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China temporarily waives taxes to get foreign firms to stay
Dec 29, 2017 (AFP)
The finance ministry announced Thursday the new tax policy, which will apply retroactively from January so businesses will be able to take advantage of the exem...
Masayoshi Son: From chicken feed to Japan's richest tycoon
Dec 29, 2017 (AFP)
It was a typically bullish remark from the 60-year-old tycoon, listed by Forbes as Japan's richest man with an estimated fortune of $22.2 billion, who has embar...
China imposes new restrictions on outbound investment
Dec 27, 2017 (AFP)
The rules are the latest attempt to stem the tidal wave of capital that has flown out of the country in recent years, a trend which regulators fear could threat...
UK accused of trying to block US trade deal transparency
Dec 21, 2017 (AFP)
The two countries have set up a "trade and investment working group" to lay the groundwork for a future deal once Britain leaves the European Union in 2019. In ...
President Xi puts his stamp on China's economy, permits more debt
Dec 20, 2017 (AFP)
The pledges were made under a new banner, "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialist Economy with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era", at the end of the annual Central...
China's economic growth to slow next year, says state think tank
Dec 20, 2017 (AFP)
But while the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) estimate was better than its previous outlook it warned of possible trade headwinds from US President Do...
China issues code of conduct for firms investing abroad
Dec 19, 2017 (AFP)
The move by the country's top economic-planning agency appears to be the latest in a government campaign to prevent acquisitive Chinese firms from over-extendin...
China opens major economic conference; ANZ sells Shanghai bank stake
Dec 18, 2017 (AFP)
The annual Central Economic Work Conference gives leaders the opportunity to review past economic policy and plan for 2018. The pursuit of high growth propelled...
Britain, China speed up bid to link stock markets
Dec 16, 2017 (AFP)
Visiting British finance minister Philip Hammond has been cozying up to Beijing, with the relationship between the two countries growing in importance as the UK...
Japan firm says it will pay part of salaries in Bitcoin
Dec 15, 2017 (AFP)
GMO Internet, which operates a range of web-related businesses including finance, online advertising and internet infrastructure, will start paying up to 100,00...
Britain seeks closer ties to China's Belt and Road
Dec 15, 2017 (AFP)
China is one of Britain's largest trading partners, and the relationship has grown in importance as the UK looks forward to its economic future once it leaves t...
Winter cuts dent China's industrial output
Dec 14, 2017 (AFP)
Output at factories and workshops expanded 6.1 percent year-on-year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said, against 6.2 percent in October and in line wi...
Marvel or mishap? Hong Kong's troubled mega bridge
Dec 14, 2017 (AFP)
But critics say the multi-billion dollar infrastructure mega-project is politically driven and a costly white elephant. Dogged by delays, budget overruns, accus...
Sweet victory: French candymakers win China legal war
Dec 13, 2017 (AFP)
The lozenge-shaped sweets, made of a mixture of candied fruit and ground almonds topped with icing, are widely enjoyed in France's southern Aix-en-Provence regi...
US, EU and Japan up the pressure on China at WTO
Dec 12, 2017 (AFP)
A joint statement from the three powers made no direct mention of China, but said "severe excess capacity in key sectors, exacerbated by government-financed and...
US says 'litigation-centered' WTO losing focus
Dec 11, 2017 (AFP)
"Too often members seem to believe they can gain concessions through lawsuits that they could never get at the negotiating table," Robert Lighthizer told the WT...
China exports surge in November as trade tensions flare
Dec 08, 2017 (AFP)
The healthy trade data is welcome news for the world's number-two economy as Beijing looks to tackle industrial overcapacity, winter pollution and a ballooning ...
China exports soar higher than expected in November
Dec 08, 2017 (AFP)
The healthy trade data, which also showed imports outstripping forecasts, come as Beijing looks to tackle industrial overcapacity, winter pollution and a balloo...
IMF warns on brewing risks in China's financial system
Dec 07, 2017 (AFP)
The IMF report comes a day after regulators in Beijing drafted new rules to strengthen bank funding, and follows a number of alerts about a ballooning debt prob...
EU wins tougher, swifter anti-dumping trade powers
Dec 06, 2017 (AFP)
The political agreement was reached late on Tuesday by negotiators from the European Parliament, the 28 member states and the European Commission, the EU's exec...
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