TRADE WARS - SINO DAILY

Global steel output rallies, dominated by China: trade data

Jan 23, 2014 (AFP)

Global production of steel rose by 3.5 percent in 2013 and China's share of the total grew further to 48.5 percent, trade data showed on Thursday, giving an ins...

China approves 12 new free trade zones: state media

Jan 22, 2014 (AFP)

China has approved a dozen new free trade zones months after opening its first one in Shanghai, state media said Wednesday, furthering efforts to test economic ...

Hyundai starts work on world's biggest container ships

Jan 20, 2014 (AFP)

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries said Monday it had started construction on a Chinese order for the world's largest container ships. China Ship...

HK police arrest employer of 'tortured' Indonesian maid

Jan 20, 2014 (AFP)

Police at Hong Kong airport Monday arrested a woman who allegedly tortured two Indonesian domestic helpers, a day after thousands staged a march to call for bet...

China working-age population falls

Jan 20, 2014 (AFP)

China's working-age population continued to decline last year, the government said Monday, as Beijing grapples with a demographic time bomb that is one of its b...

Thousands of Hong Kong domestic helpers rally for 'tortured' maid

Jan 19, 2014 (AFP)

Thousands of domestic helpers took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday to demand justice for an Indonesian maid allegedly tortured by her employers, the second s...

Hong Kong police to interview 'tortured' maid

Jan 17, 2014 (AFP)

Investigators from Hong Kong will travel to Indonesia to speak with a woman who left the Chinese city after she was allegedly tortured by her employer, authorit...

Hong Kong domestic helpers demand justice for 'tortured' maid

Jan 16, 2014 (AFP)

Domestic workers took to the streets of Hong Kong Thursday to demand justice for an Indonesian maid allegedly tortured by her employers and better protection fo...

Indian PM says delayed Korean steel plant to open soon

Jan 16, 2014 (AFP)

Indian premier Manmohan Singh Thursday said a mega steel plant being built by South Korean multinational Posco would become operational in the coming weeks, all...

Derision over China official's visa 'discrimination' claim

Jan 16, 2014 (AFP)

A top Chinese official's claim that the country's citizens are discriminated against in visa arrangements worldwide prompted widespread online derision Thursday...

Japan logs record current account deficit

Jan 14, 2014 (AFP)

Japan's current account deficit in November tripled year-on-year to a record $5.7 billion as a weak yen pushed up the country's post-Fukushima energy bills, off...

Chinese official seeks Hong Kong cooperation over Shanghai FTZ

Jan 13, 2014 (AFP)

Shanghai's vice mayor on Monday urged cooperation from Hong Kong over China's ambitious new free-trade zone, saying its potential to boost growth will offset an...

France, China fete 50 years of ties with fast-track visas

Jan 13, 2014 (AFP)

Chinese visitors to France -- the world's top tourist destination -- are to get fast-track visas as part of celebrations marking the 50-year anniversary of Pari...

US challenges China compliance claim in WTO steel row

Jan 13, 2014 (AFP)

The United States on Monday challenged China's claim that it has complied with World Trade Organization rules regarding duties on certain US steel products. US ...

Nicaragua, Chinese tycoon say canal work to start in 2014w/lll

Jan 12, 2014 (AFP)

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Chinese tycoon Wang Jing on Saturday said plans to start building a $40-billion canal across the Central American country...

Vietnam police investigate riot at Samsung factory

Jan 10, 2014 (AFP)

Vietnamese police said Friday they had launched an investigation into a riot at a multi-billion dollar Samsung factory that left 13 people injured, four critica...

Target says data breach hit up to 110 mn customers

Jan 10, 2014 (AFP)

Giant US retailer Target said Friday that up to 110 million customers have had their personal data stolen in a data breach, sharply raising its initial estimate...

India clears Posco steel plant ahead of S. Korean visit

Jan 10, 2014 (AFP)

India's environment ministry has approved South Korean multinational Posco's plans to build a long-delayed $12 billion steel plant, the company said Friday, day...

China 2013 trade passes $4 trillion: govt

Jan 10, 2014 (AFP)

China's annual trade in goods passed the $4 trillion mark for the first time in 2013, official data showed Friday, confirming its position as the globe's bigges...

Irate Russia accuses Senegal of 'piracy'

Jan 09, 2014 (AFP)

An outraged Russia on Thursday accused Senegal of engaging in "piracy" after armed naval officers from the west African nation seized 62 of its nationals on a t...