TRADE WARS - SINO DAILY

Cheap chic Uniqlo booms in deflationary Japan

Mar 18, 2012 (AFP)

Tokyo's high-end shopping district of Ginza was back at its booming best this week with hundreds of shoppers queueing up to spend their cash, in an echo of Japa...

US radio episode about Apple factory abuse retracted

Mar 16, 2012 (AFP)

A popular US radio program on Friday retracted a story about harsh working conditions at factories that make Apple products in China, saying it contained "signi...

Chilean gold mine results 'encouraging'

Mar 15, 2012 (UPI)

Exploratory drilling at three new gold mines in Chile has produced encouraging results but needs follow-up scientific work, Canadian gold producer Orosur Mining...

Argentina, Brazil back Cuba's inclusion

Mar 15, 2012 (UPI)

Cuba will be barred from next month's Summit of the Americas at U.S. insistence but Havana's friends Argentina and Brazil are vowing with new resolve to have Ha...

Foreign investment in China falls in February

Mar 15, 2012 (AFP)

Foreign direct investment in China fell in February for the fourth straight month as key Western economies continue to struggle, official figures showed Thursda...

Hong Kong's school place shortage deters expats

Mar 15, 2012 (AFP)

A shortage of English-language school places in Hong Kong is hurting expatriate families and damaging the city's reputation as a regional business hub, parents ...

Shipping industry fears China slowdown, overcapacity

Mar 14, 2012 (AFP)

The global shipping industry, still struggling to recover from the 2009 recession, is worried by overcapacity and the expected growth slowdown in China, a confe...

EU, US, Japan take 'rare earth' dispute with China to WTO

Mar 13, 2012 (AFP)

The EU, US and Japan joined forces against China by taking a so-called "rare earths" trade dispute, critical to high-tech industries, to the World Trade Organiz...

Argentina toughens curbs on imports

Mar 13, 2012 (UPI)

Argentina is toughening restrictions on imports as part of a government strategy that aims to reduce a drain on foreign currency earnings and stimulate local ma...

Obama slams China in WTO action over rare earth metals

Mar 13, 2012 (AFP)

President Barack Obama Tuesday hit out at China for limiting exports of rare earth elements used in high-tech goods, as the United States, European Union and Ja...

China 'to deal' with WTO complaint over earth minerals

Mar 13, 2012 (AFP)

China said Tuesday that it would "properly deal" with a complaint by the United States, European Union and Japan over rare earth minerals, but defended its righ...

Australian tourism targets China's second cities

Mar 12, 2012 (AFP)

Australia Monday said it plans to tap into China's fast-growing second tier cities to boost tourism revenue after research found Chinese travellers increasingly...

Philippine mining review sets off fierce debate

Mar 11, 2012 (AFP)

A Philippine government bid to take a greater share of mining revenues amid the global commodities boom has set off a storm of debate, with industry mounting an...

China says inflation, factory output slowing

Mar 09, 2012 (AFP)

China's inflation rate slowed sharply in February and factory output eased, data showed Friday, adding to evidence of a slowdown in the economy and giving Beiji...

Summit plan clouded by flap over Cuba

Mar 08, 2012 (UPI)

Plans for a Latin American summit in Colombia are in disarray after a diplomatic flap that means Cuba may be barred from taking part. Cuba's participation in th...

Chinese consumers becoming more emotional: study

Mar 07, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese consumers will become more emotional and individualistic this decade, as the Asian giant's economic engine shifts gear from investment to consumption, a...

Chinese designer finds fashion home in Paris

Mar 06, 2012 (AFP)

When Masha Ma first came to Paris the Chinese designer, who on Wednesday holds her first Fashion Week show in the city, had a style revelation as she was sippin...

US Congress approves China subsidy duties

Mar 06, 2012 (AFP)

The US Congress voted Tuesday to authorize renewed tariffs on billions of dollars worth of goods from China and other countries considered to be state-run econo...

Ecuador signs mining contract with Chinese firm

Mar 06, 2012 (AFP)

Ecuador has signed an agreement with a Chinese firm to begin exploiting a massive copper mine in the Amazon, prompting protests by environmental activists. "We ...

Rio Tinto says able to weather Chinese slowdown

Mar 05, 2012 (AFP)

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto said Monday it was strongly placed to weather a Chinese economic growth slowdown after Beijing forecast expansion would ...