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China says regrets death in Myanmar mine protest
Dec 24, 2014 (AFP)
China expressed regret on Wednesday after a woman protesting against a controversial Chinese-backed copper mine in Myanmar was shot dead. The woman, believed to...
Business interest piqued by prospect of US, Cuba trade
Dec 23, 2014 (AFP)
US businesses are lining up to take advantage of the enormous investment potential of Cuba, all but untouched for more than half-a-century by American capitalis...
Woman shot dead protesting China-backed mine in Myanmar: govt
Dec 23, 2014 (AFP)
A woman protesting against a controversial Chinese-backed copper mine in Myanmar has been shot dead, a government spokesman said Tuesday, announcing an investig...
US officials see progress in China trade talks
Dec 19, 2014 (AFP)
The United States and China wrapped up high-level trade talks Thursday in Chicago, with US officials hailing progress in a range of areas including medicines, i...
WTO appeals panel sides with China in US anti-dumping duties row
Dec 18, 2014 (AFP)
The World Trade Organization strengthened its support Thursday for China in a final ruling in a dispute over punitive duties imposed by the United States on a r...
Italy arrest 18 over China bank transfers via British company
Dec 17, 2014 (AFP)
Italy's financial police on Wednesday arrested 18 people suspected of making illicit cash transfers totalling more than a billion euros, most of them to China t...
China steps up plan for new export corridor into Europe
Dec 16, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang met central and eastern European leaders Tuesday in a summit to cement Beijing's plans for a new transport network to funnel e...
Sri Lanka opposition puts China's port project on notice
Dec 16, 2014 (AFP)
Sri Lanka's opposition Tuesday accused China of destroying the island's pristine beaches and warned Beijing its $1.4 billion port investment could be in jeopard...
World's largest container ship leaves Shanghai for Europe
Dec 08, 2014 (AFP)
The world's largest container vessel, the CSCL Globe, set off Monday on its maiden voyage to Europe from Shanghai, ship owner China Shipping Container Lines (CS...
China imports fall and export growth slows in November
Dec 08, 2014 (AFP)
China's stuttering economy suffered another blow in November as export growth slowed sharply and imports surprisingly contracted, government data showed Monday,...
Britain launches new 'Google tax' on multinationals
Dec 03, 2014 (AFP)
The British government on Wednesday slapped a new tax rate on multinational companies that seek to avoid paying their fair share to Treasury coffers. The levy -...
Hong Kong protesters on hunger strike after violent clashes
Dec 01, 2014 (AFP)
Joshua Wong, the teenage face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, and two other student demonstrators went on hunger strike Monday, raising the stakes after ...
Free trade pact takes effect between Chile, Hong Kong
Dec 01, 2014 (AFP)
A free trade agreement between Hong Kong and Chile went into effect on Monday, the Chilean government said. Hong Kong signed the deal with Chile in 2012 at the ...
Swiss massively reject 'green' immigration cap
Nov 30, 2014 (AFP)
The Swiss on Sunday flatly rejected a call for dramatic immigration cuts in the name of saving the environment, amid charges the initiative was xenophobic and a...
India woos neighbours as rifts open door to China
Nov 28, 2014 (AFP)
India pledged a slew of regional investments at a South Asian summit this week, seeking to counter China's growing economic inroads into its backyard as it rema...
Australia mulls tighter foreign property investment rules
Nov 27, 2014 (AFP)
An Australian parliamentary committee Thursday recommended strengthening rules on foreign investment in the country's booming housing market, calling enforcemen...
China's Alibaba plans to invest more in India
Nov 26, 2014 (AFP)
E-commerce giant Alibaba's founder Jack Ma promised Wednesday to invest more in India where online sales are soaring, predicting that the Internet will transfor...
Nicaragua $50 bn canal construction to start in December
Nov 20, 2014 (AFP)
Nicaragua said a Hong Kong-based company will start building a $50 billion waterway next month, despite opposition from farmers and environmentalists against th...
EU report laments lack of free trade
Nov 17, 2014 (UPI)
The European Union's trade commissioner said Monday she regretted global trade was restricted, where road blocks exist even in the U.S. market. Commissioner Cec...
Australia and China seal bumper trade deal
Nov 17, 2014 (AFP)
Australia and China sealed a landmark trade deal hailed Monday as a "game-changer", abolishing tariffs in the lucrative resources and agricultural sectors as Ca...
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