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Belgrade rolls out red carpet for Chinese president
Jun 17, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to sign some 20 bilateral deals with Serbia during a visit that began Friday, as Belgrade aims to make China one of its...
Asian buyers play role in overheated Canada housing market: Trudeau
Jun 17, 2016 (AFP)
An influx of capital from Asia is partly to blame for soaring housing prices in Vancouver and Toronto, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. "We k...
French hit out at Alibaba founder over counterfeit comments
Jun 16, 2016 (AFP)
French manufacturers on Thursday decried as "slanderous" comments by e-commerce giant Alibaba founder Jack Ma that Chinese knock-offs are better quality than br...
Alibaba's Jack Ma: Fake goods often better than originals
Jun 15, 2016 (AFP)
China's unbranded goods are often better than the branded originals they imitate, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Jack Ma has said, posing an additional cha...
Britain faces 'dangerous moment' over Brexit: minister
Jun 14, 2016 (AFP)
Britain's defence minister on Tuesday warned that the country faced a "very dangerous moment" as polls showed voters increasingly in favour of quitting the Euro...
Trade disputes loom over Merkel's China visit
Jun 13, 2016 (AFP)
Tensions over trade and Chinese investment in a German robotics firm dominated Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Beijing Monday, with differences about steel ...
German minister wants EU to curb foreign investors
Jun 09, 2016 (AFP)
Germany's economy minister urged Thursday the EU to shield its key industries from foreign investors after Chinese appliance giant Midea made a controversial bi...
Panama Canal lifts restrictions on ship depth
Jun 09, 2016 (AFP)
Officials running the Panama Canal said Wednesday they have lifted restrictions on the depth of ships passing through that had been imposed since April because ...
China imports fall slows in May
Jun 08, 2016 (AFP)
China's imports decreased at their slowest pace in more than a year-and-a-half in May, official data showed Wednesday, in a possible sign domestic demand in the...
Lew raps China on excess steel production
Jun 06, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese oversupply of steel is "damaging and distorting" global markets, US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Monday, joining a chorus of criticism that blames ...
Myanmar gem firms say $100m 'missing' from industry fund
Jun 02, 2016 (AFP)
An embezzlement probe has been launched after nearly $100 million vanished from a fund set up by Myanmar's gem companies, a trade body said Thursday, raising co...
Thai military men convicted for attack on mine activists
May 31, 2016 (AFP)
A Thai court on Tuesday sentenced two military men to jail for orchestrating an attack on villagers blockading a gold mine, a lawyer said, a rare ruling in favo...
Chinese investors to build industrial city in Oman
May 23, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese investors signed a deal Monday with Oman's government to build an industrial city, including an oil refinery, in the southern port town of Duqm, a joint...
European vote against China market status not 'constructive': Beijing
May 16, 2016 (AFP)
A European Parliament vote against granting China market economy status in the World Trade Organization was "not at all constructive", Beijing's foreign ministe...
Australia, US boost efforts to protect steelmakers
May 12, 2016 (AFP)
Canberra and Washington will step up joint efforts to protect domestic steelmakers, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Thursday, amid concerns abou...
EU warns against market economy status for China
May 10, 2016 (AFP)
The EU on Wednesday said granting market economy status for China at the World Trade Organization was "untenable" due to the loss of jobs it would cost Europe i...
China group buys DR Congo copper mine for $2.65 billion
May 09, 2016 (AFP)
US company Freeport-McMoRan said Monday it was selling control in the Tenke Fungurume copper mine in DR Congo to China Molybdenum, giving the Chinese company a ...
China and Caribbean cosy up to the sound of music
May 08, 2016 (AFP)
Gyrating in the night, Trinidadian soca singer Lil Bitts's derriere, hugged by a pair of hot pants, is centre stage in efforts to bring together China and the C...
China April exports, imports fall in sign of weakness
May 08, 2016 (AFP)
China's exports slumped nearly two percent in April compared to the same month last year, as imports fell almost 11 percent, officials said Sunday, the latest s...
Protests build in Myanmar over flashpoint Chinese-backed mine
May 07, 2016 (AFP)
Hundreds of Myanmar villagers rallied Saturday against a controversial Chinese-backed copper mine, activists told AFP, reigniting a contentious issue that could...
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