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Posco profit drops on slow demand, China competition
Jan 28, 2014 (AFP)
South Korea's Posco, the world's fifth-largest steelmaker, said Tuesday its net profit for last year plunged 43.2 percent due to the global slowdown and intensi...
US to drop action against Deloitte over China accounting
Jan 27, 2014 (AFP)
The US Securities and Exchange Commission moved Monday to drop its action against accountancy Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu for records on a US-listed Chinese compan...
Bitcoin dealers charged in US with money laundering
Jan 27, 2014 (AFP)
US authorities Monday filed criminal charges against two operators of a Bitcoin exchange, including the head of a company with high-profile investment backers. ...
Canada and Norway appeal WTO ruling backing EU seal ban
Jan 27, 2014 (AFP)
Norway and Canada have appealed a ruling by the WTO that backs a European Union ban on the import and sale of seal products, the Geneva-based body announced Mon...
Indian authorities threaten to demolish Coke plant
Jan 24, 2014 (AFP)
Authorities in northern India said Friday they would demolish an "illegal" Coca-Cola bottling plant at the centre of protests over accusations it is extracting ...
Global steel output rallies, dominated by China: trade data
Jan 23, 2014 (AFP)
Global production of steel rose by 3.5 percent in 2013 and China's share of the total grew further to 48.5 percent, trade data showed on Thursday, giving an ins...
New deadline set in Panama Canal dispute
Jan 23, 2014 (AFP)
The Panama Canal authority and a consortium working on widening the waterway have given themselves until February 1 to resolve a bitter financial dispute that t...
China approves 12 new free trade zones: state media
Jan 22, 2014 (AFP)
China has approved a dozen new free trade zones months after opening its first one in Shanghai, state media said Wednesday, furthering efforts to test economic ...
Hyundai starts work on world's biggest container ships
Jan 20, 2014 (AFP)
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries said Monday it had started construction on a Chinese order for the world's largest container ships. China Ship...
HK police arrest employer of 'tortured' Indonesian maid
Jan 20, 2014 (AFP)
Police at Hong Kong airport Monday arrested a woman who allegedly tortured two Indonesian domestic helpers, a day after thousands staged a march to call for bet...
China working-age population falls
Jan 20, 2014 (AFP)
China's working-age population continued to decline last year, the government said Monday, as Beijing grapples with a demographic time bomb that is one of its b...
Thousands of Hong Kong domestic helpers rally for 'tortured' maid
Jan 19, 2014 (AFP)
Thousands of domestic helpers took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday to demand justice for an Indonesian maid allegedly tortured by her employers, the second s...
Hong Kong police to interview 'tortured' maid
Jan 17, 2014 (AFP)
Investigators from Hong Kong will travel to Indonesia to speak with a woman who left the Chinese city after she was allegedly tortured by her employer, authorit...
Hong Kong domestic helpers demand justice for 'tortured' maid
Jan 16, 2014 (AFP)
Domestic workers took to the streets of Hong Kong Thursday to demand justice for an Indonesian maid allegedly tortured by her employers and better protection fo...
Indian PM says delayed Korean steel plant to open soon
Jan 16, 2014 (AFP)
Indian premier Manmohan Singh Thursday said a mega steel plant being built by South Korean multinational Posco would become operational in the coming weeks, all...
Derision over China official's visa 'discrimination' claim
Jan 16, 2014 (AFP)
A top Chinese official's claim that the country's citizens are discriminated against in visa arrangements worldwide prompted widespread online derision Thursday...
Japan logs record current account deficit
Jan 14, 2014 (AFP)
Japan's current account deficit in November tripled year-on-year to a record $5.7 billion as a weak yen pushed up the country's post-Fukushima energy bills, off...
Chinese official seeks Hong Kong cooperation over Shanghai FTZ
Jan 13, 2014 (AFP)
Shanghai's vice mayor on Monday urged cooperation from Hong Kong over China's ambitious new free-trade zone, saying its potential to boost growth will offset an...
France, China fete 50 years of ties with fast-track visas
Jan 13, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese visitors to France -- the world's top tourist destination -- are to get fast-track visas as part of celebrations marking the 50-year anniversary of Pari...
US challenges China compliance claim in WTO steel row
Jan 13, 2014 (AFP)
The United States on Monday challenged China's claim that it has complied with World Trade Organization rules regarding duties on certain US steel products. US ...
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