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China FM tells EU diplomats not to blame Beijing for bloc's problems
Feb 14, 2026 (AFP)
Wang Yi made the comments at a meeting with France's Jean-Noel Barrot and Germany's Johann Wadephul on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday...
China to scrap tariffs for most of Africa from May: Xi
Feb 14, 2026 (AFP)
China already has a zero-tariff policy for imports from 33 African countries, but Beijing said last year it would extend the policy to all 53 of its diplomatic ...
Asian stocks track Wall St down as traders rethink tech bets
Feb 13, 2026 (AFP)
A sense of calm has descended on trading floors over the past few days after last week's asset-wide volatility, helped by forecast-busting US jobs figures that ...
WTO chief urges China to shift on trade surplus
Feb 13, 2026 (AFP)
Beijing says it wants to support the multilateral trading system, "because it has benefited quite a bit from it", WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told the Munich ...
HK firm CK Hutchison threatens legal action if Maersk takes over Panama ports
Feb 12, 2026 (AFP)
Panama's Supreme Court last month invalidated Hutchison's contract following repeated threats from President Donald Trump that the United States would seek to r...
EU vows reforms to confront China, US -- but split on joint debt
Feb 12, 2026 (AFP)
Reducing Europe's dependencies on countries outside the bloc has gained greater urgency because of geopolitical shocks, intensified global competition and an ec...
Asian markets extend gains as Tokyo enjoys another record day
Feb 10, 2026 (AFP)
Gains across world markets have brought some calm to trading floors after last week's asset-wide rollercoaster ride, with tech firms battered by AI spending fea...
Bolivia wants closer US ties, without alienating China: minister
Feb 06, 2026 (AFP)
Relations between Washington and the Andean nation were frosty during the rule of the country's longtime socialist leader Evo Morales. In 2008, Morales expelled...
Asian markets extend global retreat as tech worries build
Feb 06, 2026 (AFP)
The selling continued to be felt across assets, with silver taking another beating and bitcoin wiping out all the gains built up since Donald Trump's US electio...
Equities and precious metals rebound after Asia-wide rout
Feb 03, 2026 (AFP)
Hopes for the US economy, boosted by forecast-beating manufacturing data, provided investors a much-needed catalyst for a rally on Wall Street. Healthy gains ch...
Equities, metals, oil rebound after Asia-wide rout
Feb 03, 2026 (AFP)
A rally on Wall Street fuelled by hopes for the US economy in the wake of forecast-beating manufacturing data provided investors a much-needed catalyst to jump ...
Chinese cash in jewellery at automated gold recyclers as prices soar
Feb 01, 2026 (AFP)
China is the world's largest consumer of gold, which is traditionally purchased by families to mark special occasions like births and weddings. But as prices so...
Elephants and football diplomacy on Starmer's 'historic' China trip
Jan 31, 2026 (AFP)
While in the country, Starmer discussed trade, football and elephants with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Here is what to know about the trip. - 'Historic' visit - ...
China factory activity loses steam in January
Jan 31, 2026 (AFP)
A key measure of industrial health, the manufacturing purchasing managers' index slipped to 49.3 this month, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said. The r...
Maersk to take over Panama Canal port operations from HK firm
Jan 31, 2026 (AFP)
Panama's Supreme Court on Thursday invalidated Hutchison's contract following repeated threats from President Donald Trump that the United States would seek to ...
How Lego got swept up in US-Mexico trade frictions
Jan 31, 2026 (AFP)
So when Mexico hiked tariffs on the Asian giant at the start of 2026, its toy manufacturers, including local factories of Lego and Barbie-maker Mattel, had mixe...
Britain's Starmer seeks to bolster China ties despite Trump warning
Jan 30, 2026 (AFP)
Starmer's trip is the first to China by a British prime minister in eight years, and follows in the footsteps of other Western leaders looking to counter an inc...
Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to deal with China
Jan 30, 2026 (AFP)
Trump made the remarks to reporters while attending the premiere of a documentary about his wife, First Lady Melania Trump. Asked on the press line for his reac...
Panama court annuls Hong Kong firm's canal port concession
Jan 30, 2026 (AFP)
The case came after Trump threatened just days into his second term to take back the canal -- built by the United States and handed to Panama in 1999 -- as he s...
Asian stocks hit by fresh tech fears as gold retreats from peak
Jan 30, 2026 (AFP)
Markets have endured a rollercoaster ride this week as traders weathered a weaker dollar, Donald Trump's threats against Tehran, a resumption of tariff warnings...
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