TRADE WARS - SINO DAILY

WTO sides with US on Chinese steel import duties, again

Oct 18, 2012 (AFP)

China did indeed break global trade rules when it imposed anti-dumping duties on US electrical steel imports, the World Trade Organisation ruled Thursday, confi...

BHP chief says China steel surge has peaked

Oct 17, 2012 (AFP)

BHP Billiton chief Marius Kloppers said on Wednesday that China's steel surge had peaked and iron ore and steel growth was likely to decline, as the miner deliv...

Mobile commerce lifts eBay profits

Oct 17, 2012 (AFP)

US online giant eBay said Wednesday third quarter profits edged up two percent from a year ago to $597 million, driven by gains in mobile shopping and payments....

France backs Croatia's 2013 EU date

Oct 17, 2012 (UPI)

France said this week it still backs Croatia's bid for a 2013 accession to the European Union despite misgivings from leaders of the German Parliament. A spokes...

Argentine delegation in Ghana for talks on warship seizure

Oct 16, 2012 (AFP)

A delegation from Argentina on Tuesday met with Ghanaian officials in an attempt to negotiate the release of a warship being detained outside Accra over a bond ...

U.S.-EU trade dispute ongoing

Oct 16, 2012 (UPI)

The spat between the European Union and the United States over alleged government subsidies to Boeing is far from resolved. The United States last month said it...

Mexico takes textile dispute with China to the WTO

Oct 15, 2012 (AFP)

Mexico has called for discussions at the World Trade Organisation on Chinese support for its textile companies, a statement said on Monday. Mexico said it sough...

London Metal Exchange hopeful of 2012 takeover completion

Oct 15, 2012 (AFP)

The London Metal Exchange is hopeful of completing its takeover by the Hong Kong stock exchange by the end of 2012, LME chief executive Martin Abbott told the s...

Workers unite to form Canada's largest union

Oct 15, 2012 (AFP)

Two unions representing Canada's auto, energy, forestry, media and telecommunications workers merged Monday to form the nation's largest public sector union. Me...

China IMF boycott 'a sign of things to come': analysts

Oct 14, 2012 (AFP)

China's top level boycott of global financial meetings in Japan this week is a sign of things to come, analysts say, as an economically emboldened Beijing shows...

China exports jump but weakness seen ahead

Oct 13, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese exports rose 9.9 percent in September year-on-year to a record monthly high, the government said Saturday, but analysts warned the performance was unsus...

Argentine mission to seek release of seized ship

Oct 12, 2012 (AFP)

A high-level Argentine mission to persuade Ghana to release an Argentine warship seized 11 days ago in a dispute with creditors was expected to depart soon, off...

Miners' strikes weaken S. African economy

Oct 12, 2012 (UPI)

Escalating wildcat strikes in South Africa's mining industry, a pillar of the continent's largest economy, are scaring off foreign investment that's heading for...

Argentina, Brazil trade row eases for now

Oct 12, 2012 (UPI)

Argentina's trade row with Brazil has been averted for now but its deep impact on Brazilian exporters meant losses running into several million dollars. Argenti...

Guatemala arrests nine in wake of deadly protest

Oct 11, 2012 (AFP)

Guatemalan authorities have arrested a colonel and eight soldiers over the alleged extrajudicial killings of eight Indian demonstrators at a protest last week, ...

A tactile glove provides subtle guidance to objects in the vicinity

Oct 11, 2012 (SPX)

Researchers at HIIT and Max Planck Institute for Informatics show how computer vision -based hand tracking and vibration feedback on the user's hand can be used...

Zambian man arrested for Chinese mine manager murder

Oct 11, 2012 (AFP)

Police in Zambia said Thursday they arrested a shaft operator at Collum Coal mine in connection with the death of mine manager Wu Shengzai in August. Wu, 50, wa...

Ghana 'violating intl norms' over ship: Argentina

Oct 11, 2012 (AFP)

Argentina's defense ministry on Thursday accused Ghana of violating "international norms" by refusing to release one of its warships and said it was sending two...

Ghana court rejects request to release Argentina warship

Oct 11, 2012 (AFP)

A judge in Ghana on Thursday rejected a bid by Argentina to have one of its warships released from a port near Accra, where it is being held under a court order...

German foreign minister due in China for talks

Oct 10, 2012 (AFP)

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will travel to China on Wednesday with a delegation of major business figures to mark 40 years of diplomatic relations...