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Britain owes EU two billion euros after China import fraud: probe
Mar 08, 2017 (AFP)
Britain owes the European Union budget two billion euros after turning a blind eye to a major scam by Chinese importers, the EU's fraud office said on Wednesday...
Alibaba's Jack Ma blames outdated law for fakes
Mar 07, 2017 (AFP)
Alibaba's founder Jack Ma urged stronger penalties for selling counterfeits Tuesday in an open letter arguing that "outdated and unrealistic" laws and regulatio...
EU group says China plan 'skews' high-tech field
Mar 07, 2017 (AFP)
Beijing's plans to use "staggering" subsidies to create national champions in high-tech industries would further skew China's business playing field and worsen ...
Navy, shiny leather and suits: the big Paris fashion week trends
Mar 07, 2017 (AFP)
Snazzy men's style suits, lots of shiny leather, hats galore and navy blue... Here are the big womenswear trends on the Paris catwalks as the autumn-winter show...
White House's Navarro: trade deficit threat to national security
Mar 06, 2017 (AFP)
The Trump administration's top trade advisor said Monday US trade deficits are a threat to national security that could cause the loss of American freedom and p...
China trims GDP target, citing severe challenges
Mar 05, 2017 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang warned Sunday the world's second-largest economy faces severe challenges, signalling a further deceleration as he announced a trimmed...
China counts over 100 billionaires among top Communist legislators
Mar 03, 2017 (AFP)
China counts more than 100 billionaires among its top legislators, with 209 of the richest holding wealth nearly equivalent to Belgium's annual GDP, according t...
Financial risks hang over China legislature meeting
Mar 03, 2017 (AFP)
China's rubber-stamp legislature convenes this weekend with the script focused on containing worrisome economic risks while President Xi Jinping consolidates po...
China's new bank regulator vows real estate, shadow banking crackdown
Mar 02, 2017 (AFP)
The newly appointed head of China's banking watchdog said Thursday he would crackdown on real estate speculation and the country's shadow banking sector, promis...
WTO faces first attack from US under Trump
Mar 02, 2017 (AFP)
The World Trade Organization on Thursday became the target of a first concrete attack launched by US President Donald Trump's administration when Washington dec...
China defends WTO in face of Trump rebuke
Mar 02, 2017 (AFP)
China said Thursday it will continue to support the "open and unbiased" World Trade Organization (WTO) in a statement that came on the heels of an announcement ...
China to cut 500,000 steel and coal jobs this year
Mar 01, 2017 (AFP)
China said Wednesday it will cut 500,000 jobs in the steel and coal industries this year as it continues to trim excess capacity in the smokestack sectors amid ...
Asia must spend $26 tn on infrastructure by 2030: ADB
Feb 28, 2017 (AFP)
Asian nations must spend $26 trillion by 2030 on infrastructure to battle poverty, boost economic growth and fight climate change, the Asian Development Bank wa...
Global art sales plummet, China biggest market: report
Feb 27, 2017 (AFP)
Global art sales plunged in 2016 as the number of high-value works sold dropped by half, while China regained its status as the world's top market, Artprice sai...
Xu Zhi star of Chinese fashion boom with Armani nod
Feb 26, 2017 (AFP)
Hot up-and-coming designer Xuzhi Chen has landed his first show in Milan with the support of veteran Giorgio Armani, as China takes its place on the luxury fash...
China overtakes US as Germany's top trade partner
Feb 24, 2017 (AFP)
China overtook the United States last year to become Germany's biggest trading partner for the first time, official data showed, a shift likely to reassure Berl...
China selects new chiefs for top economic posts
Feb 24, 2017 (AFP)
China has replaced its commerce minister and the head of its top economic planning body, state media said Friday, as the country grapples with mounting financia...
US Treasury's Mnuchin dials back Trump economic promises
Feb 23, 2017 (AFP)
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday dialed back some of President Donald Trump's economic policy pledges, including on growth and China's currency....
Trump plots 'tough policies' to return jobs from China
Feb 23, 2017 (AFP)
President Donald Trump huddled with US manufacturing moguls at the White House Thursday, discussing "tough policies" to bring "our jobs back" from places like C...
HSBC profits plunge as bank navigates political storms
Feb 21, 2017 (AFP)
HSBC profits plunged last year on huge writedowns and restructuring charges, the banking titan said Tuesday, warning of uncertainty over Brexit and Donald Trump...
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