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Clinton pledges 'Jobs Diplomacy' for economy

Feb 21, 2012 (AFP)

Hillary Clinton promised Tuesday to put the force of her State Department behind US businesses, calling for "jobs diplomacy" to help boost exports and jumpstart...

Taiwan's China Steel to invest in Australia mine

Feb 21, 2012 (AFP)

China Steel Corp, Taiwan's largest steel producer, said Tuesday its board of directors had approved a plan to invest about Aus$102 million ($110 million) in an ...

Clinton pledges support for US business

Feb 21, 2012 (AFP)

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised Tuesday that US diplomats would do more to promote business interests overseas but renewed criticism of what she cal...

Report: Global trade picking up faster

Feb 21, 2012 (UPI)

Global trade may be picking up faster than originally anticipated and that may be good news for U.S. commerce and business elsewhere. Until recently, hopes were...

Hong Kong fights landmark maids residency ruling

Feb 21, 2012 (AFP)

Hong Kong's government on Tuesday launched an appeal against a landmark court ruling which grants thousands of foreign maids the right to seek permanent residen...

China's leader-in-waiting wraps up Ireland trade visit

Feb 20, 2012 (AFP)

China's Vice President Xi Jinping bade farewell to Ireland on Monday after a three-day visit during which Dublin sought to provide Beijing with a financial foot...

Chile closes Peru border due to mine hazard

Feb 20, 2012 (AFP)

Chile closed its main border crossing with Peru after torrential rains on Monday washed anti-personnel and anti-tank mines onto a key highway, authorities said....

Japan logs record trade deficit in January

Feb 20, 2012 (AFP)

Japan posted a record trade deficit in January, data showed Monday, as fuel imports rose following last year's nuclear disaster while exports were hit by a stro...

Xi claims 'success' as US trumpets China film deal

Feb 18, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping declared his US visit a "full success" as he ended it in Hollywood -- and as Washington said he agreed to let more US films...

China sets up fund to spur investment abroad

Feb 17, 2012 (AFP)

China has set up a yuan-denominated fund to help Chinese companies invest overseas, the fund's backer said Friday, as the government encourages domestic firms t...

Purchase expands China's Africa mine holdings

Feb 17, 2012 (AFP)

The Hong Kong-listed unit of China's state-owned China Minmetals Group said Friday it had taken control of copper miner Anvil Mining Ltd., expanding its footpri...

EU trade chief pressures China over procurements

Feb 16, 2012 (AFP)

China is protecting a domestic market for public procurements worth $1.1 trillion, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said Thursday as he appealed to Beijing ...

Romney drags China policy into US 2012 cauldron

Feb 16, 2012 (AFP)

Republican Mitt Romney dragged delicate US-China ties into explosive campaign politics Thursday, branding President Barack Obama a "supplicant" to a "prosperous...

China to surpass India as top gold buyer: industry

Feb 16, 2012 (AFP)

China is set to overtake India as the world's largest gold buyer this year as demand for the metal for jewellery and as a safe-haven investment surges, the Worl...

China's Xi in Los Angeles for trade talks

Feb 16, 2012 (AFP)

China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping arrived in Los Angeles on Thursday for a 36-hour visit including talks on boosting trade and investment, and maybe an NBA g...

Steel industry slams emissions 'set-aside'

Feb 15, 2012 (UPI)

Europe's steel industry this week stepped up its opposition to a proposal that would take more than 1 billion EU carbon emissions tax credits off the market. Th...

Obama celebrates return of jobs from China

Feb 15, 2012 (AFP)

A day after telling China's next leader his country must play by global economic rules, President Barack Obama Wednesday celebrated the return of US jobs from t...

India outsourcing sector eyes emerging markets for growth

Feb 14, 2012 (AFP)

Business from emerging markets will help India's flagship information technology sector counter slowing demand in Western nations, the country's technology mini...

Philippines says to deport eight Chinese miners

Feb 14, 2012 (AFP)

Eight Chinese nationals will be deported from the Philippines after they were caught working illegally for a mining firm, an immigration official said Tuesday. ...

Obama presses next China leader on 'rules'

Feb 14, 2012 (AFP)

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged China to play by the "same rules" in the global economy but voiced hope for cooperation in a key introductory meeting...