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Cheap eurozone takeaway fuels Chinese appetites
Mar 25, 2015 (AFP)
The inexorable decline of the single currency offers ambitious Chinese firms a bargain buffet of eurozone business, analysts say, with this weekend's multibilli...
China denies seeking veto power in new bank
Mar 25, 2015 (AFP)
China has not sought veto power over a new multilateral bank, a top finance ministry official said Wednesday, after a report Beijing enticed major European coun...
China approves three more free-trade zones
Mar 25, 2015 (AFP)
China has given the go-ahead for three more free-trade zones, state media reported, despite the country's first project in Shanghai proving disappointing 18 mon...
EU slaps anti-dumping duties on China, Taiwan steel
Mar 25, 2015 (AFP)
The EU announced Wednesday it will impose anti-dumping duties for six months on some steel imports from China and Taiwan as a new trade row erupted between Brus...
'Made in China' tops EU list of unsafe products
Mar 23, 2015 (AFP)
From toy-shaped cigarette lighters to a short-circuting plush rabbit that catches fire, a European safety watchdog warned Monday of a growing number of dangerou...
Switzerland, Luxembourg plan to join China-led development bank
Mar 21, 2015 (AFP)
Switzerland and Luxembourg are planning to join the Beijing-backed development bank AIIB, China's finance ministry said, the latest European nations to sign up ...
France, Germany, Italy to join China-led infrastructure bank
Mar 17, 2015 (AFP)
France, Germany and Italy on Tuesday announced plans to join the Chinese-led development bank AIIB, drawing concern in Washington which views the institution wi...
Merkel urges closer tech ties with rising IT giant China
Mar 15, 2015 (AFP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday urged closer high-tech cooperation with China as she opened a major IT business fair where the Asian giant is the offi...
Beijing welcomes Britain's move to join China-backed bank: govt
Mar 13, 2015 (AFP)
Beijing on Friday hailed Britain's announcement that it will seek to join a Chinese-led development bank, after Washington voiced caution about the move. The $5...
Commodities mostly drop on soaring dollar, China woes
Mar 13, 2015 (AFP)
Many commodities fell this week as the dollar struck a 12-year peak against the euro, with sentiment hit also by weak data in key consumer China. "Most commodit...
Australian miners brace for more pain as China slows
Mar 11, 2015 (AFP)
Australian miners are bracing for a tough year with economic powerhouse China cutting its growth target to a 15-year low, reinforcing a gloomy outlook for commo...
WTO to help settle Canadian trade rows with China, Taiwan
Mar 10, 2015 (AFP)
The World Trade Organization agreed Tuesday to create two expert panels to help settle Canadian rows with Taiwan and China over tariffs on steel pipes and cellu...
China February trade surplus hits record $60.6 bn: govt
Mar 08, 2015 (AFP)
China's monthly trade surplus hit $60.6 billion in February, the government said Sunday, a new record for the world's second-largest economy. Exports leapt 48.3...
Amazon sets up shop in China on Alibaba platform
Mar 06, 2015 (AFP)
US online retail giant Amazon has set up shop on the business-to-consumer platform of Alibaba as it seeks a greater presence in the massive Chinese market. The ...
Standard Chartered bosses give up bank bonuses
Mar 04, 2015 (AFP)
Bosses at Standard Chartered have given up their bonuses after profits at the Asia-focused bank fell by more than a third last year. Standard Chartered, which l...
Scientists question rush to build Nicaragua canal
Mar 04, 2015 (UPI)
An international consortium of environmental scientists -- featuring leading researchers from 18 institutions in the United States and Central and South America...
China free trade zone a bust so far: US business survey
Mar 04, 2015 (AFP)
Nearly three-quarters of American firms in Shanghai say China's first free trade zone (FTZ) offers them no business benefits almost 18 months after it was estab...
Freight shipping prices sink on oversupply, China slowdown
Feb 22, 2015 (AFP)
Freight shipping prices have plummeted to a historic low, fuelled by a long-standing problem of too many ships and lower demand from China, but experts cautione...
WTO rules against China in row with EU, Japan over steel pipes
Feb 13, 2015 (AFP)
A WTO panel largely ruled Friday against China in its row with the European Union and Japan over Chinese anti-dumping duties on imports of steel pipes. Japan an...
China premier asks Greece PM to deepen cooperation on port
Feb 12, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has asked his Greek counterpart to support China's involvement in Greece's largest port, Beijing said Thursday, after Athens cancelle...
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