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Bilateral trade with China could reach $200 billion, Russian minister says
Jun 30, 2013 (UPI)
Trade between Russia and China should reach the $200 billion mark before the end of the decade, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Monday. Rogozi...
Obama hits out at unfair deals with Africa
Jun 29, 2013 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama urged Africans on Saturday to ask more questions about lop-sided deals with some foreign investors, while dismissing talk of a Chinese...
Australia to turn up the heat on boat people
Jun 28, 2013 (UPI)
Australia's courts and tribunals won't have as much discretion when it comes to deciding if asylum seekers are genuine refugees, Foreign Minister Bob Carr said....
China slaps anti-dumping tax on EU chemical
Jun 27, 2013 (AFP)
China announced Thursday it would impose anti-dumping tariffs on a chemical imported from the European Union, the latest twist in a series of bitter trade dispu...
US factory boss freed in China: union official
Jun 27, 2013 (AFP)
An American factory boss held hostage for nearly a week over a labour dispute that has highlighted employer-worker tensions in the country has been freed, a uni...
Taiwan's Hon Hai set to spin off units
Jun 26, 2013 (AFP)
Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision said Wednesday it plans to spin off some units as its founder unveiled measures to battle global sluggishness and falling share price...
Four Chinese butchered in PNG
Jun 26, 2013 (AFP)
Four Chinese nationals have been hacked to death in Port Moresby, with one reportedly beheaded and the others dismembered in an attack condemned as "brutal and ...
China factory workers hold US boss over wage dispute
Jun 25, 2013 (AFP)
An American factory boss in China held hostage for five days by workers told AFP Tuesday he won't be released until a labour dispute is resolved and that author...
Hollande urges talks to resolve EU-China trade row
Jun 25, 2013 (AFP)
A bitter row between the European Union and Beijing over new duties on Chinese solar panels should be settled amicably through talks, French President Francois ...
India's market watchdog bids to boost foreign investment
Jun 25, 2013 (AFP)
India's market regulator on Tuesday announced an overhaul of existing regulations for foreign investors, in a bid to attract crucial inflows to the country's ca...
China outsmarted US in Snowden chess game: experts
Jun 24, 2013 (AFP)
China interceded to allow Edward Snowden's dramatic flight from Hong Kong, calculating that infuriating the United States for now was necessary to prevent longe...
Melting ice pulls Norway closer to Asia
Jun 23, 2013 (AFP)
The town of Kirkenes in northernmost Norway used to be further away from Asia than virtually any other European port, but it suddenly seems a lot closer. The re...
Flagship Indian retailer opens in Pakistan
Jun 21, 2013 (AFP)
Raymond, an Indian suiting and fabrics conglomerate, will on Friday formally open its first shop in Pakistan, where business leaders welcomed it as a step towar...
China firm forays into British yacht, hotel markets
Jun 19, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group announced Wednesday it will invest nearly $1.6 billion to acquire British yacht maker Sunseeker and build London's tallest resi...
Japan May trade deficit widens on import costs
Jun 19, 2013 (AFP)
Japan extended a string of trade deficits in May, official data showed Wednesday, as the country's import costs rose on the weak yen but shipments to the United...
FDI into China rises in Jan-May: govt
Jun 18, 2013 (AFP)
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose during the first five months of this year, the government announced Tuesday, paced by strong increases from the ...
Chinese business leaders to head to France, Belgium
Jun 18, 2013 (AFP)
Belgium and France roll out the red carpet next week for 30 Chinese businesses leaders in a visit designed to promote trade, despite an ongoing dispute between ...
Environmentalists warn of Nicaragua canal disaster
Jun 15, 2013 (AFP)
A proposed Nicaraguan waterway rivaling the Panama Canal would cause an environmental disaster threatening drinking water supplies and fragile ecosystems, conse...
Singapore warns filmmaker over bus striker videos
Jun 14, 2013 (AFP)
Singapore's attorney-general on Friday issued a stern warning to an independent filmmaker over online videos in which two Chinese bus drivers accused police in ...
China to deal 'appropriately' with EU steel challenge
Jun 14, 2013 (AFP)
China said it will deal "appropriately" with the European Union's decision to challenge it at the World Trade Organisation after Beijing slapped duties on some ...
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