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Washington condemns China's 'baseless sanctions' against US officials over Xinjiang: Blinken

Mar 28, 2021 (AFP)

"Beijing's attempts to intimidate and silence those speaking out for human rights and fundamental freedoms only contribute to the growing international scrutiny...

Australia threatens WTO action as China hikes duty on wine

Mar 27, 2021 (AFP)

In the latest salvo between Beijing and Canberra, China's commerce ministry announced levies ranging from 116.2 percent to 218.4 percent would be slapped on Aus...

Biden suggests rival plan to China's 'Belt and Road'

Mar 27, 2021 (AFP)

Biden said late Friday that he floated the proposal in a call with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson amid a row over sanctions against abuses targeting the U...

US condemns Chinese 'campaign' against foreign brands

Mar 26, 2021 (AFP)

"The US condemns the PRC... social media campaign and corporate and consumer boycott against companies, including American, European and Japanese businesses," s...

Biden taps rapping Vietnam ambassador as top Asia envoy

Mar 26, 2021 (AFP)

Daniel Kritenbrink, a career diplomat who speaks Chinese and Japanese, was nominated by Biden to be the assistant secretary of state for East Asia and the Pacif...

China's corporate loyalty drive ensnares international lawyers

Mar 26, 2021 (AFP)

Beijing this week placed tit-for-tat sanctions on individuals and entities from the European Union and Britain who have taken up the cause of China's Uyghur Mus...

Asian markets edge higher but inflation, virus fears cast shadow

Mar 25, 2021 (AFP)

After a year-long surge, global equities have run out of steam with expectations of a strong growth rebound stoking fear that prices will soar, forcing central ...

France vows 'firm' stance on forced labour in EU-China deal

Mar 25, 2021 (AFP)

The European Union and China agreed on the pact in principle in December but it must be ratified by the EU's 27 states and approved by the EU parliament, which ...

China bristles at West over sanctions for Uyghur crackdown

Mar 23, 2021 (AFP)

Rights groups believe at least one million Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim minorities have been incarcerated in camps in the northwestern region, where China is...

Biden's trade representative talks China with Japanese officials

Mar 23, 2021 (AFP)

Tai, who was confirmed as Biden's trade negotiator last week, "shared concerns about unfair trading practices from non-market economies, such as China," accordi...

Asian markets mixed as inflation spectre hangs

Mar 23, 2021 (AFP)

While Wall Street provided a positive lead with all three main indexes posting healthy gains, there is a reluctance on trading floors to push a year-long rally ...

Sri Lanka secures $1.5 billion Chinese loan

Mar 23, 2021 (AFP)

Colombo had been negotiating for months to secure credit from China -- its largest single source of imports -- as the island's foreign reserves plummet amid the...

First tweet fetches $2.9 mn at auction

Mar 22, 2021 (AFP)

"Jack accepted the offer from sinaEstavi for $2,915,835.47," read a tweet from the Valuables by Cent auction platform. "This tweet is now minted on the blockcha...

China top diplomat says US talks 'helpful' but differences remain: Xinhua

Mar 19, 2021 (AFP)

The two days of talks between the world's top two economies, held in Alaska on Thursday and Friday, began in acrimony, with both delegations launching broadside...

Tough talk at first face-to-face US, China meeting in Biden era

Mar 19, 2021 (AFP)

China's actions "threaten the rules-based order that maintains global stability," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at the opening of the two-day meetin...

Asian markets rally on Fed growth, rate outlook

Mar 18, 2021 (AFP)

With growth already expected to burst higher this year, huge stimulus spending kicking in and vaccines being rolled out, investors have in recent weeks grown wo...

US aims to set agenda at Alaska talks with China: officials

Mar 17, 2021 (AFP)

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan are set for talks with senior Chinese official Yang Jiechi and Foreign...

Gig economy: Free ride is over as workers strike back

Mar 17, 2021 (AFP)

With the plight of workers in the gig economy coming under greater scrutiny, we look at how the tide may be turning. - Uber's UK U-turn - Late Tuesday Uber says...

US expands list of Chinese officials stifling Hong Kong's freedoms

Mar 17, 2021 (AFP)

The decision came shortly before talks were set to begin between senior US and Chinese officials in Alaska -- the first such meeting since President Joe Biden t...

Asia stocks track US rally as recovery hopes trump inflation fear

Mar 16, 2021 (AFP)

News that several European countries had stopped administering the AstraZeneca vaccine on safety fears, dealing a blow to the continent's already stuttering ino...