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China to probe steel tube imports in trade dispute
May 10, 2013 (AFP)
China said Friday it was investigating some steel tube imports from the European Union, Japan and the United States over allegations that products had been sold...
Japan steelmaking giant posts $1.2 billion net loss
May 10, 2013 (AFP)
Japan's Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp., the world's second-biggest steelmaker, on Friday posted a $1.2 billion net loss in its fiscal year to March. The ...
China considers resource tax to include coal
May 09, 2013 (UPI)
A Chinese government official has signaled that tougher taxes on the use of resources and on emissions would be imposed so the country can achieve greener indus...
China hails new WTO boss as nod to developing world
May 09, 2013 (AFP)
China on Thursday welcomed the appointment of Brazilian diplomat Roberto Azevedo to head the World Trade Organization, with state media saying it showed the gro...
Peru copper plans moving again despite protests
May 09, 2013 (UPI)
Peru government plans to join the global copper producers club in a big way are moving ahead despite a spate of environmental protests over months that caused w...
China swings back to trade surplus in April
May 08, 2013 (AFP)
China swung back to trade surplus in April after posting a rare deficit the previous month, official data showed Wednesday, but analysts cautioned the better-th...
EU hesitant on free trade deal with China: source
May 07, 2013 (AFP)
Even as it seeks free trade deals with the United States and Japan, the EU sees little near-term prospect of a similar accord with China, one of the bloc's most...
Hong Kong port workers vote to end strike
May 06, 2013 (AFP)
Hundreds of workers at a Hong Kong container port operated by tycoon Li Ka-shing voted Monday to end a 40-day strike, one of the city's longest-ever, after thei...
France wants to boost Japan relations, maintain China ties
May 04, 2013 (AFP)
France wants to boost its relations with Japan all the while maintaining strong ties with China, despite simmering diplomatic tensions between the two Asian gia...
U.K. under pressure to clean up tax havens
May 03, 2013 (UPI)
British Overseas Territories in the Western Hemisphere will abandon their "tax haven" status as London struggles to raise cash and counter European charges its ...
China must obey ruling on US steel imports: WTO
May 03, 2013 (AFP)
China must fall into line by July 31 with a World Trade Organisation order to change its restrictive policy on certain steel imports from the United States, an ...
Mercosur seeks more Pacific partners for commodities, goods
Apr 30, 2013 (UPI)
As Europe struggles with multiple eurozone crises and economic downturn, emergent Latin America is tilting toward the Pacific region as a potential major partne...
Bill to collect Internet purchase sales tax looks set for Senate OK
Apr 26, 2013 (UPI)
The U.S. Senate has moved closer to passing a bill to tax purchases made over the Internet but the bill will have a tough time in the House, lawmakers say. "The...
China passes Australia as New Zealand's top export market
Apr 26, 2013 (AFP)
China became New Zealand's number one export destination in the March quarter, official data showed Friday, displacing Australia from a position it has held for...
France eyes becoming trading hub for China yuan
Apr 26, 2013 (AFP)
Paris has what it takes to become the eurozone's main offshore trading hub for the Chinese yuan, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said in Hong Kong on F...
China warns US on turning away investors
Apr 25, 2013 (AFP)
China on Thursday warned that the United States was turning away major investment from the growing Asian economy after several high-profile firms faced obstacle...
Hong Kong's pursuit of luxury defies Western gloom
Apr 25, 2013 (AFP)
A gold, diamond-encrusted iPhone gleams in the window at a shopping mall in Hong Kong, its US$25,000 price tag a symbol of the city's luxury excesses fuelled by...
Southeast Asian leaders talk China, trade
Apr 24, 2013 (AFP)
Southeast Asian leaders met in Brunei on Wednesday for talks aimed at easing tensions over the South China Sea and building momentum towards groundbreaking econ...
HSBC says to cut headcount by more than 1,000
Apr 23, 2013 (AFP)
HSBC on Tuesday said it planned a net reduction of 1,149 British jobs under a shake-up of the global bank's division that deals with high-depositing investors. ...
ASEAN plans free trade pact with Hong Kong
Apr 23, 2013 (AFP)
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will pursue a free trade agreement with Hong Kong, a document obtained by AFP said Tuesday. ASEAN leaders mee...
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