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HSBC in talks to sell South American businesses
May 10, 2012 (AFP)
HSBC is in talks to sell assets in several South American countries, the banking giant said Thursday, as part of its plans to streamline global operations to cu...
China trade surplus widens in April
May 10, 2012 (AFP)
China said Thursday its trade surplus widened in April as import growth slowed, casting doubts over the capacity of the world's second biggest economy to reboun...
Fed clears China's first US bank takeover
May 09, 2012 (AFP)
The United States on Wednesday opened its banking market to China's biggest bank ICBC, for the first time clearing a takeover of a US bank by a Chinese state-co...
Outside View: Fix the trade deficit
May 09, 2012 (UPI)
The U.S. Commerce Department is expected Thursday to report the deficit on international trade in goods and services was $49.5 billion in March, up from $46.0 b...
S. Korea, China to start-free trade talks next week
May 09, 2012 (AFP)
South Korea will start talks next week aimed at securing a free trade agreement with China, its largest commercial partner and the world's second biggest econom...
US to push China 'hard' for procurement access
May 08, 2012 (AFP)
The United States will push China hard to open up restricted access to its vast state-controlled procurement market, the Treasury's top international official s...
Luxury goods market to grow 7% in 2012: study
May 07, 2012 (AFP)
The global luxury market is forecast to grow by up to seven percent in 2012 despite the financial crisis, as China continues to drive consumption, a study by an...
Clouds hang over gold mine plans in Romania
May 06, 2012 (AFP)
Plans by the Canadian company Gabriel Resources to open a gold mine at Rosia Montana in Romania might be hampered by a centre-left cabinet which is to take offi...
China opens door to ending Chen crisis with study offer
May 04, 2012 (AFP)
China said Friday that blind activist Chen Guangcheng can apply to study abroad, offering a possible resolution to a crisis that erupted when he escaped house a...
New Romania government wants moratorium on shale gas
May 04, 2012 (AFP)
Romania's new government will seek a moratorium on shale gas drilling, putting on hold plans by US oil giant Chevron to tap reserves in eastern and southern Rom...
US pushes China to allow yuan rise, speed reforms
May 03, 2012 (AFP)
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Thursday urged China to allow its currency to strengthen further and push forward economic reforms, which he said were cr...
Brazil's Lula slams rich countries and IMF
May 03, 2012 (AFP)
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday slammed rich nations for managing the world crisis by calling for belt-tightening by the poor w...
Canada firm promises Romania $30 bn in gold mine benefits
May 03, 2012 (AFP)
Canada's Gabriel Resources said Thursday Romania would get $30 billion in economic benefits if it approves a gold mine project at Rosia Montana that has drawn o...
China vows to boost imports ahead of US talks
Apr 30, 2012 (AFP)
Beijing on Monday unveiled guidelines aimed at boosting imports, just days ahead of a key meeting with the United States expected to address China's politically...
Disgraced China boss's son drove Porsche: report
Apr 27, 2012 (AFP)
The son of a disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai received three traffic tickets while driving a Porsche in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported Fri...
Peru in final talks for huge gold mine
Apr 27, 2012 (AFP)
The Peruvian government is finalizing a deal with US mining giant Newmont about a proposed $4.8 billion gold mine that has sparked violent protests, Mines and E...
Asia's promise lures French from eurozone woes
Apr 26, 2012 (AFP)
Whether it's for business, study or an exotic retirement, the French are flocking to Asia like never before, drawn by economic opportunities that contrast with ...
Ahead of talks, US urges financial reform in China
Apr 26, 2012 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday urged China to undertake financial reform that would help to level the playing field between the two largest economies, in advance...
US urges financial reform in China ahead of talks
Apr 26, 2012 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday urged China to undertake financial reform that would help to level the playing field between the two largest economies, in advance...
US presses China to open to foreign investment
Apr 26, 2012 (AFP)
The US on Thursday urged China to open its markets to foreign investors as "aggressively" as Beijing has spread its own economic influence into other countries....
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