" from Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) and "given its fundamental flaws, sees ...
US wants to make 'meaningful progress' in China trade talks
Sep 13, 2019 (AFP)
Mnuchin said on CNBC he is "cautiously optimistic" about chances for a deal to resolve the conflict, while President Donald Trump hinted at a watering down of h...
Trump offers delay in tariff hike, responding to Chinese gesture
Sep 12, 2019 (AFP)
Speaking weeks ahead of the resumption of talks aimed at resolving a grinding trade war, Trump said the tariff delay was requested by Beijing. Top negotiators e...
US firms expect leaner times in China as trade war grinds on
Sep 11, 2019 (AFP)
The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai's annual China Business Report also found that 75 percent of US firms opposed the US use of punitive tariffs to for...
Hong Kong Stock Exchange unveils shock 32bn bid for London rival
Sep 11, 2019 (AFP)
The blockbuster proposal including debt, worth $40 billion or 36 billion euros, is dependent on the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) scrapping a proposed $27-...
China's factory prices fall faster as weak demand hits economy
Sep 10, 2019 (AFP)
Consumer prices were also broadly subdued and only supported by a surge of almost 50 percent in the price of pork caused by African swine fever that has ravaged...
US trade ban 'hurts America more than Huawei': exec
Sep 10, 2019 (AFP)
"America needs Huawei more than Huawei needs America," Andy Purdy, head of security at Huawei's US branch, told reporters at a telecommunications industry confe...
China scraps foreign invesment cap in stocks, bonds
Sep 10, 2019 (AFP)
Foreign individuals are barred from investing directly in China's markets, but the country allows certain institutions to buy shares under the so-called Qualifi...
US economy untouched by trade war: Mnuchin
Sep 09, 2019 (AFP)
The remarks brushed aside concerns prompted by recent economic data showing slower employment growth, falling business investment and a weakening manufacturing ...
China's exports fall in August as US trade war rumbles
Sep 08, 2019 (AFP)
The drop comes after a surprise 3.3 percent rebound in July despite the yearlong battle with Washington and weakening global demand. But economists cited by Blo...
China to cut reserve requirements for banks to boost economy
Sep 06, 2019 (AFP)
The People's Bank of China (PBoC) will cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) on September 16 by 50 basis points, it said in a statement, reducing the amount o...
Trump bullish on China tariffs, but aide warns of long haul
Sep 06, 2019 (AFP)
Top-level negotiators are due to resume stalled talks in Washington early next month, with lower-level staff preparing the way in late September, according to o...
Vexed Canada takes China to WTO over canola ban
Sep 06, 2019 (AFP)
In a news release, Carr said Canada raised concerns at the WTO General Council in May about the ban that has compounded already strained relations. Now Canada i...
US, China to resume trade talks in Washington in October
Sep 05, 2019 (AFP)
The world's two biggest economies have been embroiled in a tense year-long tariffs row, which escalated on September 1 when both sides swapped fresh levies on g...
Hong Kong stocks surge after extradition bill withdrawal reports
Sep 04, 2019 (AFP)
The Hang Seng index leapt more than three percent in afternoon trade after the South China Morning Post and HK01 both published reports that the city's pro-Beij...
Rising US exports shrink trade deficit; China imports fall
Sep 04, 2019 (AFP)
The relatively steady deficit comes as hopes dim for a near-term resolution to the US-China conflict, which has begun to rattle the American economy. Economists...
US slaps fresh duties on Chinese, Mexican steel goods
Sep 04, 2019 (AFP)
The Commerce Department's findings, which are preliminary and could be reversed, follow a similar decision in June concerning Chinese alloy aluminum imports val...
Getting out -- tariffs push some US manufacturers to exit China
Sep 04, 2019 (AFP)
Buttolph, chief finance officer at Xentris Wireless, expects that his company will never return to China after completing a move that he describes as "a kind of...
Trump hardens tone on China as trade war rattles economy
Sep 03, 2019 (AFP)
After a month of escalations in the year-long battle with Beijing, Trump fired off another Twitter blitz, saying Chinese negotiators may be holding out for a be...
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