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Kazakh port in decline bids for slice of China trade
Aug 26, 2018 (AFP)
But the sleepy port, which has been badly hit in recent years by new oil routes, is vying for a slice of the pie as competition for Chinese trade warms up on th...
US-Mexico trade talks progressing but no breakthrough with China
Aug 24, 2018 (AFP)
The North American Free Trade Agreement and China have been two key targets of Trump's aggressive trade strategy and he has largely brushed off concerns from th...
Trump's trade pledges have backfired, energy trade group says
Aug 24, 2018 (UPI)
On the campaign trail, Trump promised to "use every tool under American and international law to end these (trade) abuses." Nearly two years into his term, he's...
US, China swap tariffs on billions in goods as sides hold talks
Aug 23, 2018 (AFP)
The latest action completes the first round of $50 billion in Chinese products that President Donald Trump targeted with Beijing striking back at American produ...
Amid China talks, Trump touts new investment security powers
Aug 23, 2018 (AFP)
Trump's remarks on the legislation, which was enacted earlier this month and does not target specific countries, coincided with a visit by trade negotiators fro...
Domestic pressure mounts on U.S. trade policy
Aug 22, 2018 (UPI)
From steel bins, signage, grills and store fixtures, a coalition of companies in Tennessee tied to the steel industry said U.S. President Donald Trump's decisio...
US, China talks raise optimism on eve of new trade tariffs
Aug 22, 2018 (AFP)
These are the first formal discussions with China since June on the spiraling and multifaceted trade war between the world's two largest economies. Meanwhile, U...
BHP Billiton: Trade tensions are 'exceedingly unhelpful'
Aug 21, 2018 (UPI)
Global markets have been upended by U.S. trade measures targeting China, Europe and North American economies. Implemented to boost domestic economic sectors, ta...
Malaysia to shelve China-backed projects worth $22 bn
Aug 21, 2018 (AFP)
The projects include a railway connecting Malaysia's east coast to southern Thailand and Kuala Lumpur, and two gas pipelines. "I explained to (the Chinese leade...
Malaysian PM to scrap China-backed $22 bn projects
Aug 21, 2018 (AFP)
The projects include a railway connecting Malaysia's east coast to southern Thailand and Kuala Lumpur, and two gas pipelines. "I explained to (the Chinese leade...
China hopes for 'good results' in US trade talks
Aug 21, 2018 (AFP)
US and Chinese officials are set to hold two days of talks in Washington starting Wednesday, their first formal discussions since June. In an interview with Reu...
Tariffs, tariff threats, talks: Trump faces key week on trade
Aug 20, 2018 (AFP)
US and Chinese officials will simultaneously hold talks in an effort to defuse the dispute. In addition, US negotiators will continue talks with Mexico aimed at...
Malaysia PM calls for China's help with fiscal problems
Aug 20, 2018 (AFP)
The 93-year-old leader, who returned for a second stint as premier following a shock election win in May, has railed against a series of deals struck with Chine...
China, US to resume trade talks in late August
Aug 16, 2018 (AFP)
Beijing and Washington have slapped tariffs on tens of billions of dollars worth of each other's goods since they held their last high-level meeting in June, ra...
Hong Kong spends $2bn to defend currency peg
Aug 16, 2018 (AFP)
The intervention -- which began Wednesday and was the latest in a series of moves to support the currency this year -- comes as the US dollar rockets on the bac...
China data shows economic momentum flagging
Aug 14, 2018 (AFP)
Beijing faces a delicate balancing act, aiming to shift its growth driver away from investment and exports towards personal consumption, while at the same time ...
Kazakh leader touts port on China's 'Silk Road'
Aug 11, 2018 (AFP)
Speaking at the Caspian port of Kuryk, 78-year-old Nazarbayev said Kazakhstan was investing in such transport hubs to benefit from the trillion-dollar project c...
Yuan decline helps China in US trade war, at a price
Aug 10, 2018 (AFP)
While markets are spooked by the standoff between the world's two biggest economies, a weaker currency makes exporters' goods cheaper, cushioning the impact of ...
China's factory-gate inflation tops forecasts in July
Aug 09, 2018 (AFP)
The figures are the first to be released since the United States imposed the first of its threatened levies on billions of dollars in Chinese goods as part of a...
State-owned China Tower trades flat on Hong Kong debut
Aug 08, 2018 (AFP)
The Beijing-based firm's $6.9 billion IPO was at the lower end of its expected range, making it the second to fall short of its main target with investor confid...
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