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Trump: new location for US-China trade deal signing to be 'announced soon'
Oct 31, 2019 (AFP)
The partial trade deal, known as phase one, had been due for signing on the sidelines of the regional APEC summit which Chile cancelled on Wednesday due to viol...
US wants China trade deal in 'same time frame' despite APEC summit cancellation
Oct 30, 2019 (AFP)
"We look forward to finalizing Phase One of the historic trade deal with China within the same time frame, and when we have an announcement, we'll let you know,...
HSBC boss says bank underperforming in Europe, US as profits slip
Oct 28, 2019 (AFP)
The Asia-focused behemoth has been trying to lower costs as it faces the double uncertainties caused by the grinding US-China trade war and Britain's impending ...
US 'close to finalizing' parts of trade deal with China: USTR
Oct 26, 2019 (AFP)
President Donald Trump heralded a major win in his offensive against China two weeks ago, saying the economic powers were close to concluding a "substantial pha...
Xi and Bolsonaro plan increased trade amid US trade war
Oct 25, 2019 (AFP)
President Xi Jinping and Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro reaffirmed ties on Friday during the Brazilian leader's first official visit to China. "China is will...
World Bank rates China, India as 'most improved' for doing business
Oct 24, 2019 (AFP)
Despite a bitter trade war, in which the United States is demanding reforms from Beijing to protect intellectual property and open its economy further to Americ...
Hong Kong businessman pays almost $1m for parking space
Oct 24, 2019 (AFP)
The mind-boggling sum paid by Johnny Cheung Shun-yee highlights the gaping inequality that has helped fuel nearly five months of demonstrations in the financial...
Facebook's Zuckerberg open to scaling back Libra plan
Oct 23, 2019 (AFP)
Zuckerberg made the comments as he faced a torrent of criticism on Capitol Hill over the cryptocurrency Facebook is seeking to roll out next year. "We clearly h...
Austrian railways say night train bookings on increase
Oct 23, 2019 (AFP)
OeBB, one of Europe's leading operators of night rail services, said in a statement that bookings on both its regular seated and sleeper night trains were up 11...
Trump says 'phase 1' China trade pact on track for November
Oct 22, 2019 (AFP)
Trump remains upbeat on the chances Beijing and Washington will seal the mini-deal he announced earlier this month -- marking a cooling-off period in the two na...
Zuckerberg calls Libra coin a key for American leadership
Oct 22, 2019 (AFP)
In the testimony released a day ahead of Zuckerberg's appearance before a House of Representatives committee, the head of the world's biggest social network des...
China seeks WTO okay for $2.4 bn tariffs on US goods
Oct 21, 2019 (AFP)
In a statement circulated to WTO members last week, but sent to journalists on Monday, China claimed the penalty was justified given the "United States continue...
Pound dips as Brexit saga drags but hopes for deal lend support
Oct 21, 2019 (AFP)
The House of Commons sat on a Saturday for the first time in almost four decades to consider Johnson's deal in a vote that was seen as a potential turning point...
China's 'unicorn' startups exceed US number for first time
Oct 21, 2019 (AFP)
There were 206 Chinese firms out of a global total of 494 ultra-valuable start-ups -- known as "unicorns" -- in June 2019, according to the research firm Hurun ...
China's top diplomat says 'confident' of investment deal with EU
Oct 21, 2019 (AFP)
In an interview with AFP in Paris, Wang Yi said the list of sectors China still refuses access to is shrinking, and the country is opening up more and more, thu...
IMF chief says building 'peer pressure' to follow trade rules
Oct 19, 2019 (AFP)
As the United States and China remain engulfed in a massive tariff battle and with Brexit turmoil continuing on Saturday, trade overshadowed the discussions of ...
China, US make 'substantial' trade deal progress: top official
Oct 19, 2019 (AFP)
Trump announced a partial deal after meetings in Washington with the Chinese trade deligation led by Liu He, which ended on October 11. It included promises to ...
China's Q3 GDP growth slows to 6%, slowest in 27 years
Oct 18, 2019 (AFP)
The Chinese economy grew 6.0 percent in July-September, compared with 6.2 percent in the second quarter, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). T...
European governments move to veto Facebook's digital money
Oct 18, 2019 (AFP)
The firm opposition from France, Italy and Germany adds to the mounting resistance faced by the tech giant's troubled foray into digital finance. The Group of 2...
China says efforts 'accelerated' on US trade deal
Oct 17, 2019 (AFP)
The initial deal was announced on Friday by US President Donald Trump and included promises to increase purchases of US farm products and protections for intell...
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