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BRICS bank will reduce Western dominance: China media
Jul 16, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese media on Wednesday hailed the creation of the BRICS development bank, to be based in Shanghai, blaming Western countries and multilateral agencies for f...
China's Alibaba stalks banks with investment product
Jul 15, 2014 (AFP)
As Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba expands beyond online retail, it is shaking up staid state banks -- and drawing regulators' attentions -- after 100 million ...
Samsung finds 'evidence' of child labour at China plant
Jul 14, 2014 (AFP)
Samsung said Monday it temporarily suspended business with one of its suppliers in China over the suspected use of child workers, following criticism that its m...
WTO says US anti-dumping duties on Chinese products wrong
Jul 14, 2014 (AFP)
Beijing won a key victory Monday in a trade dispute with Washington, as a WTO panel said the United States was wrong to slap punitive duties on a host of Chines...
China's leader Xi departs for South America visit
Jul 13, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday departed for a visit to four South American countries, including Brazil, to build ties in a resource-rich region traditio...
Economic giants China and US talk trade
Jul 10, 2014 (AFP)
The US and China discussed trade and business concerns Thursday -- with currencies and property rights among the thorny issues on the agenda -- as the world's t...
Maersk in shipping alliance with MSC after Chinese snub
Jul 10, 2014 (AFP)
A.P. Moeller-Maersk Thursday announced an alliance with shipping company MSC on some of the world's busiest cargo routes after China scuppered a planned tie-up ...
China's economy on track as June trade surplus jumps
Jul 10, 2014 (AFP)
China's monthly trade surplus jumped 16.4 percent in June to $31.6 billion, official data showed Thursday, as exports and imports both rose in the latest sign o...
Canal route in Nicaragua raises concerns over lake
Jul 10, 2014 (AFP)
Now that Nicaragua has picked a path for a Chinese firm to dig a canal connecting the Caribbean and the Pacific, environmentalists are worried about a huge lake...
China's Wanda to build $900 million complex in Chicago
Jul 09, 2014 (AFP)
China's Wanda Group, controlled by the country's richest man Wang Jianlin, says it will invest $900 million in a five-star hotel and apartment complex in Chicag...
Nicaragua endorses route for Chinese-built canal
Jul 09, 2014 (AFP)
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega endorsed Tuesday a route chosen by a Chinese firm commissioned to dig a 40 billion dollar canal linking the Caribbean and the...
Tesla slams China trademark action
Jul 09, 2014 (AFP)
Electric carmaker Tesla on Wednesday denounced a Chinese businessman's lawsuit seeking millions of dollars for alleged trademark infringement as an attempt to "...
Japan posts fourth straight current account surplus in May
Jul 08, 2014 (AFP)
Japan recorded a current account surplus for the fourth straight month in May, government data showed Tuesday, as the country's trade shortfall narrowed. The su...
Russian accused of hacking US retailers held for trial
Jul 07, 2014 (AFP)
A Russian national accused of hacking into US retail computer systems was arrested and ordered to face criminal charges, officials said Monday. The Justice Depa...
China, Germany in auto, aircraft deals as Merkel visits
Jul 07, 2014 (AFP)
China and Germany signed a series of trade and investment deals on Monday during a visit by Chancellor Angela Merkel, including agreements on two new Volkswagen...
US to push China to break IT deadlock at Beijing talks
Jul 07, 2014 (AFP)
The United States wants China to break a logjam over a proposed WTO information technology pact in annual bilateral talks this week, the top US trade envoy said...
China president heading to South America for BRICS summit
Jul 07, 2014 (AFP)
China's President Xi Jinping will visit South American nations including Brazil next week, where he will meet India's new prime minister for the first time befo...
Switzerland gets the edge on EU with China trade deal
Jul 06, 2014 (AFP)
Switzerland has one-upped its European Union neighbours with a free trade deal with China that its politicians and business sector say is crucial to boosting ti...
Merkel heads to China, with corporate chiefs in tow
Jul 04, 2014 (AFP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to China this weekend for her seventh visit, eager to deepen trade and investment ties between the export powerhouses of E...
China's trade policies still too opaque: WTO members
Jul 03, 2014 (AFP)
World Trade Organization member states on Thursday urged China to make its trade policies more transparent amid a "striking" lack of clarity on its rules. China...
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