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Fincantieri signs framework accords with Iranian companies
Jan 27, 2016 (UPI)
Italy's Fincantieri has signed a number of framework agreements with Iranian companies, including one for the construction of merchant vessels. The agreements w...
Kerry in Laos to discuss bomb legacy and ASEAN partnership
Jan 25, 2016 (AFP)
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday hinted Washington may boost the $15 million fund it provides to tackle the deadly legacy of unexploded American bombs...
Japan's 2015 trade deficit narrows as oil prices tumble
Jan 25, 2016 (AFP)
Japan's trade deficit narrowed sharply in 2015 as tumbling oil prices took pressure off its soaring post-Fukushima energy import bill, official data showed Mond...
Wallstrom condemns China detention of two Swedes
Jan 22, 2016 (AFP)
Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom on Friday condemned China's detention of two Swedish nationals as "unacceptable", as the European Union called in a s...
US firms moving operations out of China: survey
Jan 20, 2016 (AFP)
One out of four US companies active in China has moved some operations out of the country or is planning to, as conditions worsen in the world's second-largest ...
WTO faults EU in nuts and bolts dispute with China
Jan 18, 2016 (AFP)
The World Trade Organization on Monday ruled against the European Union in a dispute that has been raging since 2009 between the bloc and China over import duti...
Ukraine launches new China trade route bypassing Russia
Jan 15, 2016 (AFP)
Ukraine on Friday launched the first cargo train to China that will bypass Russia along a new "Silk Road" meant to counter the Kremlin's most stringent trade em...
China FDI up 5.6 percent in 2015: official data
Jan 14, 2016 (AFP)
Foreign investment into China accelerated in 2015 as cash poured into the country's service sector, official data showed Thursday, despite slowing expansion in ...
Chinese exports down in December, but better than forecast
Jan 13, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese exports exceeded expectations in December, spurring a rally on Asian markets Wednesday, in a rare bright spot for the world's second-largest economy whi...
Commodity price falls a $160 billion bonus for China
Jan 13, 2016 (AFP)
Slumping prices saved China more than $160 billion on its imports of commodities such as oil, iron ore, coal and copper last year, official figures showed on We...
EU opens debate on China market status
Jan 12, 2016 (AFP)
The EU said it will on Wednesday launch a year of delicate deliberations to decide whether China should be considered a market economy, a long-denied status tha...
ADB to work with China-backed AIIB: Nakao
Jan 08, 2016 (AFP)
The US-backed Asian Development Bank will cooperate with a major new Chinese-led multilateral lending institution and they plan to co-finance projects this year...
China tries 10 employees of US firm in fast food scandal
Dec 31, 2015 (AFP)
Ten employees of a US company which supplied foreign fast food outlets in China including KFC and McDonald's have been tried over a substandard meat scandal, a ...
Taiwan, China launch hotline after historic summit
Dec 30, 2015 (AFP)
The first hotline between China and Taiwan was launched Wednesday, in a move designed to build ties between the two sides following a historic summit between th...
China to merge two shipping companies in reform push
Dec 30, 2015 (AFP)
China will combine two of its state-owned shipping giants, the companies said, the sector's second multi-billion-dollar merger in a month as the government push...
Philippines to join China-backed Asian infrastructure bank
Dec 30, 2015 (AFP)
The Philippines said Wednesday it will join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, despite being engaged in a dispute with Beijing over its clai...
China fines seven foreign shippers for 'price-fixing'
Dec 28, 2015 (AFP)
China on Monday fined seven foreign shippers including three Japanese firms a combined 407 million yuan ($63 million) for price-fixing in the latest case involv...
Global miners steel for worse after torrid year
Dec 27, 2015 (AFP)
Global miners are battling to stay afloat after enduring one of the toughest years in recent times, with tumbling commodity prices and supply gluts set to force...
Hong Kong apartment sells for record $76.7 mn
Dec 25, 2015 (AFP)
A luxury apartment in Hong Kong sold for a record HK$594.7 million ($76.7 million), days before Christmas, making it the most expensive flat in the city and pos...
AIIB formally established: government
Dec 25, 2015 (AFP)
The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), viewed by some as a rival to the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, was formally established o...
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