TRADE WARS - SINO DAILY

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...

China, S. Korea secure 'effective' free trade deal

Nov 10, 2014 (AFP)

South Korea and China said Monday they had effectively secured a free trade agreement to remove tariffs on over 90 percent of goods, although some details remai...

Xi, Abe meet as big-power rivalries take APEC stage

Nov 10, 2014 (AFP)

The leaders of China and Japan held an ice-breaking summit Monday after two years of dangerous animosity, as world leaders including Barack Obama gathered for a...

Xi offers vision of China-driven 'Asia-Pacific dream'

Nov 09, 2014 (AFP)

President Xi Jinping offered the world a vision of a Chinese-driven "Asia-Pacific dream" on Sunday, as Beijing hosts a regional gathering that underlines its gr...

APEC cautiously supports China-backed free-trade zone

Nov 08, 2014 (AFP)

A Pacific Rim summit on Saturday voiced cautious support for a vast free-trade zone proposal being pushed by China in the face of reported resistance from the U...

Australia keen on China-backed infrastructure bank

Nov 06, 2014 (AFP)

Australia on Wednesday said it was keen to join an Asian infrastructure lender seen as a counterweight to Western-backed international development banks, but sa...

Hong Kong lawmakers demand inquiry into city leader

Nov 05, 2014 (AFP)

Hong Kong's democratic lawmakers called for an official inquiry into the city's embattled leader Wednesday, saying he "has no political integrity" after receivi...

APEC leaders meet amid rival trade proposals, tensions

Nov 05, 2014 (AFP)

Leaders of more than half the world's economy gather in Beijing next week for the annual APEC forum, with China and the US pushing rival trade agreements as a w...

Google guns for 300 mn new Indian local language users

Nov 03, 2014 (AFP)

Search giant Google announced Monday the creation of a new Hindi-language website in an ambitious bid to add 300 million Indian Internet users by 2017 and bridg...

Mandarin compulsory as Portuguese town seeks foothold in China

Nov 02, 2014 (AFP)

Five hundred years after the Portuguese became the first Europeans to establish sea trade with China, a town in northern Portugal is counting on its youth to se...

France's Hollande in Canada to drum up trade

Nov 02, 2014 (AFP)

President Francois Hollande began the first visit to Canada by a French leader in a quarter of a century on Sunday, flying in to the country's oil-rich west to ...

Tanzania to start major port construction in 2015

Oct 28, 2014 (AFP)

Tanzania will launch construction of a major Chinese-funded sea port in 2015 to boost the trading capacity of the east African nation, a presidential statement ...

China and 20 other countries sign up to regional bank

Oct 24, 2014 (AFP)

China and 20 other countries moved forward on Friday towards setting up an Asian infrastructure lender seen as a counterweight to Western-backed international d...

Manufacturing moving from China to US: survey

Oct 23, 2014 (AFP)

Large manufacturers are increasingly moving production back to the United States from China, according to a new report by The Boston Consulting Group released T...

Questions over China-backed infrastructure bank: ADB

Oct 23, 2014 (AFP)

Several questions remain to be answered about an Asian infrastructure lender proposed by Beijing, the Japanese head of the existing Asian Development Bank said ...

Italy keen to take a fast boat to China

Oct 22, 2014 (AFP)

Seven hundred years after Marco Polo showed how it was done, Italy is once again knocking on China's door looking to do business. This time around the quest is ...

Social trust eroded in Chinese product-tampering incident

Oct 17, 2014 (SPX)

For about a decade, Chinese consumers weren't getting what they paid for when they purchased Wuchang, a special brand of gourmet rice that has a peculiar scent....

Virtual currency founder pleads not guilty in New York

Oct 14, 2014 (AFP)

A man accused of founding an online underworld bank that allegedly laundered $6 billion for criminals, including child pornographers and drug traffickers, plead...

Australia fast-tracks visas for super rich

Oct 14, 2014 (AFP)

Australia said Tuesday it would introduce a "premium investor visa" to give immigrants permanent residency after a year if they invest Aus$15 million (US$13 mil...

China's Li discusses Russia deals ahead of Putin talks

Oct 13, 2014 (AFP)

Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang was set Monday to meet President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Moscow as Russia struggles with its most serious standoff wi...