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Ecuadorans protest China mine project at embassy

Mar 05, 2012 (AFP)

Environmental activists staged a peaceful demonstration at the embassy of China Monday to protest a contract between Ecuador and a Chinese company to mine coppe...

China's passion for fashion on show in Paris

Mar 05, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese stars dot the front rows, a new designer from the country joins the runway calendar, and its retailers scout the city for talent: China's love affair wi...

SciTechTalk: Risks to 'virtual wallets?'

Mar 04, 2012 (UPI)

Waving your phone at the checkout counter will make it easier than ever to pay for your puchases, but will it be safe? That's one of the big questions about the...

Japan manufacturers in post-tsunami rethink

Mar 04, 2012 (AFP)

When small unheard-of factories on Japan's tsunami-hit coast were knocked out of action few people would have predicted that it would cause the global car indus...

Bulgaria resumes Danube shipping after freeze

Mar 02, 2012 (AFP)

Bulgaria has reopened navigation on its stretch of the Danube after almost a month of suspended shipping after the river froze over, the transport ministry said...

China's labour woes loom large ahead of congress

Mar 02, 2012 (AFP)

China has built its rapid ascent on the shoulders of its migrant workers, but higher costs are deterring rural Chinese from moving to cities, causing a looming ...

China foreign minister in India talks

Mar 01, 2012 (AFP)

China's foreign minister held talks in India on Thursday that focused on issues affecting the neighbours' often troubled ties as well as an upcoming summit of m...

Romanian opposition leader pledges to block Canadian mine

Mar 01, 2012 (AFP)

The leader of Romania's main opposition party, Victor Ponta, on Thursday pledged to block a Canadian gold mine project in the northwest of the country if he bec...

Argentine envoy hauled over U.K. trade row

Mar 01, 2012 (UPI)

Argentina indicated Thursday that it's pleased that Britain wants the European Union to intervene in the Falklands sovereignty dispute. The Argentine comments c...

Mercosur keen to profit from Arab markets

Feb 29, 2012 (UPI)

Latin America's Mercosur trade bloc is keen to profit from Arab cash investments and expanding consumer markets while talks with the European Union on a free tr...

Bribes hold back Chinese in Australia mining: WikiLeaks

Feb 28, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese mining interests in Australia are being held back because they believe they must pay bribes to get what they want, according to a former senator quoted ...

US creates new trade unit, targets China

Feb 28, 2012 (AFP)

The US took direct aim at China Tuesday with the establishment of a new agency to crack down on what Washington judges unfair practices by its major trade partn...

China signs deal for mega mosque in Algeria

Feb 28, 2012 (AFP)

Algeria signed a deal with a Chinese construction giant on Tuesday for the building of a vast new one billion euro mosque that is expected to be the third large...

Shanghai hikes minimum pay to combat labour shortage

Feb 27, 2012 (AFP)

Shanghai said Monday it will raise the minimum monthly wage by 13 percent, the latest pay hike in China as officials try to combat labour shortages and worker u...

Iraq seeks investment to upgrade transport network

Feb 26, 2012 (AFP)

Iraq's transport minister appealed to foreign firms on Sunday to help restore his country's dilapidated infrastructure by rebuilding airports and constructing a...

Brazil to slap quality control on China goods

Feb 25, 2012 (AFP)

Brazil plans to impose strict quality control on imports from China and other Asian nations to prevent the influx of cheap goods, the daily O Globo reported Sat...

Canada hails no change in New York shipping rules

Feb 24, 2012 (AFP)

Canada on Friday welcomed New York state's reversal on proposed ballast water rules aimed at preventing foreign species from invading the Great Lakes, restricti...

China links EU trade probe with eurozone debt help

Feb 23, 2012 (AFP)

China said Thursday a European investigation into imports of Chinese-made specialised steel products would "undermine" efforts to combat the eurozone crisis. Th...

Patent wars: Microsoft takes Motorola to EU

Feb 22, 2012 (AFP)

Microsoft on Wednesday filed a complaint with the European Commission against Google's Motorola Mobility in the latest salvo in an increasingly bitter patent wa...

Italian fashion designers look to China for salvation

Feb 22, 2012 (AFP)

Italy's top designer brands are looking to China for salvation this year with revenues falling due to a debt crisis that has cast an air of gloom as Milan Fashi...