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Mexico hopes China leader's visit can narrow trade gap
Jun 02, 2013 (AFP)
The leaders of Mexico and China will meet for the second time in two months this week, a sign of deepening cooperation, even as the Latin American nation seeks ...
China's Xi in Trinidad to boost Caribbean trade
May 31, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in oil-rich Trinidad and Tobago late Friday for the first leg of a Latin America and Caribbean tour aiming to strengthen Be...
China opens dumping probe into EU, US chemical sales
May 31, 2013 (AFP)
China launched an anti-dumping probe Friday into chemical imports from the European Union and United States, the government said, amid heightened trade tensions...
France backs plan for punitive EU levies on China
May 28, 2013 (AFP)
France on Tuesday said it backed European moves to impose punitive levies on solar panels imported from China, a measure opposed by several states including Ger...
Sick workers pay price for Chinese growth
May 28, 2013 (AFP)
As China boomed around 200 men set out from Shuangxi's rural idyll to build its infrastructure and skyscrapers. Now lung disease from dust has killed a quarter ...
More paramilitaries for Chhattisgarh state
May 28, 2013 (UPI)
The Indian government stopped short of sending the army into Chhattisgarh state in the wake of a Maoist attack that killed 27 people. The attack on a convoy of ...
Germany says 'no' to EU tariffs against China
May 27, 2013 (AFP)
Germany told the European Commission Monday that it rejected a proposal to slap tariffs on Chinese solar panel imports, its economy minister said. "There is, fr...
Chinese group in bid for Club Med holidays: firms
May 27, 2013 (AFP)
The two main shareholders in up-market holiday group Club Mediterranee, including a Chinese firm, said on Monday that they would make a bid for the company, dri...
China opens dumping move against EU chemicals: report
May 27, 2013 (AFP)
China has told the European Commission that it will open complaint procedures for dumping against some European chemical companies, notably Belgian group Solvay...
Swiss-China trade deal a symbol amid spats with EU
May 26, 2013 (AFP)
Applauded by Switzerland's business sector, the country's free-trade deal with China is heavy with symbolism, coming as Beijing locks horns with the European Un...
Merkel pledges to avert EU-China trade war
May 26, 2013 (AFP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged Sunday to take steps to avoid a brewing trade war between China and the EU during a first visit by China's new premier t...
China premier criticises EU for telecom probe, solar panel tax
May 25, 2013 (AFP)
China's Premier Li Keqiang has slammed the European Union for plans to probe the country's telecom products and impose taxes on its solar panels, Chinese state ...
Commodity markets spooked by Bernanke, China data
May 24, 2013 (AFP)
Commodity prices mostly fell this week as traders balanced weak Chinese data against signs that the US Federal Reserve could curtail its quantitative easing sti...
Swiss free trade deal underscores China's globalisation: Li
May 24, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday hailed a free trade deal with Switzerland as a landmark achievement, saying it had "huge meaning" for global trade and unde...
WTO panel to examine Japan-China steel duties dispute
May 24, 2013 (AFP)
The World Trade Organization said Friday its dispute settlement board had agreed to a request from Japan to create a panel to examine its dispute with China ove...
EU seeks China investment accord as first step to free trade deal
May 23, 2013 (AFP)
The EU wants to negotiate an investment protection accord as a first step towards a wider Free Trade Agreement with China, one of its biggest trading partners d...
Australia's resources boom over?
May 22, 2013 (UPI)
A new report from the Australian government says that committed investment in the country's major resources and energy projects has peaked. The report, released...
Chinese PM pledges stronger partnership with Pakistan
May 22, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang vowed to strengthen his country's partnership with Pakistan Wednesday as he began an official visit less than a fortnight after the c...
US report urges action on 'unprecedented' IP theft
May 22, 2013 (AFP)
A high-powered commission said Wednesday that intellectual property theft was costing the United States the equivalent of all its exports to Asia and urged a to...
Cheaper yen attracts record visitors to Japan
May 22, 2013 (AFP)
A record 923,000 foreigners travelled to Japan in April, up 18.1 percent from a year earlier, taking advantage of a weaker yen and an increase in chartered flig...
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