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ArcelorMittal reports plungs into loss on weak Chinese demand for steel
Oct 31, 2012 (AFP)
Top world steelmaker ArcelorMittal plunged into quarterly loss and slashed its stock dividend on Wednesday, blaming a slump in Chinese demand and operating loss...
Clinton to push Balkans for greater integration
Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves Sunday on a trip to the Balkans where she will urge Serbia and Kosovo to overcome bitter differences and integrate ...
FDI flow to South America double-edged?
Oct 26, 2012 (UPI)
Foreign direct investment to Latin America is rising but analysts wonder if the trend is altogether a good thing for the recipient countries. FDI infusions into...
China's ZTE swings to net loss in third quarter
Oct 25, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese telecom firm ZTE said Thursday it swung to a net loss in the third quarter due to weaker demand amid the global economic slowdown. ZTE reported a net lo...
US Navy to guard freedom of navigation in Asia
Oct 25, 2012 (AFP)
The captain of a US supercarrier said Thursday the US Navy's presence in Asia would help safeguard "freedom of navigation", amid China's claims to sovereignty o...
Hong Kong exports grow 15.2% in September
Oct 25, 2012 (AFP)
Hong Kong's exports grew 15.2 percent year-on-year in September, the government said Thursday, while warning of an economic outlook fraught with challenges. The...
Chile boosts outlook for gold, copper
Oct 25, 2012 (UPI)
Chilean outlook for gold and copper production, described as strategic to national interest, has improved with forecasts of greater exploration and refining act...
China's Huawei blasts US 'protectionism'
Oct 24, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Wednesday accused the US of "protectionism" after Congress labelled it a spy threat, and offered to lay bare its source code an...
China firm in hostile bid for Australia-listed miner
Oct 23, 2012 (AFP)
A Chinese private equity firm on Tuesday announced a hostile takeover bid for Australia-listed Discovery Metals, valuing the copper miner at Aus$830 million (US...
China fires back at US presidential candidates
Oct 23, 2012 (AFP)
Beijing urged the US presidential candidates on Tuesday to refrain from inflaming tensions with China after President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney vo...
Japan trade tumbles amid global slowdown, China spat
Oct 22, 2012 (AFP)
Japan posted its worst September trade figures in more than 30 years, official data showed Monday, as the global slowdown and a territorial spat with China weig...
Taiwan to review infrastructure opening to China
Oct 22, 2012 (AFP)
Taiwan legislators on Monday demanded a thorough evaluation of sensitive sectors in which China has invested or are open to Chinese investment. The move comes a...
French minister lambasts WTO over eurozone trade deficit with China
Oct 22, 2012 (AFP)
French Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg made an outspoken attack Monday on the World Trade Organization and the growth of Chinese exports to the eurozone. Mo...
eBay pays 1.2m pounds in British taxes on sales of 800m pounds
Oct 21, 2012 (AFP)
Online auction giant eBay paid only 1.2 million pounds ($1.92 million, 1.47 million euros) in tax to the British government despite generating 800 million pound...
Huawei row shines light on East-West culture clash
Oct 21, 2012 (AFP)
US security fears over two China telecom firms have spotlighted Western suspicions Chinese companies are state-influenced, a culture clash analysts say could lo...
Fund in Argentine ship row offers to repatriate some sailors
Oct 19, 2012 (AFP)
A fund whose court claims have led to the seizure of an Argentine warship in Ghana has offered to repatriate its stranded sailors who are "of other nationalitie...
Safety still concern at Zambia's Chinese-owned mines
Oct 19, 2012 (AFP)
Work conditions at Zambia's Chinese-owned copper mines have improved, but the Asian giant's labour record is still clouding its sizeable investments into the co...
Microsoft profit tops forecasts but revenue weak
Oct 18, 2012 (AFP)
US computing giant Microsoft on Thursday blamed a slowdown in personal computer sales for a fall in earnings and revenues for its fiscal first quarter. Microsof...
Japan's Hokkaido welcomes Chinese, despite row
Oct 18, 2012 (AFP)
The governor of Japan's tourist haven island of Hokkaido said Thursday the doors were open for Chinese tourists and investors, despite frictions that have seen ...
Venezuela escalates Mercosur Paraguay row
Oct 18, 2012 (UPI)
Venezuela escalated its diplomatic row with Paraguay, expelling the remaining embassy staff of the landlocked country in a further blow to prospects for healing...
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