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Swiss free trade deal underscores China's globalisation: Li
May 24, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday hailed a free trade deal with Switzerland as a landmark achievement, saying it had "huge meaning" for global trade and unde...
EU seeks China investment accord as first step to free trade deal
May 23, 2013 (AFP)
The EU wants to negotiate an investment protection accord as a first step towards a wider Free Trade Agreement with China, one of its biggest trading partners d...
US report urges action on 'unprecedented' IP theft
May 22, 2013 (AFP)
A high-powered commission said Wednesday that intellectual property theft was costing the United States the equivalent of all its exports to Asia and urged a to...
Cheaper yen attracts record visitors to Japan
May 22, 2013 (AFP)
A record 923,000 foreigners travelled to Japan in April, up 18.1 percent from a year earlier, taking advantage of a weaker yen and an increase in chartered flig...
Chinese PM pledges stronger partnership with Pakistan
May 22, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang vowed to strengthen his country's partnership with Pakistan Wednesday as he began an official visit less than a fortnight after the c...
Japan posts worst April trade deficit
May 22, 2013 (AFP)
Japan on Wednesday posted its worst April trade deficit as a weak yen ramped up import costs and helped extend the run of monthly shortfalls to the longest in m...
Australia's resources boom over?
May 22, 2013 (UPI)
A new report from the Australian government says that committed investment in the country's major resources and energy projects has peaked. The report, released...
Extensive gold reserves discovered in northwest China
May 21, 2013 (UPI)
Geologists in China say they've found gold reserves in a northwestern province that could be worth $32 billion to the country's economy. The discovery was made ...
Apple's Cook grilled in Congress on offshore taxes
May 21, 2013 (AFP)
Apple chief Tim Cook faced a grilling Tuesday by US lawmakers on "sham" subsidiaries and "convoluted" strategies to shift profits offshore, but denied the compa...
Chinese PM vows to open up markets to India
May 21, 2013 (AFP)
Visiting Premier Li Keqiang promised Tuesday to open China's vast domestic market wider to India and forge a "dynamic trade balance" to deepen economic ties and...
Macau hosts Asia's largest gaming expo
May 21, 2013 (AFP)
Casino industry leaders met in the world's biggest gambling hub of Macau on Tuesday for the Global Gaming Expo Asia, a three-day fair of gambling innovations at...
Australia advises on avoiding 'resource curse'
May 21, 2013 (UPI)
If resource-rich developing countries can avoid the "resource curse," they could reduce dependency on aid, an Australian government official said. Speaking in S...
EU, China have much to lose if trade war breaks out: analysts
May 19, 2013 (AFP)
The latest tit-for-tat EU-China trade disputes could signal worse to come but both sides have a lot to lose if things get out of hand and harm the much-needed e...
Greek PM in China touts country as European 'gateway'
May 17, 2013 (AFP)
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Friday touted his troubled but improving economy as an attractive entry point for Chinese investment into the European U...
Apple, US lawmakers in offshore tax showdown
May 17, 2013 (AFP)
Apple and US lawmakers are gearing up for a showdown over taxes -- specifically how to deal with the huge stockpile of cash held by Apple and other multinationa...
FDI into China creeps up: commerce ministry
May 16, 2013 (AFP)
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose marginally in April, the government announced on Thursday, as investment into the giant from the rest of Asia re...
Environmentalist outrage as Rio Tinto gets mine go-ahead
May 15, 2013 (AFP)
Australia Wednesday gave Rio Tinto the go-ahead for a controversial Aus$1.3 billion (US$1.3 billion) bauxite mine project in a decision environmentalists blaste...
EU warns China of telecoms probe
May 15, 2013 (AFP)
The EU has alerted China to its decision to launch an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe involving the mobile telecommunications networks sector, Trade Commiss...
Latvia grants dual citizenship for economic migrants, exiles
May 14, 2013 (UPI)
Latvia's Parliament has voted to ease citizenship rules for those living abroad but excluded Russia, drawing criticism from the country's Russian speakers. Afte...
Greek PM hopes China trip will boost his country's ailing economy
May 13, 2013 (AFP)
Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras hopes his four-day trip to China this week will help his country's ailing economy by attracting investment and promoting...
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