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Chinese export, import growth rates slow in July
Aug 08, 2017 (AFP)
Analysts said that while export and import rates were still robust year-on-year, the latest data indicated a downward trend. Exports rose 7.2 percent year-on-ye...
Trump action on China trade likely to have broad support
Aug 04, 2017 (AFP)
The administration is expected very soon to announce actions against China for failing to protect industrial and trade secrets of US companies, a move that has ...
Canada to protect national interests during NAFTA talks
Aug 04, 2017 (UPI)
The first round for negotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement starts August 16 in Washington, D.C. Canada counts on the United States as its top t...
Hong Kong tycoon Li 'cautious' as profits rise
Aug 03, 2017 (AFP)
The billionaire, who turned 89 on Saturday, said he was "cautiously optimistic" about his company's future, as an upturn in major economies was weighed by geopo...
'Clear' risk of trade war from protectionist policies: WTO chief
Aug 02, 2017 (AFP)
The WTO's director-general did not implicate any countries by name behind such policies, even though he was asked about the effects US President Donald Trump's ...
Washington plans trade measures against China: report
Aug 02, 2017 (AFP)
President Donald Trump's administration plans to invoke a little used clause in US trade law that allows America to probe whether China's intellectual-property ...
Standard Chartered profits leap 93% in first half of year
Aug 02, 2017 (AFP)
But it stopped short of paying interim dividends, with chairman Jos Vials saying more clarity was needed on the impact of global regulatory reforms which are st...
China factory activity gathers steam in July: Caixin
Aug 01, 2017 (AFP)
The Caixin Purchasing Manager's Index -- an indicator of conditions at small manufacturers -- came in at 51.1 in the month, up from 50.4 in June as it marked a ...
Macau casinos rack up year of gains as VIPs return
Aug 01, 2017 (AFP)
Semi-autonomous Macau is the only part of China where casino gambling is legal and is a favourite haunt of mainland big spenders. But when President Xi Jinping ...
China manufacturing expansion slows in July
Jul 31, 2017 (AFP)
China registered steady growth during the first half of the year with stronger-than-expected GDP and exports growth, but the positive momentum will be hard to m...
China tells Trump not to link trade to N. Korea
Jul 31, 2017 (AFP)
"We believe that the North Korea nuclear issue and China-US trade are two issues that are in two completely different domains," Vice Minister of Commerce Qian K...
China orders Anbang to sell Waldorf Astoria, other foreign assets: report
Jul 31, 2017 (AFP)
The financial news agency, which cited unidentified people familiar with the matter, said Chinese authorities have told Anbang to bring the proceeds back to Chi...
Economic rebound bypasses Spain's poorest neighbourhood
Jul 31, 2017 (AFP)
This is one of the odd jobs allowing her to survive in Spain's poorest neighbourhood -- Los Pajaritos in Seville, the country's fourth largest city famous for i...
Starbucks takes full control of China stores in $1.3 bn deal
Jul 28, 2017 (AFP)
It will buy the remaining 50 percent of its East China joint venture from Taiwan's food and beverage giant Uni-President, according to a company statement issue...
Amazon's Jeff Bezos becomes world's richest person - briefly
Jul 27, 2017 (AFP)
Forbes magazine said its real-time tracking of personal fortunes showed Bezos with a net worth of $90.5 billion, ahead of the $90 billion for Gates early Thursd...
S. Korea's growth slows in Q2 amid falling exports
Jul 27, 2017 (AFP)
The figures come as South Korea struggles to shake off an extended economic slowdown, a key factor in the election of left-leaning new President Moon Jae-In in ...
Hong Kong firm beats Brexit blues with record City skycraper deal
Jul 27, 2017 (AFP)
Condiment-maker Lee Kum Kee, a family business that is best known for its oyster sauce, is buying up the building nicknamed the "Walkie Talkie" for 1.3 billion ...
China to change state-owned firms into corporations
Jul 26, 2017 (AFP)
China has pledged for years that it would take steps to reform the centrally-run businesses, which dominate crucial industries ranging from power and steel to a...
China cashing out as mobile payment soars
Jul 23, 2017 (AFP)
The dance student is part of an explosion in the use of mobile payment platforms in China as consumers increasingly take out phones instead of cash to pay for e...
Canadian premiers note role of expanding trade with China
Jul 20, 2017 (UPI)
Canadian provincial leaders during their annual summer meeting outlined shared priorities for the year ahead. From an overheated Toronto-area housing market, to...
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