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China Q1 growth slows to 7.3%: AFP survey
Apr 14, 2014 (AFP)
China's economic expansion slowed in the first three months of this year, according to an AFP survey, and remains on track for its worst annual performance in n...
China consortium buys Peru copper mine stake for $5.85 bn
Apr 14, 2014 (AFP)
China Minmetals said Monday that a consortium led by one of its subsidiaries MMG has agreed to buy Glencore Xstrata Plc's stake in the Las Bambas copper mine pr...
Swedish city introduces payment by hand scanning
Apr 14, 2014 (AFP)
Hand scanning has become an alternative payment method for people in a city in southern Sweden, researchers at Lund University said Monday. Vein scanning termin...
Energy efficiency a trump card for German tech exports
Apr 13, 2014 (AFP)
An often-ignored aspect of Germany's green energy transition is the one that has most helped its export industry; energy efficiency, the new hallmark of the cou...
China imports, exports slump in March
Apr 10, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese exports and imports fell sharply in March, data showed Thursday, as officials noted that the world's second-largest economy faces headwinds from tougher...
Australia's NAB cuts ties with virtual currencies
Apr 10, 2014 (AFP)
One of Australia's biggest banks confirmed Thursday it was distancing itself from digital currencies after reviewing its risk profile. The National Australia Ba...
Taiwan demonstrators end parliament seizure, threaten more protests
Apr 10, 2014 (AFP)
Student activists Thursday ended an unprecedented three-week occupation of Taiwan's parliament in protest at a service trade pact with China, but threatened mor...
Americans, Germans clash on US-EU trade standards
Apr 09, 2014 (AFP)
Americans and Germans are broadly supportive of a US-EU free-trade pact under negotiation, but differ over details, especially forging similar goods and service...
HP to pay $108 million in US to settle bribery probes
Apr 09, 2014 (AFP)
US computer giant Hewlett-Packard agreed to pay $108 million to settle investigations that it paid bribes to win public contracts in Russia, Poland and Mexico, ...
Japan posts first current account surplus in five months
Apr 08, 2014 (AFP)
Japan posted its first current account surplus in five months in February, helped by a narrower trade deficit and higher returns on investment abroad, governmen...
BoJ chief doubts Bitcoin's future as a currency
Apr 08, 2014 (AFP)
The head of the Bank of Japan on Tuesday cast doubt on Bitcoin's future, saying the scandal-plagued digital unit "cannot be a currency" unless it proves its rel...
Copper price bounces on Chile quake; oil hit by Libya
Apr 04, 2014 (AFP)
Copper bounced this week on supply fears after a vast earthquake in top producer Chile, while Brent oil dived on the prospect of rebounding Libyan crude supplie...
Bitcoin boss flees Cyprus 'after threat': reports
Apr 03, 2014 (AFP)
The boss of a Bitcoin company in Cyprus has fled abroad days after it suddenly stopped operations, in a blow to the virtual currency's once vaunted prospects on...
Xi goes to Belgian factory on last leg of Europe tour
Apr 01, 2014 (AFP)
Winding up an 11-day visit to Europe taking in mega business deals and stately banquets, President Xi Jinping toured China's biggest Belgian factory Tuesday, a ...
Xi visit sets 'landmark' in EU-China ties
Mar 31, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese leader Xi Jinping, on the last leg of a maiden tour of Europe, on Monday made a ground-breaking visit to European Union headquarters underlining China's...
China's Xi begins Belgium visit on last leg of Europe tour
Mar 30, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese leader Xi Jinping began a three-day visit to Belgium Sunday on the last leg of his European tour that will include meeting the Belgian royals and seeing...
Taiwan leader makes concessions on eve of rally
Mar 29, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan's embattled President Ma Ying-jeou offered concessions to protesters Saturday, the eve of a planned mass demonstration against a controversial trade pact...
Chinese giant Citic list in Hong Kong through local unit
Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese conglomerate Citic Group, whose businesses span property, resources and banking, plans to shift its vast assets into its Hong Kong-listed unit in a mult...
China's Xi talks culture in France but business prevails
Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)
After a day devoted to multi-billion-dollar business deals, Chinese leader Xi Jinping trained his sights on culture and history Thursday on the last day of his ...
China, France set to sign major business deals on Xi visit
Mar 26, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping was set Wednesday to sign a series of major business deals on the second day of a lavish state visit to France. Xi is to hold talks...
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