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Trump administration faces crunch week on trade
May 15, 2018 (AFP)
High-stakes negotiations will take place with China, the European Union and Washington's two North American Free Trade Agreement partners. And while the talks h...
US Iran sanctions to target auto, aircraft sectors first: French govt source
May 15, 2018 (AFP)
Energy and finance will follow, with companies facing punishment if they continue to do business with Iran, after US President Donald Trump withdrew from a land...
China's industrial output jumps but sales slump
May 15, 2018 (AFP)
Output at factories and workshops expanded 7.0 percent year-on-year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said, beating the 6.0 percent recorded in March and...
HSBC, ING banks announce blockchain first
May 14, 2018 (AFP)
The transaction, using the cutting-edge blockchain technology driving virtual currencies like bitcoin, involved a bulk shipment of soybeans from Argentina on be...
Trump pledges to safeguard Chinese telecoms jobs
May 14, 2018 (AFP)
Writing on Twitter, Trump said he had issued instructions for officials to come up with a rescue plan, saying too many jobs were at risk. "President Xi of China...
Trump Indonesia project latest stop on China's Belt and Road
May 11, 2018 (AFP)
A subsidiary of Chinese state-owned construction firm Metallurgical Corporation of China (MCC) signed a deal with Indonesia's MNC Land to build a theme park out...
Trump meets auto executives as NAFTA talks face deadline
May 11, 2018 (AFP)
Negotiators are currently working to rewrite the 24-year-old trade pact in which the auto industry features prominently, but the US, Canada and Mexico have not ...
Wall Street banking giant JP Morgan looks to expand in China
May 11, 2018 (AFP)
JP Morgan Broking applied to establish a foreign invested securities firm with 51 percent control on May 10, according to a statement by the China Securities Re...
China factory gate inflation snaps five month drop in April
May 10, 2018 (AFP)
Inflation hit a nine-year high in 2017 on restrictions of heavy industry production by authorities to curb air pollution during the winter months, as well as st...
China moves to rope in its tech 'unicorns'
May 09, 2018 (AFP)
New share offerings worth tens of billions of dollars are in the pipeline for 2018, setting it up as a blockbuster year with a number of so-called "unicorns" --...
China vice premier to visit US for more trade talks
May 08, 2018 (AFP)
The visit by Vice Premier Liu He -- considered President Xi Jinping's right-hand man on economic issues -- comes after he led talks in Beijing last week with a ...
China's trade surplus with US grows
May 08, 2018 (AFP)
The figures Tuesday will likely reinforce Washington's determination after high-level talks in Beijing last week ended with both sides admitting there were big ...
US tells German businesses to stop trade in Iran 'immediately'
May 08, 2018 (AFP)
"As @realDonaldTrump said, US sanctions will target critical sectors of Iran's economy. "German companies doing business in Iran should wind down operations imm...
Banks don't want to be weakest link in blockchain revolution
May 06, 2018 (AFP)
While banks could reduce their costs, the gains could eventually shift to consumers who could benefit from quicker and cheaper services. "Any disruptive shock -...
Trump says China 'spoiled' by trade wins over US
May 05, 2018 (AFP)
The two days of talks were aimed at forestalling momentum towards a looming conflict between the world's two largest economies, with both sides prepared to pull...
Critical US-China trade talks end in Beijing
May 04, 2018 (AFP)
The talks were aimed at forestalling momentum towards the looming conflict, with both sides prepared to pull the trigger on tariffs that could affect trade in b...
Critical US-China trade talks enter second day in Beijing
May 04, 2018 (AFP)
The discussions mark a potential off ramp for the trade conflict that could dent humming global economic growth. US President Donald Trump has threatened to lev...
HSBC reports $4.76 bn pre-tax profit in first quarter
May 04, 2018 (AFP)
It also said revenue rose six percent to $13.7 billion in the period as it benefits from an improving global economy and rising interest rates. The upbeat Janua...
US, China dampen expectations as trade talks open
May 03, 2018 (AFP)
The gathering comes months after US President Donald Trump sparked a series of tit-for-tat exchanges by threatening to impose huge tariffs on billions of dollar...
China prepares tech sector for battle as US trade team arrives
May 02, 2018 (AFP)
As a US trade delegation heads to Beijing for talks starting Thursday, China's race to catch up to the United States in technology looms large. The skirmish is ...
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