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China's Xi seeks to rewrite global trade rules as US retreats
May 16, 2017 (AFP)
But not everyone is buying the rhetoric. Xi's plan was on display this week at an international summit in Beijing to promote his signature foreign policy, the O...
China decries protectionism, but Europeans rain on Silk Road parade
May 15, 2017 (AFP)
Xi addressed almost 30 leaders on the second day of a forum on his new Silk Road plan, a huge infrastructure project intended to revive ancient land and sea tra...
China factory output slows in April as credit tightens
May 15, 2017 (AFP)
The data comes as China hosts an international summit showcasing its Silk Road plan, an ambitious infrastructure project it hopes will revive ancient trading ro...
China decries protectionism, but some raise concerns
May 15, 2017 (AFP)
Xi addressed the leaders on the second day of the forum on his new Silk Road plan, a huge infrastructure project intended to revive ancient land and sea trade r...
US-China trade pact: a Trump triumph or rehashed news?
May 14, 2017 (AFP)
One thing is sure: the initial measures of the 100-day action plan launched in mid-April by China and the United States stand in stark contrast with the anti-Ch...
Red tape and taxes put brakes on 'Make In India' push
May 14, 2017 (AFP)
"We lack in technology and industry to make the smallest things, so we have to import," Ahuja said as he listed the frustrations entrepreneurs still encounter s...
China hosts Silk Road summit in shadow of N.Korea missile
May 14, 2017 (AFP)
President Xi Jinping greeted leaders from 29 nations for the two-day summit in Beijing after US and South Korean military officials confirmed that Pyongyang had...
China agrees to open market to US beef, gas
May 12, 2017 (AFP)
The deal was reached weeks after Chinese President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump launched a 100-day action plan on economic cooperation during their meeting at th...
Nepal signs up to China's new Silk Road plan
May 12, 2017 (AFP)
The long discussed deal between impoverished Nepal and its much bigger neighbour comes just days before China hosts a summit for 28 leaders near Beijing, showca...
China champions globalisation with new Silk Road summit
May 11, 2017 (AFP)
Leaders from 28 nations, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will attend the two-day meeting at Yanqi Lake, l...
Canadian leaders stress importance of U.S. trade
May 11, 2017 (UPI)
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne hosted Rachel Notley, her counterpart from oil-rich Alberta, to discuss trade relations with the United States with President Don...
China factory gate inflation slows as commodity prices drop
May 10, 2017 (AFP)
The reading follows a series of weak figures out of Beijing in recent months, including on trade and manufacturing, as the government tries to turn the country'...
Dollar extends gains as Fed hike speculation builds
May 09, 2017 (AFP)
Regional markets surged Monday, with Tokyo and Seoul leading the way, following centrist Emmanuel Macron's victory in France's presidential election and last we...
China's April exports rise but slow from March
May 08, 2017 (AFP)
Exports were up 8.0 percent year-on-year to $180 billion, while imports were up 11.9 percent at $142 billion. That pushed the trade surplus to $38 billion from ...
Sister of Trump senior adviser solicits Chinese investment
May 07, 2017 (AFP)
Nicole Kushner Meyer was in Beijing Saturday and in Shanghai Sunday, seeking more than $150 million in investment in a luxury apartment complex project in New J...
China, Japan, S. Korea to jointly combat financial instability
May 05, 2017 (AFP)
North Korea's efforts to develop an arsenal of nuclear-armed missiles have fuelled concerns among its Asian neighbours and led to threats of military action fro...
IBM tumbles as Buffett discloses he is trimming stake
May 05, 2017 (AFP)
In early Wall Street trade, IBM shares were down 2.5 percent at $154.00. Buffett, one of IBM's biggest shareholders, told CNBC he had divested shares in the fir...
HSBC pre-tax profit slides but hails 'good result'
May 04, 2017 (AFP)
The London-based giant has been on a recovery drive over the past two years aiming to slash costs with measures including laying off tens of thousands of staff ...
US jury convicts ex-Guinea minister over China bribes
May 04, 2017 (AFP)
Mahmoud Thiam, 50, who is also a US citizen, was arrested in December 2016 and convicted Wednesday after a seven-day trial, the US attorney's office said Thursd...
Hong Kong firm snaps up London skyscraper in $1.47bn deal
May 03, 2017 (AFP)
C C Land's acquisition of the 224-metres-high Leadenhall Building, which earned its nickname from its wedge shape, is the biggest single property purchase in th...
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