TRADE WARS

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EU urged to halt trade talks with S. America over Brazil abuses
Jun 18, 2019 (AFP)
The appeal from more than 340 groups could further complicate the European Union's bid to conclude 20 years of talks for a free trade agreement with Brazil and ...
China to block pork imports from Canadian firm: Xinhua
Jun 18, 2019 (AFP)
Sino-Canadian relations have been frosty since the December arrest in Vancouver of a top executive of telecoms giant Huawei on a US extradition request related ...
Businesses clamor for Trump's ear as $300 bn in new China tariffs loom
Jun 17, 2019 (AFP)
And on Monday, seven days of public hearings are due to begin as major businesses issue their loudest warnings yet about layoffs, lost business and America's wa...
China probes FedEx after Huawei parcels misrouted
Jun 14, 2019 (AFP)
FedEx apologised earlier this month for the delivery mishap after Chinese telecoms giant Huawei said it was reviewing its ties with the package service over the...
More worry for China as industrial growth disappoints
Jun 14, 2019 (AFP)
Authorities have for years been attempting to transition the world's number two economy from a reliance on state investment and exports to a more stable model d...
Amazon dethrones Google as top global brand: survey
Jun 11, 2019 (AFP)
The brand value of Amazon surged by 52 percent to $315 billion, global market research agency Kantar said in its 2019 100 Top BrandZ report. Amazon jumped from ...
Beijing mum on Trump-Xi meeting at G20 summit
Jun 11, 2019 (AFP)
Trump said a meeting with Xi has been "scheduled" during the G20 summit in Japan later this month, and that he expected the Chinese leader to attend. "We have n...
China's exports beat forecast to rise as trade war heats up
Jun 10, 2019 (AFP)
The spat between the world's top two economies escalated last month, with President Donald Trump increasing tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods. But Chines...
Trump delivers hard line on new China tariffs threat
Jun 10, 2019 (AFP)
Trump delivered his hardline message ahead of the G20 summit on June 28-29 in Osaka, Japan, which could mark a turning point in the trade dispute between the wo...
EU states adopt 'panda bonds' in Chinese outreach
Jun 09, 2019 (AFP)
Italy might join the trend as well, despite EU concerns that China may be seeking a way to increase its influence on the continent. On May 30, Portugal became t...
G20 frets over global economy amid US-China trade war
Jun 09, 2019 (AFP)
Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the G20 group of the world's top economies are expected to note the "downside risks" to the global economy from t...
Banning Huawei would cost EU telcos up to 55 bn euros: industry body
Jun 07, 2019 (AFP)
The operators would also face delays of up to 18 months in getting next-generation 5G out to their customers, according to the impact assessment drawn up by the...
China has tools to handle trade war: central bank chief
Jun 07, 2019 (AFP)
There is "tremendous" room to counter the deepening trade war, People's Bank of China governor Yi Gang said in an interview with Bloomberg TV. "We have plenty o...
China to release details on blacklist of 'unreliable' companies soon
Jun 06, 2019 (AFP)
Last month the US Commerce Department placed Chinese tech giant Huawei and dozens of its affiliates on an "entity list" on grounds of national security. The mov...
IMF slightly lowers China's 2019 GDP growth forecast to 6.2%
Jun 05, 2019 (AFP)
The world's second-largest economy is expected to grow by 6.2 percent this year and 6.0 percent in the next, the IMF said, down from previous forecasts of 6.3 p...
China fines Ford joint venture in latest hit on US firm
Jun 05, 2019 (AFP)
The fine, amounting to four percent of Changan Ford Automobile's sales in the southwestern city of Chongqing, was levied over violations of China's anti-monopol...
IMF slightly lowers China's 2019 GDP growth forecast to 6.2%
Jun 05, 2019 (AFP)
The world's second-largest economy is expected to rise by 6.2 percent this year and 6.0 percent in the next, the IMF said, down from previous forecasts of 6.3 p...
China fines Ford joint venture in latest hit on US firm
Jun 05, 2019 (AFP)
The fine, amounting to four percent of Changan Ford Automobile's sales in the southwestern city of Chongqing, was levied over violations of China's anti-monopol...
China warns its citizens of police harassment, crime in US
Jun 04, 2019 (AFP)
The world's two largest economies have been locked in a protracted trade war, and any major drop in Chinese tourism to the United States could cost billions to ...
China ups inspections of Canadian pork amid diplomatic spat
Jun 04, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing's move, citing fear of pathogens, comes after it blocked shipments of Canada's most-valuable crop, canola, earlier this year. "We have been saying for s...
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