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Judge rejects Silicon Valley anti-poaching settlement
Aug 08, 2014 (AFP)
A federal judge Friday rejected a plan to compensate employees affected by an "anti-poaching" agreement involving Silicon Valley tech giants Apple, Google, Inte...
Chinese workers hurt in PNG mine attack: report
Aug 07, 2014 (AFP)
Five Chinese workers were hurt after armed villagers stormed a nickel mine in Papua New Guinea, damaging equipment and forcing it to close, a report said Thursd...
Standard Chartered faces new US money-laundering probe
Aug 06, 2014 (AFP)
Standard Chartered confirmed Wednesday that it faces fresh US fines over alleged breaches in its anti-money laundering systems, two years after it paid massive ...
Kenya launches giant port construction with $480m deal
Aug 01, 2014 (AFP)
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta launched Friday a construction deal for the first berths in a proposed multi-billion dollar port, the day after ordering vast tr...
China confirms Microsoft probe for 'monopoly' actions
Jul 29, 2014 (AFP)
China is investigating Microsoft for allegedly operating a monopoly in its market, the government said Tuesday, as it took aim at the US software giant over bus...
Chinese regulators visit Microsoft offices: Dow Jones
Jul 28, 2014 (AFP)
Officials from China's corporate regulator paid visits Monday to software giant Microsoft's offices in four cities in the country, Dow Jones Newswires reported,...
Failed Marx letter sale disappoints Chinese capitalists
Jul 22, 2014 (AFP)
A letter by the late Karl Marx, the German philosopher who offered an alternative to capitalism, has failed to sell in Communist-ruled China because the auction...
China's Xi eyes increased investment in Cuba
Jul 22, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Cuba on Tuesday to expand investment in the fellow communist nation, his last stop on a four-country Latin American charm o...
China's Xi signs Venezuela resource deals on LatAm blitz
Jul 21, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a raft of oil and mineral deals with Venezuela Monday, his latest stop on a Latin American tour showcasing China's growing i...
Volvo Trucks mulls impact of US fine on marine engines
Jul 21, 2014 (AFP)
Swedish truck maker Volvo Group is considering whether to appeal against a US ruling upholding a multimillion fine on environmental infringements of its marine ...
China's Xi hails 'new horizons' in ties with Argentina
Jul 19, 2014 (AFP)
Relations between Argentina and China are poised to reach unprecedented "new horizons," Chinese President Xi Jinping told lawmakers in Buenos Aires during a sum...
China leader signs Brazil deals on Latin America trip
Jul 17, 2014 (AFP)
China's president pressed a charm offensive with Latin America on Thursday, signing deals with Brazil and meeting with regional leaders in a trip highlighting B...
China court pledges 'open trial' of foreign investigators
Jul 17, 2014 (AFP)
The Shanghai court that will try two foreign investigators linked to the bribery case of drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in China said Thursday it will hold an ...
Chinese leader seeks to woo Latin America
Jul 17, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping presses a charm offensive with Latin American leaders on Thursday, highlighting Beijing's growing interest in a resource-rich regio...
BRICS bank will reduce Western dominance: China media
Jul 16, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese media on Wednesday hailed the creation of the BRICS development bank, to be based in Shanghai, blaming Western countries and multilateral agencies for f...
China's Alibaba stalks banks with investment product
Jul 15, 2014 (AFP)
As Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba expands beyond online retail, it is shaking up staid state banks -- and drawing regulators' attentions -- after 100 million ...
WTO says US anti-dumping duties on Chinese products wrong
Jul 14, 2014 (AFP)
Beijing won a key victory Monday in a trade dispute with Washington, as a WTO panel said the United States was wrong to slap punitive duties on a host of Chines...
Samsung finds 'evidence' of child labour at China plant
Jul 14, 2014 (AFP)
Samsung said Monday it temporarily suspended business with one of its suppliers in China over the suspected use of child workers, following criticism that its m...
China's leader Xi departs for South America visit
Jul 13, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday departed for a visit to four South American countries, including Brazil, to build ties in a resource-rich region traditio...
China's economy on track as June trade surplus jumps
Jul 10, 2014 (AFP)
China's monthly trade surplus jumped 16.4 percent in June to $31.6 billion, official data showed Thursday, as exports and imports both rose in the latest sign o...
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