TRADE WARS - BIO FUEL DAILY

Mar 08, 2012 (UPI)

Plans for a Latin American summit in Colombia are in disarray after a diplomatic flap that means Cuba may be barred from taking part. Cuba's participation in th...

Chinese consumers becoming more emotional: study

Mar 07, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese consumers will become more emotional and individualistic this decade, as the Asian giant's economic engine shifts gear from investment to consumption, a...

Chinese designer finds fashion home in Paris

Mar 06, 2012 (AFP)

When Masha Ma first came to Paris the Chinese designer, who on Wednesday holds her first Fashion Week show in the city, had a style revelation as she was sippin...

US Congress approves China subsidy duties

Mar 06, 2012 (AFP)

The US Congress voted Tuesday to authorize renewed tariffs on billions of dollars worth of goods from China and other countries considered to be state-run econo...

Ecuador signs mining contract with Chinese firm

Mar 06, 2012 (AFP)

Ecuador has signed an agreement with a Chinese firm to begin exploiting a massive copper mine in the Amazon, prompting protests by environmental activists. "We ...

Rio Tinto says able to weather Chinese slowdown

Mar 05, 2012 (AFP)

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto said Monday it was strongly placed to weather a Chinese economic growth slowdown after Beijing forecast expansion would ...

Ecuadorans protest China mine project at embassy

Mar 05, 2012 (AFP)

Environmental activists staged a peaceful demonstration at the embassy of China Monday to protest a contract between Ecuador and a Chinese company to mine coppe...

China's passion for fashion on show in Paris

Mar 05, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese stars dot the front rows, a new designer from the country joins the runway calendar, and its retailers scout the city for talent: China's love affair wi...

Japan manufacturers in post-tsunami rethink

Mar 04, 2012 (AFP)

When small unheard-of factories on Japan's tsunami-hit coast were knocked out of action few people would have predicted that it would cause the global car indus...

SciTechTalk: Risks to 'virtual wallets?'

Mar 04, 2012 (UPI)

Waving your phone at the checkout counter will make it easier than ever to pay for your puchases, but will it be safe? That's one of the big questions about the...

Bulgaria resumes Danube shipping after freeze

Mar 02, 2012 (AFP)

Bulgaria has reopened navigation on its stretch of the Danube after almost a month of suspended shipping after the river froze over, the transport ministry said...

China's labour woes loom large ahead of congress

Mar 02, 2012 (AFP)

China has built its rapid ascent on the shoulders of its migrant workers, but higher costs are deterring rural Chinese from moving to cities, causing a looming ...

Argentine envoy hauled over U.K. trade row

Mar 01, 2012 (UPI)

Argentina indicated Thursday that it's pleased that Britain wants the European Union to intervene in the Falklands sovereignty dispute. The Argentine comments c...

China foreign minister in India talks

Mar 01, 2012 (AFP)

China's foreign minister held talks in India on Thursday that focused on issues affecting the neighbours' often troubled ties as well as an upcoming summit of m...

Romanian opposition leader pledges to block Canadian mine

Mar 01, 2012 (AFP)

The leader of Romania's main opposition party, Victor Ponta, on Thursday pledged to block a Canadian gold mine project in the northwest of the country if he bec...

Mercosur keen to profit from Arab markets

Feb 29, 2012 (UPI)

Latin America's Mercosur trade bloc is keen to profit from Arab cash investments and expanding consumer markets while talks with the European Union on a free tr...

China signs deal for mega mosque in Algeria

Feb 28, 2012 (AFP)

Algeria signed a deal with a Chinese construction giant on Tuesday for the building of a vast new one billion euro mosque that is expected to be the third large...

Bribes hold back Chinese in Australia mining: WikiLeaks

Feb 28, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese mining interests in Australia are being held back because they believe they must pay bribes to get what they want, according to a former senator quoted ...

US creates new trade unit, targets China

Feb 28, 2012 (AFP)

The US took direct aim at China Tuesday with the establishment of a new agency to crack down on what Washington judges unfair practices by its major trade partn...

Shanghai hikes minimum pay to combat labour shortage

Feb 27, 2012 (AFP)

Shanghai said Monday it will raise the minimum monthly wage by 13 percent, the latest pay hike in China as officials try to combat labour shortages and worker u...