TRADE WARS - BIO FUEL DAILY

Mar 20, 2012 (AFP)

Global mining giant BHP Billiton said Tuesday that Chinese iron ore demand appeared to be flattening as the world's second-largest economy slows, but prices wer...

Taiwan opens swathes of economy to China firms

Mar 20, 2012 (AFP)

Taiwan said Tuesday it will open big areas of its economy to Chinese businesses for the first time in a bid to encourage greater investment and create more jobs...

S. America frets over slow China growth

Mar 19, 2012 (UPI)

Latin American countries see a Chinese economic slowdown and eurozone crisis as major threats that could reverse their own gains in recent years, an Inter-Ameri...

Cash-rich Apple to pay dividend, buy back shares

Mar 19, 2012 (AFP)

Apple announced Monday it will spend part of its massive cash hoard to pay its first dividend since 1995 to shareholders and buy back $10 billion in shares. But...

Singapore banker held in China without lawyer access: fiance

Mar 19, 2012 (AFP)

Police in China have held a Singaporean banker for two weeks without allowing her access to a lawyer after her client allegedly fled the country with millions o...

LatAm growth will depend on Europe, China: IDB

Mar 18, 2012 (AFP)

Economic growth in Latin America is expected to hold strong in 2012 at a 3.6 percent average if Europe avoids a deep recession and China maintains steady growth...

Cheap chic Uniqlo booms in deflationary Japan

Mar 18, 2012 (AFP)

Tokyo's high-end shopping district of Ginza was back at its booming best this week with hundreds of shoppers queueing up to spend their cash, in an echo of Japa...

US radio episode about Apple factory abuse retracted

Mar 16, 2012 (AFP)

A popular US radio program on Friday retracted a story about harsh working conditions at factories that make Apple products in China, saying it contained "signi...

Foreign investment in China falls in February

Mar 15, 2012 (AFP)

Foreign direct investment in China fell in February for the fourth straight month as key Western economies continue to struggle, official figures showed Thursda...

Chilean gold mine results 'encouraging'

Mar 15, 2012 (UPI)

Exploratory drilling at three new gold mines in Chile has produced encouraging results but needs follow-up scientific work, Canadian gold producer Orosur Mining...

Hong Kong's school place shortage deters expats

Mar 15, 2012 (AFP)

A shortage of English-language school places in Hong Kong is hurting expatriate families and damaging the city's reputation as a regional business hub, parents ...

Argentina, Brazil back Cuba's inclusion

Mar 15, 2012 (UPI)

Cuba will be barred from next month's Summit of the Americas at U.S. insistence but Havana's friends Argentina and Brazil are vowing with new resolve to have Ha...

Shipping industry fears China slowdown, overcapacity

Mar 14, 2012 (AFP)

The global shipping industry, still struggling to recover from the 2009 recession, is worried by overcapacity and the expected growth slowdown in China, a confe...

Argentina toughens curbs on imports

Mar 13, 2012 (UPI)

Argentina is toughening restrictions on imports as part of a government strategy that aims to reduce a drain on foreign currency earnings and stimulate local ma...

China 'to deal' with WTO complaint over earth minerals

Mar 13, 2012 (AFP)

China said Tuesday that it would "properly deal" with a complaint by the United States, European Union and Japan over rare earth minerals, but defended its righ...

Obama slams China in WTO action over rare earth metals

Mar 13, 2012 (AFP)

President Barack Obama Tuesday hit out at China for limiting exports of rare earth elements used in high-tech goods, as the United States, European Union and Ja...

EU, US, Japan take 'rare earth' dispute with China to WTO

Mar 13, 2012 (AFP)

The EU, US and Japan joined forces against China by taking a so-called "rare earths" trade dispute, critical to high-tech industries, to the World Trade Organiz...

Australian tourism targets China's second cities

Mar 12, 2012 (AFP)

Australia Monday said it plans to tap into China's fast-growing second tier cities to boost tourism revenue after research found Chinese travellers increasingly...

Philippine mining review sets off fierce debate

Mar 11, 2012 (AFP)

A Philippine government bid to take a greater share of mining revenues amid the global commodities boom has set off a storm of debate, with industry mounting an...

China says inflation, factory output slowing

Mar 09, 2012 (AFP)

China's inflation rate slowed sharply in February and factory output eased, data showed Friday, adding to evidence of a slowdown in the economy and giving Beiji...