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EU hesitant on free trade deal with China: source
May 07, 2013 (AFP)
Even as it seeks free trade deals with the United States and Japan, the EU sees little near-term prospect of a similar accord with China, one of the bloc's most...
Hong Kong port workers vote to end strike
May 06, 2013 (AFP)
Hundreds of workers at a Hong Kong container port operated by tycoon Li Ka-shing voted Monday to end a 40-day strike, one of the city's longest-ever, after thei...
France wants to boost Japan relations, maintain China ties
May 04, 2013 (AFP)
France wants to boost its relations with Japan all the while maintaining strong ties with China, despite simmering diplomatic tensions between the two Asian gia...
China must obey ruling on US steel imports: WTO
May 03, 2013 (AFP)
China must fall into line by July 31 with a World Trade Organisation order to change its restrictive policy on certain steel imports from the United States, an ...
U.K. under pressure to clean up tax havens
May 03, 2013 (UPI)
British Overseas Territories in the Western Hemisphere will abandon their "tax haven" status as London struggles to raise cash and counter European charges its ...
Mercosur seeks more Pacific partners for commodities, goods
Apr 30, 2013 (UPI)
As Europe struggles with multiple eurozone crises and economic downturn, emergent Latin America is tilting toward the Pacific region as a potential major partne...
China passes Australia as New Zealand's top export market
Apr 26, 2013 (AFP)
China became New Zealand's number one export destination in the March quarter, official data showed Friday, displacing Australia from a position it has held for...
Bill to collect Internet purchase sales tax looks set for Senate OK
Apr 26, 2013 (UPI)
The U.S. Senate has moved closer to passing a bill to tax purchases made over the Internet but the bill will have a tough time in the House, lawmakers say. "The...
France eyes becoming trading hub for China yuan
Apr 26, 2013 (AFP)
Paris has what it takes to become the eurozone's main offshore trading hub for the Chinese yuan, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said in Hong Kong on F...
Hong Kong's pursuit of luxury defies Western gloom
Apr 25, 2013 (AFP)
A gold, diamond-encrusted iPhone gleams in the window at a shopping mall in Hong Kong, its US$25,000 price tag a symbol of the city's luxury excesses fuelled by...
China warns US on turning away investors
Apr 25, 2013 (AFP)
China on Thursday warned that the United States was turning away major investment from the growing Asian economy after several high-profile firms faced obstacle...
Southeast Asian leaders talk China, trade
Apr 24, 2013 (AFP)
Southeast Asian leaders met in Brunei on Wednesday for talks aimed at easing tensions over the South China Sea and building momentum towards groundbreaking econ...
ASEAN plans free trade pact with Hong Kong
Apr 23, 2013 (AFP)
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will pursue a free trade agreement with Hong Kong, a document obtained by AFP said Tuesday. ASEAN leaders mee...
HSBC says to cut headcount by more than 1,000
Apr 23, 2013 (AFP)
HSBC on Tuesday said it planned a net reduction of 1,149 British jobs under a shake-up of the global bank's division that deals with high-depositing investors. ...
Commodities slump on weak China data
Apr 19, 2013 (AFP)
Gold prices tumbled to a two-year low and crude oil slumped to a nine-month trough this week, as commodity markets were rocked by weaker-than-expected first-qua...
Hong Kong port workers take strike to tycoon Li Ka-shing
Apr 19, 2013 (AFP)
Striking Hong Kong dock workers camped outside the headquarters of Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing pledged to stay put Friday despite the collapse of a contracto...
Importers pay for Japan's lower yen
Apr 18, 2013 (AFP)
Japan's trade deficit quadrupled in March, figures showed Thursday, as the weakening yen made fuel imports much more costly, even as it helped the country's onc...
Australia-China free trade talks deadlocked: minister
Apr 18, 2013 (AFP)
Free trade talks between Australia and China are deadlocked over Beijing's insistence on removing investment limits for state-owned enterprises, Trade Minister ...
FDI into China gains in first quarter
Apr 18, 2013 (AFP)
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in China rose marginally in the first quarter, the government announced on Thursday, led by Japanese, EU and US companies after ...
Greece okays disputed gold mining project
Apr 17, 2013 (AFP)
Greece on Wednesday gave a controversial Canadian gold mining project the final go-ahead, despite local protests saying it will cause irreversible damage to the...
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