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China Internet censorship hurts European businesses: survey
Feb 12, 2015 (AFP)
China's Internet restrictions are hurting European businesses operating in the country, a lobby group said Thursday, as controls over access to overseas website...
Most US firms feel 'targeted' by China: survey
Feb 11, 2015 (AFP)
Most US firms in China feel "targeted" by authorities, a survey said Wednesday, as the government embarks on a series of high-profile investigations into foreig...
Qualcomm to pay huge fine to settle China antitrust case
Feb 10, 2015 (AFP)
US mobile chip titan Qualcomm will pay nearly a billion dollars to end a long-running antitrust probe in China, the company said, in perhaps the biggest fine ev...
Greece to scrap controversial gold mine project: minister
Feb 10, 2015 (AFP)
Greece's new leftist government will scrap a controversial gold mine project that has sparked protests in northern Greece, the environment minister said Tuesday...
Hong Kong woman guilty in Indonesian maid 'torture' case
Feb 10, 2015 (AFP)
A Hong Kong woman was convicted Tuesday of beating and starving her Indonesian maid, keeping her prisoner in a "torture" case that sparked international outrage...
Japan logs record-low current account surplus in 2014
Feb 09, 2015 (AFP)
Japan's current account surplus shrank nearly a fifth to a record low $22 billion in 2014, the fourth straight annual fall, as its trade deficit swelled amid a ...
China January trade surplus a record high as imports, exports fall
Feb 08, 2015 (AFP)
China's monthly trade surplus rose 88 percent to reach a record 370 billion yuan ($59 billion) in January, data showed Sunday, as imports dropped sharply on low...
Democrats, Republicans urge Obama to arm Ukraine
Feb 05, 2015 (AFP)
US senators from both parties renewed calls Thursday for President Barack Obama to boost military aid to Ukraine, while criticizing Europe's approach to the cri...
Argentina's Kirchner sparks row after China accent gibes
Feb 05, 2015 (AFP)
Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner was assailed at home and abroad Thursday after an undiplomatic tweet during a state visit to China, in which she seeming...
Kirchner focuses on China deals amid scandal at home
Feb 04, 2015 (AFP)
Embattled Argentine President Cristina Kirchner sought to keep the focus on a string of deals with China during a visit to Beijing Wednesday as she became embro...
Greece's Piraeus port U-turn will not hurt China investment: analysts
Feb 01, 2015 (AFP)
The shipping containers emblazoned with the COSCO logo on the quayside at Greece's biggest port Piraeus are a sign that China has invested heavily here. Even th...
Alibaba's Ma meets top China regulator after fakes row
Jan 31, 2015 (AFP)
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has met with the head of a powerful Chinese regulator, days after authorities accused the e-commerce giant of allowing "illegal" actions...
French PM Valls seeks trade 'rebalance' with China
Jan 29, 2015 (AFP)
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Thursday called for a "rebalance" of trade with China during his first official visit, as he sought to curry up investment...
China media warn new Greek government over port
Jan 29, 2015 (AFP)
New Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is in a similar position to Phaeton, the Greek mythological figure given the reins of the sun only to lose control and n...
China to expand limited FTZ reforms nationwide
Jan 29, 2015 (AFP)
China will expand some reforms from its first free trade zone in Shanghai nationwide, it said Thursday, even as foreign firms show disappointment over the slow ...
Alibaba plunges on disappointing sales
Jan 29, 2015 (AFP)
Alibaba shares plunged Thursday as the Chinese e-commerce giant's quarterly report showed weaker-than-expected sales growth. Alibaba shares closed down 8.8 perc...
End of the road for Nepal's traditional Himalayan 'caravans'
Jan 26, 2015 (AFP)
For generations, traders and their colourful herds of mules and yaks were a lifeline for remote communities in the heart of Nepal's formidable and often dangero...
China says US tyre duty ruling has 'multiple flaws'
Jan 23, 2015 (AFP)
A US ruling slapping heavy duties on Chinese tyres was flawed, Beijing said, urging Washington to handle the case "prudently". The US Commerce Department on Wed...
ECB stimulus will boost China's exports: official
Jan 23, 2015 (AFP)
A senior Chinese official welcomed the European Central Bank's quantitative easing measures on Friday, saying they will help boost the eurozone economy and in t...
China luxury market shrank in 2014: consultancy
Jan 22, 2015 (AFP)
China's luxury market shrank last year, a global consultancy said, attributing the decline -- the first it has detected -- to a national anti-corruption campaig...
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