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China's Alibaba sues vendors over selling counterfeits
Jan 05, 2017 (AFP)
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has filed a lawsuit against two vendors for allegedly selling counterfeit goods, it said, weeks after the US put its main platf...
Israel says China to send thousands of construction workers
Jan 04, 2017 (AFP)
China has agreed for thousands of migrant construction labourers to work in Israel in a bid to alleviate a housing crisis in the Jewish state, the Israeli gover...
China manufacturing accelerates at fastest for 4 years: survey
Jan 03, 2017 (AFP)
China's manufacturing activity expanded at its quickest pace in nearly four years in December, an independent research firm said on Tuesday, in a sign of improv...
China manufacturing growth slows
Jan 01, 2017 (AFP)
Manufacturing activity in China slowed slightly in December, official figures showed Sunday, as the world's second largest economy stabilises. The official purc...
Toshiba shares fall 20% after it flags one-off loss
Dec 28, 2016 (AFP)
Toshiba shares dived more than 20 percent Wednesday in their second straight double-digit plunge, as the company said it may book a one-time loss of several bil...
China has 'real cause for concern' over Navarro: media
Dec 23, 2016 (AFP)
China had "real cause for concern" after US President-elect Donald Trump chose outspoken China critic Peter Navarro for a top trade position, Chinese media repo...
China tycoon moves jobs to US, citing high taxes at home
Dec 22, 2016 (AFP)
A Chinese auto glass tycoon has caused a stir by shifting part of his empire to the United States and setting up a factory in Ohio, citing high taxes and soarin...
US returns Alibaba website to counterfeits blacklist
Dec 22, 2016 (AFP)
The United States on Wednesday put a division of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba back on a blacklist of "notorious markets" known for selling counterfeit g...
Trump names critics of China, regulation for economic posts
Dec 22, 2016 (AFP)
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named billionaire Carl Icahn, a vocal critic of what he calls government overregulation, to serve as a special advisor...
US antitrust regulators clear China-owned AMC to buy Carmike
Dec 20, 2016 (AFP)
The China-owned AMC Entertainment theater chain won US regulatory approval Tuesday for its $1.2 billion takeover of rival Carmike after agreeing to divest movie...
Philippines taps China-backed AIIB to fix infrastructure
Dec 19, 2016 (AFP)
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has tapped a China-backed multilateral lender to help fund his government's "unprecedented infrastructure buildup", the fin...
China's 2017 economic growth to slow to 6.5 pct: study
Dec 19, 2016 (AFP)
China's economic growth will slow to 6.5 percent next year and the yuan will continue falling against the dollar, a top Chinese think-tank said Monday. The pred...
China vows more 'flexible' yuan, less property speculation
Dec 16, 2016 (AFP)
China ended a major annual economic meeting Friday with promises to liberalise investment in state-owned sectors, control real estate speculation and improve th...
In China, it's crunch time in 'Santa's workshop'
Dec 15, 2016 (AFP)
With Christmas looming, it's crunch time in the Chinese manufacturing hub of Yiwu, which has earned a reputation as Santa's "real" workshop. In Sun Xudan's arti...
China new bank loans grow modestly in November
Dec 14, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese bank lending grew modestly month-on-month in November, official data showed Wednesday, after being almost halved in October, the latest indication that ...
Trump tough talk on China worries US exporters
Dec 13, 2016 (AFP)
President-elect Donald Trump's threat to slap punitive tariffs on Chinese goods is a worry for firms that trade with the country in the US Midwest, a decisive r...
EU agrees tougher trade rules amid China row
Dec 13, 2016 (AFP)
EU member states agreed to beef up trade rules against cheap imports Tuesday as they wage an ongoing battle over China's stronger trade status at the Word Trade...
China says output, retail sales accelerate in November
Dec 13, 2016 (AFP)
China's industrial output and retail sales growth both accelerated in November, government data showed Tuesday, in a sign of stabilisation for the world's secon...
China brings WTO dispute resolution case against US, EU
Dec 12, 2016 (AFP)
China filed a dispute resolution case with the World Trade Organisation Monday over the so-called "surrogate country" approach used by the United States and the...
China faces battle over market economy status
Dec 11, 2016 (AFP)
China's battle for recognition as a market economy that would help it avoid penalties from key trade partners has been thwarted, as a key clause in Beijing's de...
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