TRADE WARS - SINO DAILY

Experts skeptical about a China-Mercosur trade deal

Jun 26, 2012 (AFP)

A proposed free trade deal between China and Mercosur would significantly boost trade with the Asian giant but regional analysts see little chance that it will ...

West's woes a boon to Asia's concert scene

Jun 25, 2012 (AFP)

Faced with stubbornly feeble economies back home, more Western music acts are being lured to play in Asia to boost their profiles in a region where disposable i...

Obama mocks Romney over 'outsourcing' row

Jun 25, 2012 (AFP)

President Barack Obama Monday mocked attempts by his rival Mitt Romney's campaign to shrug off reports the Republican's former firm helped ship US jobs to place...

China, Argentina hail 40 years of diplomatic ties

Jun 24, 2012 (AFP)

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday hailed 40 years of strong diplomatic ties between their two countries. At a cerem...

Chinese premier in Argentina on trade mission

Jun 23, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese Premier Wen Jibao arrived in Argentina Saturday on an official visit aimed at boosting trade with one of South America's top agricultural producers. Wen...

Australia approves Hanlong's Sundance takeover

Jun 22, 2012 (AFP)

Australia's Sundance Resources on Friday said the country's foreign investment watchdog had approved its Aus$1.65 billion (US$1.65 billion) takeover by Chinese ...

Chinese premier in Uruguay on first stop of regional tour

Jun 22, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Uruguay Friday, his first stop on a multi-nation visit to South America. Wen's arrival marks the first time a Chinese prem...

Greek exports to China leap 269% in quarter: official data

Jun 22, 2012 (AFP)

Greek exports to China rocketed by 269.1 percent in the first quarter from the level for the same period last year, data from the Panhellenic Exporters Associat...

Americans' preferences for outdoor recreation changing

Jun 21, 2012 (SPX)

The USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) recently published a national study, Outdoor Recreation Trends and Futures, showing that Americans' curr...

Philippines seizes illegal China-bound ore

Jun 21, 2012 (AFP)

Philippine authorities said Thursday they had seized a huge amount of iron ore intended to be smuggled to China, as part of a long-running battle against illega...

Trade protectionism stifling IT sector: study

Jun 20, 2012 (AFP)

Big emerging markets led by China are increasing protectionist measures in the tech sector, hurting one of the most dynamic parts of the global economy, a US in...

Argentina draws Canadian gold mine firm

Jun 19, 2012 (UPI)

Argentina has drawn Canada's Yamana Gold Inc. into a $403.6 million mining development project despite concerns over Argentine nationalization of Spanish-contro...

Mexico to join Pacific trade talks

Jun 18, 2012 (AFP)

Mexico is to join trans-Pacific trade negotiations, a stepping-stone toward a major regional trade deal, Mexican president Felipe Calderon and his US counterpar...

China, Denmark sign deals worth billions as Hu ends visit

Jun 16, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese President Hu Jintao signed deals worth billions of euros with Denmark Saturday and got words of encouragement on his country's bid to expand its influen...

Riots follow shooting of Papuan separatist

Jun 15, 2012 (UPI)

Rioters in the capital of Indonesia's Papua province torched buildings and vehicles after police shot dead a senior official of a major separatist group. Police...

Hong Kong stock exchange to buy LME for $2.15 bn

Jun 15, 2012 (AFP)

The Hong Kong stock exchange said Friday it had entered into an agreement to buy the London Metal Exchange (LME) for a total of 1.39 billion ($2.15 billion). Ho...

Study: 'Green' economies have a dark side

Jun 14, 2012 (UPI)

"Green grabbing," the appropriation of land for biofuels, carbon-offsetting schemes and conservation, is forcing people from their homelands, a report says. Res...

BASF sees China sales more than double by 2020

Jun 14, 2012 (AFP)

German chemical giant BASF said Thursday it expects sales in China to more than double within eight years thanks to fast urbanisation in the world's second-larg...

Asylum seekers target Australia's Cocos

Jun 13, 2012 (UPI)

Australian maritime authorities are being stretched by efforts to patrol thousands of miles of ocean around the Cocos Islands, the latest territory targeted by ...

Germany, most appealing European market for China: study

Jun 13, 2012 (AFP)

China, already the top foreign investor in Germany last year, sees Europe's top economy as the most attractive country to invest in after the United States, a n...