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China to push alternative trade pact at APEC: minister
Nov 10, 2015 (AFP)
China will seek to push its own vision of an Asia-Pacific trade pact at a regional summit next week, senior officials said Tuesday, after this month's release o...
Japan's six-month current account surplus quadruples
Nov 10, 2015 (AFP)
Japan said Tuesday its current account surplus more than quadrupled in the six months to September thanks to an improving trade picture and buoyant returns on t...
Shanghai free trade zone director under investigation
Nov 10, 2015 (AFP)
A director of China's first free trade zone (FTZ) in Shanghai has been put under investigation for "severe disciplinary violations", Communist Party authorities...
Record China trade surplus highlights struggle to boost demand
Nov 08, 2015 (AFP)
China recorded its highest trade surplus on record last month, official data showed Sunday, as plunging imports highlighted the country's continued struggle to ...
China applies to join European reconstruction bank
Nov 05, 2015 (AFP)
China has requested to join the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the bank's chief economist said Thursday. "China has indeed made a form...
Trade trumps hostility for S. Korea-China-Japan summit
Oct 31, 2015 (AFP)
South Korea, China and Japan hold their first leadership summit in more than three years Sunday, marking a victory for political, and particularly economic prag...
Chinese investors held after metals exchange protest plans
Oct 29, 2015 (AFP)
Hundreds of Chinese investors who lost vast sums on a failed metals exchange were detained to stop them mounting a protest in Beijing, several of them told AFP ...
German exporters thrive despite China concerns: federation
Oct 27, 2015 (AFP)
Germany's export sector is in good shape and is unlikely to be hurt by the Volkswagen scandal, although concerns remain about the economic slowdown in China, th...
Tech spats spark fears of 'digital protectionism'
Oct 24, 2015 (AFP)
As American tech giants extend their global reach, fears are growing on their side of the Atlantic over trade barriers some see as "digital protectionism." Whil...
Myanmar's elite dig 'stone of heaven' from mines of hell
Oct 23, 2015 (AFP)
Everyday rickety homes in a remote Myanmar village inch closer to a cliff edge as bulldozers owned by the nation's elite claw the earth beneath them, ravenously...
Cameron, Xi address steel crisis after UK job cuts
Oct 21, 2015 (AFP)
President Xi Jinping on Wednesday responded to accusations that China has pushed down global steel prices during a visit to London that has coincided with a wav...
India's Tata Steel blames China for British jobs cuts
Oct 20, 2015 (AFP)
India's Tata Steel on Tuesday said it would cut around 1,200 jobs at two plants in Britain, blaming the move in part on cheap imports from China. "This comes in...
Pomp and protests as China's Xi meets Queen Elizabeth II
Oct 20, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping enjoyed a glittering state banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday in a visit to Britain focused on bu...
Business ties herald 'golden era' as China's Xi visits UK
Oct 18, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a four-day visit to Britain on Tuesday in which human rights issues are to be eclipsed by lavish ceremony and hardnosed busi...
China imports plummet on weak commodities prices
Oct 13, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese imports plunged by more than a fifth last month, official figures showed Tuesday, as slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy wreaks havoc o...
China calm over TPP isolation as it pursues regional deals
Oct 11, 2015 (AFP)
A new US-led Pacific trade pact that pointedly excludes China could see it lose influence and key export markets, but observers say the web of bilateral deals B...
Amazon opens online shop for handmade goods
Oct 08, 2015 (AFP)
Online retail colossus Amazon on Thursday opened a shop showcasing handmade goods sold directly by artisans. Handmade at Amazon came as a challenge to New York ...
Rare grey pearls fetch $5.27 million in Hong Kong auction
Oct 07, 2015 (AFP)
A rare grey pearl necklace that once belonged to a British aristocrat sold for HK$41 million ($5.27 million) in Hong Kong on Wednesday, auctioneers Sotheby's sa...
WageSpot app pulls back curtain on employee pay
Oct 06, 2015 (AFP)
A WageSpot smartphone application released in the United States on Tuesday dove into a historically taboo topic -- how much people get paid. The app lets people...
Japan's Abe hails new trade era, hopes China will join pact
Oct 06, 2015 (AFP)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hailed a deal to create the world's largest free trade area Tuesday as the start of a "new century" for Asia, and expressed h...
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