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Silk Road snaked farther south than previously thought

Apr 01, 2016 (UPI)

Researchers have identified silk and dyes from China and India among ancient textiles recovered from dig sites in the Nepalese Himalayas. The materials have bee...

UK govt accused of prioritising China ties over steel jobs

Apr 01, 2016 (AFP)

Is a new special relationship threatening an old staple of British industry? Prime Minister David Cameron's government faced damaging claims Friday that its pus...

Steelmakers tell EU to get tough on China dumping

Mar 31, 2016 (AFP)

Europe's steelmakers called Thursday for sharply higher anti-dumping tariffs to protect against a flood of cheap Chinese imports, blamed for plunging the future...

China's Midea buys 80% of Toshiba's home appliances arm

Mar 31, 2016 (AFP)

China's Midea Group will buy a little more than 80 percent of loss-making Japanese conglomerate Toshiba's home appliances arm for $473 million, the two companie...

China steel firm defaults after chairman found dead

Mar 29, 2016 (AFP)

A Chinese steel company has defaulted on an 852 million yuan ($131 million) bond payment, days after its chairman was found dead in an apparent suicide. Dongbei...

Protests in Prague as China's Xi signs economic partnership

Mar 29, 2016 (AFP)

Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a landmark strategic partnership with his Czech counterpart in Prague on Tuesday amid a fresh wave of protests in the Czech ...

Moscow aims to better economic ties to Finland

Mar 23, 2016 (UPI)

Finland shipbuilding capacity, including that tied to the natural gas industry, is behind a strong bilateral investment relationship, Russia's president said. R...

News 'micropayments' startup hits US market

Mar 23, 2016 (AFP)

A Dutch-based startup that aims to get readers to make "micropayments" for individual news articles launched in the US market Wednesday with a handful of high-p...

Japan exports to China rise in February, boosted by post holiday demand

Mar 17, 2016 (AFP)

Japanese exports to China rose for the first time in seven months in February, the government announced Thursday, though analysts said the gain was distorted by...

Australian logistics giant Asciano broken up in $6.8 bn joint takeover

Mar 15, 2016 (AFP)

Australian logistics giant Asciano said Tuesday it was recommending a Aus$9.05 billion ($6.8 billion) takeover deal between two rival local and international su...

'Forced labour' for thousands of maids in Hong Kong: report

Mar 15, 2016 (AFP)

Tens of thousands of foreign maids in Hong Kong are in "forced labour", according to a new report that fuels growing criticism of the city's treatment of its ar...

China's Anbang in huge US hotel buying spree

Mar 14, 2016 (AFP)

China's Anbang Insurance is on a shopping spree in the US hotel sector, with a nearly $13 billion offer for Starwood and the $6.5 billion purchase of 16 luxury ...

China's next bubble? Iron ore surges as speculators weigh in

Mar 13, 2016 (AFP)

With a huge global steel glut and slowing demand in China, an enormous recent spike in the price of iron ore has left analysts scratching their heads, with some...

US election shouldn't slow Atlantic trade talks: EU official

Mar 09, 2016 (AFP)

Europe's top trade official said Wednesday that talks with Washington on an ambitious trans-Atlantic trade treaty continue despite US elections which have put s...

China behind global trade slowdown in 2015: World Bank

Mar 09, 2016 (AFP)

The slump in Chinese growth and its nascent economic transition was the key factor in a sharp slowdown last year in global trade, the World Bank said Wednesday....

China exports slump more than a quarter in February: Customs

Mar 08, 2016 (AFP)

China's exports saw their heaviest fall in nearly seven years in February, diving more than a quarter as feeble global trade offset the weaker yuan and raised p...

Australian miner Fortescue to team up with Brazil's Vale

Mar 08, 2016 (AFP)

Australia's Fortescue Metals on Tuesday opened the door to joint ventures and other investment deals with the world's biggest iron ore producer Vale under an ag...

New bank another BRICS in Beijing's diplomatic wall

Feb 26, 2016 (AFP)

A new $100 billion bank for major emerging nations will sign agreements to establish its headquarters in China on Saturday, the latest step in Beijing's efforts...

Turkey suspends contested gold mine project after protests

Feb 24, 2016 (AFP)

The Turkish government on Wednesday ordered a halt to construction work on a gold mine in a town near the Black Sea until the legal process is exhausted, in a r...

Chinese firm aims to start production at flashpoint Myanmar mine

Feb 18, 2016 (AFP)

The Chinese firm behind a controversial Myanmar copper mine on Thursday said it plans to start operations in May, a move expected to pose an early challenge to ...