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Sri Lanka opposition puts China's port project on notice
Dec 16, 2014 (AFP)
Sri Lanka's opposition Tuesday accused China of destroying the island's pristine beaches and warned Beijing its $1.4 billion port investment could be in jeopard...
China imports fall and export growth slows in November
Dec 08, 2014 (AFP)
China's stuttering economy suffered another blow in November as export growth slowed sharply and imports surprisingly contracted, government data showed Monday,...
World's largest container ship leaves Shanghai for Europe
Dec 08, 2014 (AFP)
The world's largest container vessel, the CSCL Globe, set off Monday on its maiden voyage to Europe from Shanghai, ship owner China Shipping Container Lines (CS...
Britain launches new 'Google tax' on multinationals
Dec 03, 2014 (AFP)
The British government on Wednesday slapped a new tax rate on multinational companies that seek to avoid paying their fair share to Treasury coffers. The levy -...
Hong Kong protesters on hunger strike after violent clashes
Dec 01, 2014 (AFP)
Joshua Wong, the teenage face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, and two other student demonstrators went on hunger strike Monday, raising the stakes after ...
Free trade pact takes effect between Chile, Hong Kong
Dec 01, 2014 (AFP)
A free trade agreement between Hong Kong and Chile went into effect on Monday, the Chilean government said. Hong Kong signed the deal with Chile in 2012 at the ...
Swiss massively reject 'green' immigration cap
Nov 30, 2014 (AFP)
The Swiss on Sunday flatly rejected a call for dramatic immigration cuts in the name of saving the environment, amid charges the initiative was xenophobic and a...
India woos neighbours as rifts open door to China
Nov 28, 2014 (AFP)
India pledged a slew of regional investments at a South Asian summit this week, seeking to counter China's growing economic inroads into its backyard as it rema...
Australia mulls tighter foreign property investment rules
Nov 27, 2014 (AFP)
An Australian parliamentary committee Thursday recommended strengthening rules on foreign investment in the country's booming housing market, calling enforcemen...
China's Alibaba plans to invest more in India
Nov 26, 2014 (AFP)
E-commerce giant Alibaba's founder Jack Ma promised Wednesday to invest more in India where online sales are soaring, predicting that the Internet will transfor...
Nicaragua $50 bn canal construction to start in December
Nov 20, 2014 (AFP)
Nicaragua said a Hong Kong-based company will start building a $50 billion waterway next month, despite opposition from farmers and environmentalists against th...
Australia and China seal bumper trade deal
Nov 17, 2014 (AFP)
Australia and China sealed a landmark trade deal hailed Monday as a "game-changer", abolishing tariffs in the lucrative resources and agricultural sectors as Ca...
EU report laments lack of free trade
Nov 17, 2014 (UPI)
The European Union's trade commissioner said Monday she regretted global trade was restricted, where road blocks exist even in the U.S. market. Commissioner Cec...
Worldwide ship traffic up 300 percent since 1992
Nov 17, 2014 (SPX)
Maritime traffic on the world's oceans has increased four-fold over the past 20 years, likely causing more water, air and noise pollution on the open seas, acco...
Nobel summit moved from S.Africa to Rome after Dalai Lama visa row
Nov 16, 2014 (AFP)
A summit of Nobel peace laureates scheduled to be held in Cape Town has been moved to Rome after the South African government failed to issue a visa to the Dala...
China calls for swift movement on BRICS development bank
Nov 15, 2014 (AFP)
China on Saturday urged BRICS nations to speed up the creation of a development bank as an alternative to the Western-dominated global financial system. The BRI...
China, Myanmar ink $7.8 bn in deals: state media
Nov 15, 2014 (AFP)
China has signed agreements worth $7.8 billion with neighbouring Myanmar, state media reported Saturday, as Beijing continues to assert its growing economic clo...
Turkey could scrap controversial Chinese missile purchase: sources
Nov 12, 2014 (AFP)
Turkey could scrap a controversial plan to buy missile defence systems from China that alarmed the United States and its Western allies, Turkish and European so...
China wins APEC support for free trade 'roadmap'
Nov 11, 2014 (AFP)
Asia-Pacific leaders Tuesday backed China's roadmap for a vast new free trade area rivalling US plans for the region at a summit in Beijing where Russian leader...
Taiwan alarmed by China-Seoul free trade pact
Nov 10, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan's government expressed alarm Monday at China's free trade agreement with South Korea, the island's strong trade competitor, and urged the opposition to s...
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