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China signals stepping up economic support in 2020
Dec 24, 2019 (AFP)
Li flagged a fresh cut to the amount of cash lenders must keep in reserve, according to state news agency Xinhua, in the latest move to ramp up stuttering growt...
China to lower import tariffs from January
Dec 23, 2019 (AFP)
China's pig industry has been hammered by African swine fever, which has led to the culling of more than a million animals, according to official statistics, an...
Trump touts 'very good' Xi phone call
Dec 20, 2019 (AFP)
Trump tweeted that China "already started large scale" increases in purchases of US farm goods, in line with the deal. However, he did not give a date for when ...
China cancels Sweden business trips after prize for dissident
Dec 20, 2019 (AFP)
Tensions between the two countries have been strained since Gui, who is known for publishing gossipy titles about Chinese political leaders out of a Hong Kong b...
China exempts more US goods from tariffs after trade deal
Dec 19, 2019 (AFP)
The world's biggest economies have exchanged blows for more than a year, on Friday announced a mini-agreement to reduce some levies in a bruising trade war that...
China sees strong industrial, retail growth in November
Dec 16, 2019 (AFP)
The readings come at the end of a tough year for the world's number two economy, which is expanding at its weakest rate for three decades as it is buffeted by t...
China deal lifts US stocks into record territory
Dec 16, 2019 (AFP)
US and Chinese officials on Friday announced a partial trade deal, with Washington cancelling and reducing tariffs in exchange for Chinese pledges to increase p...
Investors in cryptocurrency exchange demand founder's body be exhumed
Dec 16, 2019 (AFP)
The case focuses on the sudden death of QuadrigaCX founder Gerald Cotten, who passed away aged 30 from Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel condition, in Dece...
US, China mini-deal offers 'breathing space' for Chinese economy
Dec 15, 2019 (AFP)
The pared-down "phase one" deal announced Friday includes a reduction in US tariffs on China, in exchange for an increase in Chinese purchases of US goods and b...
US trade negotiator hails 'remarkable' deal with China
Dec 15, 2019 (AFP)
"This is not just about agriculture and other purchases," US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in an interview with CBS's "Face the Nation." "The way ...
China suspends planned tariffs on US goods
Dec 15, 2019 (AFP)
China will suspend the planned addition of 10 percent and 5 percent tariffs on some US imports, and "continue to suspend additional tariffs on US-made autos and...
Chinese borrowers drown in online lending's 'bottomless pit'
Dec 15, 2019 (AFP)
An initial 300-yuan ($42) loan began a downward spiral that dragged Peng, 22, into a 100,000 yuan debt borrowed from more than 20 "peer-to-peer" (P2P) lending p...
US-China trade deal gets tepid reception
Dec 14, 2019 (AFP)
After a dispute that raged for close to two years, with several fumbled efforts at a resolution, the US agreed to cancel planned tariffs and rollback others imm...
US on verge of landmark China trade deal: Trump
Dec 13, 2019 (AFP)
Reports that Washington and Beijing had struck a bargain at last -- subject to approval by US President Donald Trump -- sent US stocks sailing to their first re...
Chinese businesses boost self-reliance as trade war rolls on
Dec 12, 2019 (AFP)
The effort has gained greater urgency for Beijing after more than a year and a half of protracted negotiations, painful tariffs and US sanctions against leading...
China says in 'close' contact with US as tariff threat looms
Dec 12, 2019 (AFP)
Negotiators are still trying to hammer out a mini agreement, but tensions could escalate again if President Donald Trump goes through with a planned increase in...
China pledges more open economy, prudent monetary policy
Dec 12, 2019 (AFP)
President Xi Jinping presided over the three-day, closed-door meeting which came at a time when the Chinese economy is slowing and Beijing seeks to close a "pha...
White House advisor uses alter ego in policy memo: report
Dec 11, 2019 (AFP)
Long time China hawk Peter Navarro has circulated a policy memo written by "Ron Vara" a fictional expert Navarro has quoted in multiple books. The latest bizarr...
US, China working to delay Dec 15 tariffs: report
Dec 10, 2019 (AFP)
Delaying the new duties, which cover about $160 billion in imports from China, including consumer favorites like mobile phones, could help reassure markets the ...
As Britain votes, EU leaders plot post-Brexit course
Dec 10, 2019 (AFP)
The new head of the European Council of national leaders Charles Michel, will host European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and their 27 national coun...
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