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Disgraced China boss's son drove Porsche: report
Apr 27, 2012 (AFP)
The son of a disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai received three traffic tickets while driving a Porsche in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported Fri...
Peru in final talks for huge gold mine
Apr 27, 2012 (AFP)
The Peruvian government is finalizing a deal with US mining giant Newmont about a proposed $4.8 billion gold mine that has sparked violent protests, Mines and E...
US presses China to open to foreign investment
Apr 26, 2012 (AFP)
The US on Thursday urged China to open its markets to foreign investors as "aggressively" as Beijing has spread its own economic influence into other countries....
Asia's promise lures French from eurozone woes
Apr 26, 2012 (AFP)
Whether it's for business, study or an exotic retirement, the French are flocking to Asia like never before, drawn by economic opportunities that contrast with ...
US urges financial reform in China ahead of talks
Apr 26, 2012 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday urged China to undertake financial reform that would help to level the playing field between the two largest economies, in advance...
Ahead of talks, US urges financial reform in China
Apr 26, 2012 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday urged China to undertake financial reform that would help to level the playing field between the two largest economies, in advance...
China and Poland pledge to double trade
Apr 25, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged at landmark talks in Warsaw on Wednesday to double bilateral trade turnover with Poland in the next five years. During a hist...
China eyes Europe's ex-communist East
Apr 24, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao ends a four-nation European tour with a two-day visit to Poland starting Wednesday, focused on a high profile regional trade and inve...
China and Sweden ink trade deals during Wen visit
Apr 24, 2012 (AFP)
China and Sweden signed a slew of trade deals on Tuesday during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Sweden, including agreements with China-owned Swedish bran...
Brazil wants US technology transfer restrictions lifted
Apr 23, 2012 (AFP)
Brazil's defense minister says he will press for the lifting of US restrictions to military technology transfer in his upcoming talks with his American counterp...
China's Wen eyes German business at world's top trade fair
Apr 23, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on Monday visited the world's biggest industrial fair, hosted by European powerhouse Germany where firms increasingly see Chin...
Germany's Merkel, China's Wen open Hanover trade fair
Apr 22, 2012 (AFP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao officially opened Sunday evening the Hannover Messe, the world's biggest industry and trad...
China city vows to protect foreigners amid scandal
Apr 21, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese authorities in Chongqing have pledged to better protect foreigners after Briton Neil Heywood's death in suspicious circumstances sparked a dramatic poli...
S. America more cautious with Asia imports
Apr 19, 2012 (UPI)
Latin American importers are more cautious with goods they buy in East Asia and are hiring quality-control services to check their imports at source, new busine...
Tourism sector eyes travellers from emerging nations
Apr 19, 2012 (AFP)
The global tourism industry, hit by natural disasters and economic turmoil, is eyeing potential travellers from emerging nations in hope that their growing midd...
Microsoft's earnings shine ahead of new product wave
Apr 19, 2012 (AFP)
Microsoft posted quarterly net income of $5.11 billion on record-high revenue on the cusp of what executives billed as a huge "product launch wave" promising ev...
China to fuel world copper demand
Apr 19, 2012 (AFP)
China will continue to lead global demand for copper while Latin America will remain the world's biggest supplier, economic analysts said this week. China incre...
Japan posts record fiscal-year trade deficit
Apr 19, 2012 (AFP)
Japan on Thursday posted a record trade deficit for the 2011 fiscal year with car and electronics exports tumbling, while energy imports soared in the wake of t...
Starbucks plans China expansion
Apr 18, 2012 (AFP)
American giant Starbucks plans to heavily invest in expansion in China as the local population starts to embrace the coffee culture, the company's Asia Pacific ...
eBay reports hot quarter as shopping goes digital
Apr 18, 2012 (AFP)
Internet auction powerhouse eBay on Wednesday reported that quarterly revenue and profit boomed due in large part to its PayPal online financial transaction ser...
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