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Trump says US-China trade talks 'going very well'
Feb 19, 2019 (AFP)
Officials on Tuesday resumed the high-stakes negotiations aimed at ending a damaging tariff war between the economic superpowers. "I think the talks are going v...
Trade war boogeyman hangs over giant US toy show
Feb 18, 2019 (AFP)
Yet uncertainty about the trading relationship between Beijing and Washington hangs over this weekend's Toy Fair, dampening the festive mood amidst giant balloo...
Hong Kong economy stalls amid trade dispute: finance chief
Feb 17, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing and Washington have already imposed duties on more than $360 billion in two-way trade, roiling global financial markets and weighing heavily on manufact...
UK finance minister forced to axe trip to China: reports
Feb 16, 2019 (AFP)
Hammond was set to visit China for trade talks with senior government figures, but has axed the trip after Beijing reacted angrily this week to news of the wars...
China-US trade talks to move to Washington after 'hopeful' Bejing meeting
Feb 15, 2019 (AFP)
US duty rates on more than $200 billion in Chinese exports are due to more than double in two weeks -- an unwelcome shock to a slowing global economy. US Presid...
US officials to meet Xi as trade talks near end
Feb 15, 2019 (AFP)
The world's two biggest economies are seeking an accord to bridge their deep trade differences, after President Donald Trump set a March 1 deadline beyond which...
China's January inflation comes in slower than expected
Feb 15, 2019 (AFP)
The producer price index (PPI) -- an important barometer of the industrial sector that measures the cost of goods at the factory gate -- rose 0.1 percent on-yea...
US Treasury Sec Mnuchin calls China trade talks 'productive'
Feb 15, 2019 (AFP)
Top officials from the world's two biggest economies had held two days of talks, hoping to at least create sufficient goodwill to stave off an escalation of the...
Uber narrows losses, growth slows on the road to IPO
Feb 15, 2019 (AFP)
The loss for the final three months of the year amounted to $865 million, compared with $1.1 billion in the same period a year earlier. The San Francisco-based ...
Hong Kong's super rich took a $20 bn beating in 2018: Forbes
Feb 14, 2019 (AFP)
The southern Chinese financial hub boasts entrenched income inequality with one of the highest concentrations of billionaires in the world. But the ultra-wealth...
US and China open trade talks in Beijing
Feb 14, 2019 (AFP)
Pressure to seal an accord ahead of a March 1 deadline set by Donald Trump appears to have eased slightly after the US president indicated he was open to extend...
Hong Kong port slips from global top five for first time
Feb 14, 2019 (AFP)
The bustling southern Chinese financial hub owes its very existence to its ideal location as a port, a cornerstone of the remarkable growth of a city's whose na...
EU to keep closer eye on Chinese takeover moves
Feb 14, 2019 (AFP)
Under a proposal adopted by the European Parliament, EU countries would supply information on foreign investment to other members if public order or security ar...
Chinese exports unexpectedly perk up in January
Feb 14, 2019 (AFP)
Exports rose 9.1 percent in January from a year earlier, data from the customs administration showed, ahead of forecasts and turning a corner after exports fell...
China's trade surplus with US narrows in January
Feb 14, 2019 (AFP)
China's exports across the Pacific fell more than 2 percent in January from a year earlier, data from the customs administration showed, after shrinking in Dece...
Ex-Coca-Cola engineer charged with stealing secrets for Chinese firm
Feb 14, 2019 (AFP)
US national You Xiaorong allegedly stole technology for valuable BPA-free packaging jointly owned by several companies, including a former "Atlanta-based" emplo...
Chinese lose taste for French wine as economy cools
Feb 13, 2019 (AFP)
The Federation for Wine and Spirit Exporters (FEVS) said direct sales to mainland China, France's third-biggest export market, slumped 14.4 percent in 2018 to 1...
China's Xi to meet top US trade officials: report
Feb 13, 2019 (AFP)
Xi will meet on Friday with officials including US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who are in the capital for crun...
Trump tariffs bring in additional $9 bn in first quarter
Feb 13, 2019 (AFP)
Trump has repeatedly touted the tariffs imposed last year, notably on $250 billion in annual imports from China, as a windfall for the US government, paid by Ch...
Japan's Toshiba cuts profit outlook again
Feb 13, 2019 (AFP)
The fresh downgrade comes as the firm undergoes painful reforms to stay afloat after logging billions of dollars in losses from its disastrous acquisition of US...
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