TRADE WARS - BIO FUEL DAILY

Hong Kong property giant's shares plunge after arrests

Mar 30, 2012 (AFP)

Shares in Hong Kong real estate giant Sun Hung Kai Properties plunged Friday after co-chairmen Thomas and Raymond Kwok, two of the city's richest men, were arre...

BRICS summit focuses on new development bank

Mar 29, 2012 (AFP)

Leaders of the emerging world met in India Thursday to discuss creating a new development bank, at a summit in which the bloc will seek to convert its economic ...

US-China trade disputes expected to rage

Mar 29, 2012 (AFP)

The recent bumper consignment of US-China trade disputes will be followed by boatload after boatload of new problems in coming years, experts predict, but that ...

BRICS summit shadowed by Tibet protests

Mar 29, 2012 (AFP)

The leaders of the emerging world gather Thursday in India to discuss the creation of a new development bank at a summit shadowed by protests by Tibetans agains...

Chinese traders make Spain gateway to Europe

Mar 27, 2012 (AFP)

Hoisted from trucks and trolleys, the brown boxes keep coming, packing the warehouses with acres of jewellery, jeans and shoes. There is little sign of Spain's ...

Japan to 'export' top Tokyo fashion districts

Mar 26, 2012 (AFP)

Japan plans to open overseas shopping areas named after well-known Tokyo fashion districts including Harajuku and Ginza as part of a cultural promotion push, of...

US group: Lock China out of infrastructure deals

Mar 26, 2012 (AFP)

A powerful US manufacturing group launched a campaign Monday to lock Chinese suppliers out of large US infrastructure projects, saying Beijing does not reciproc...

Britain asks China to probe businessman's death

Mar 26, 2012 (AFP)

Britain said Monday it had asked Chinese authorities to investigate the death of a British businessman in Chongqing, a sprawling metropolis at the heart of Chin...

Japan classic paintings, pop idols hit US

Mar 26, 2012 (AFP)

Japan is presenting to the United States highlights of its culture both old and new, with a rare exhibition of elaborate centuries-old nature scrolls and perfor...

Irish PM seeks investment during China visit

Mar 26, 2012 (AFP)

Ireland's prime minister Monday urged Chinese firms to invest in his country, on a visit to the Asian giant just days after official data revealed the euro memb...

Japan, Canada to launch free trade talks

Mar 25, 2012 (AFP)

Japan and Canada formally agreed Sunday to launch talks on a free trade agreement expected to result in the first such pact between Tokyo and one of the Group o...

Rising Chinese wages a headache for US firms

Mar 23, 2012 (AFP)

After decades of US caterwauling about the crippling impact of China's low labor costs on domestic manufacturing, firms state-side now fret about the impact of ...

Outside View: Protectionism on the Right

Mar 23, 2012 (UPI)

A disturbing trend has manifested itself in the Republican primary race -- the rising specter of populism and protectionism. One of the two leading candidates, ...

Indian outsourcers 'employ 100,000 in US'

Mar 23, 2012 (AFP)

India's IT outsourcing sector has nearly doubled the number of jobs it has created in the US in the last five years and now employs more than 100,000 people, an...

Japan logs surprise February trade surplus

Mar 22, 2012 (AFP)

Japan logged a surprise trade surplus in February, offering a glimmer of hope for its moribund economy, but economists warned that with oil prices heading highe...

Report cites controversial mining firms

Mar 22, 2012 (UPI)

The world's most controversial mining companies are named -- and shamed -- in a report comparing their performance against U.N. and other environmental, social ...

Brazil's Rousseff to attend BRICS summit in India

Mar 22, 2012 (AFP)

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff plans to travel to India next week for a summit of emerging powers and separate talks with Indian leaders on defense and bila...

Hermes bags record profits with luxury goods despite crisis

Mar 22, 2012 (AFP)

Hermes is the latest luxury products group to show that economic crises can have silver linings, announcing record sales and profits on Thursday. Hermes, a symb...

Kitchen sink joins list of US-China trade disputes

Mar 22, 2012 (AFP)

US trade authorities on Thursday announced an investigation into yet another Chinese export product, this time the veritable kitchen sink. The US Commerce Depar...

HP merges computer and printer units

Mar 21, 2012 (AFP)

Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday said it is combining its computer and printer units to free up more cash for innovation in the rapidly evolving technology market. ...