TRADE WARS - SINO DAILY

Jun 26, 2013 (AFP)

Four Chinese nationals have been hacked to death in Port Moresby, with one reportedly beheaded and the others dismembered in an attack condemned as "brutal and ...

India's market watchdog bids to boost foreign investment

Jun 25, 2013 (AFP)

India's market regulator on Tuesday announced an overhaul of existing regulations for foreign investors, in a bid to attract crucial inflows to the country's ca...

Hollande urges talks to resolve EU-China trade row

Jun 25, 2013 (AFP)

A bitter row between the European Union and Beijing over new duties on Chinese solar panels should be settled amicably through talks, French President Francois ...

China factory workers hold US boss over wage dispute

Jun 25, 2013 (AFP)

An American factory boss in China held hostage for five days by workers told AFP Tuesday he won't be released until a labour dispute is resolved and that author...

China outsmarted US in Snowden chess game: experts

Jun 24, 2013 (AFP)

China interceded to allow Edward Snowden's dramatic flight from Hong Kong, calculating that infuriating the United States for now was necessary to prevent longe...

Melting ice pulls Norway closer to Asia

Jun 23, 2013 (AFP)

The town of Kirkenes in northernmost Norway used to be further away from Asia than virtually any other European port, but it suddenly seems a lot closer. The re...

Flagship Indian retailer opens in Pakistan

Jun 21, 2013 (AFP)

Raymond, an Indian suiting and fabrics conglomerate, will on Friday formally open its first shop in Pakistan, where business leaders welcomed it as a step towar...

China firm forays into British yacht, hotel markets

Jun 19, 2013 (AFP)

Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group announced Wednesday it will invest nearly $1.6 billion to acquire British yacht maker Sunseeker and build London's tallest resi...

Japan May trade deficit widens on import costs

Jun 19, 2013 (AFP)

Japan extended a string of trade deficits in May, official data showed Wednesday, as the country's import costs rose on the weak yen but shipments to the United...

FDI into China rises in Jan-May: govt

Jun 18, 2013 (AFP)

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose during the first five months of this year, the government announced Tuesday, paced by strong increases from the ...

Chinese business leaders to head to France, Belgium

Jun 18, 2013 (AFP)

Belgium and France roll out the red carpet next week for 30 Chinese businesses leaders in a visit designed to promote trade, despite an ongoing dispute between ...

Environmentalists warn of Nicaragua canal disaster

Jun 15, 2013 (AFP)

A proposed Nicaraguan waterway rivaling the Panama Canal would cause an environmental disaster threatening drinking water supplies and fragile ecosystems, conse...

China to deal 'appropriately' with EU steel challenge

Jun 14, 2013 (AFP)

China said it will deal "appropriately" with the European Union's decision to challenge it at the World Trade Organisation after Beijing slapped duties on some ...

Singapore warns filmmaker over bus striker videos

Jun 14, 2013 (AFP)

Singapore's attorney-general on Friday issued a stern warning to an independent filmmaker over online videos in which two Chinese bus drivers accused police in ...

U.S. focus pulls in Pacific nations for wider trade links

Jun 13, 2013 (UPI)

Latin America's Pacific littoral states -- Chile, Colombia and Peru -- will likely be key to cementing U.S. President Barack Obama's Trans Pacific Partnership, ...

China miners' African gold rush tarnished by terror

Jun 13, 2013 (AFP)

Thousands of men travelled vast distances from a poor part of rural China to seek their fortunes mining gold in west Africa -- but now their dreams are in tatte...

Nicaragua grants bid to build Panama Canal rival

Jun 13, 2013 (AFP)

Nicaraguan lawmakers on Thursday approved a controversial deal that would allow a Hong Kong company to build a $40 billion oceanic waterway to rival the Panama ...

EU takes China to WTO over steel anti-dumping duties

Jun 13, 2013 (AFP)

The European Union challenged China, one of its biggest trade partners, at the World Trade Organization on Thursday over tariffs on imports of stainless steel p...

EU to take China to WTO in fresh dispute

Jun 13, 2013 (AFP)

The European Union raised the stakes in a series of tit-for-tat trade disputes with China, saying it would file a complaint at the World Trade Organization over...

China high court talks tough on worker safety

Jun 12, 2013 (AFP)

China's Supreme Court Wednesday ordered that people who neglect workplace safety should be "severely" punished, state media said, after the country's deadliest ...