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G20 frets over global economy amid US-China trade war
Jun 09, 2019 (AFP)
Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the G20 group of the world's top economies are expected to note the "downside risks" to the global economy from t...
EU states adopt 'panda bonds' in Chinese outreach
Jun 09, 2019 (AFP)
Italy might join the trend as well, despite EU concerns that China may be seeking a way to increase its influence on the continent. On May 30, Portugal became t...
China has tools to handle trade war: central bank chief
Jun 07, 2019 (AFP)
There is "tremendous" room to counter the deepening trade war, People's Bank of China governor Yi Gang said in an interview with Bloomberg TV. "We have plenty o...
Banning Huawei would cost EU telcos up to 55 bn euros: industry body
Jun 07, 2019 (AFP)
The operators would also face delays of up to 18 months in getting next-generation 5G out to their customers, according to the impact assessment drawn up by the...
China to release details on blacklist of 'unreliable' companies soon
Jun 06, 2019 (AFP)
Last month the US Commerce Department placed Chinese tech giant Huawei and dozens of its affiliates on an "entity list" on grounds of national security. The mov...
China fines Ford joint venture in latest hit on US firm
Jun 05, 2019 (AFP)
The fine, amounting to four percent of Changan Ford Automobile's sales in the southwestern city of Chongqing, was levied over violations of China's anti-monopol...
IMF slightly lowers China's 2019 GDP growth forecast to 6.2%
Jun 05, 2019 (AFP)
The world's second-largest economy is expected to rise by 6.2 percent this year and 6.0 percent in the next, the IMF said, down from previous forecasts of 6.3 p...
China fines Ford joint venture in latest hit on US firm
Jun 05, 2019 (AFP)
The fine, amounting to four percent of Changan Ford Automobile's sales in the southwestern city of Chongqing, was levied over violations of China's anti-monopol...
IMF slightly lowers China's 2019 GDP growth forecast to 6.2%
Jun 05, 2019 (AFP)
The world's second-largest economy is expected to grow by 6.2 percent this year and 6.0 percent in the next, the IMF said, down from previous forecasts of 6.3 p...
China warns its citizens of police harassment, crime in US
Jun 04, 2019 (AFP)
The world's two largest economies have been locked in a protracted trade war, and any major drop in Chinese tourism to the United States could cost billions to ...
China ups inspections of Canadian pork amid diplomatic spat
Jun 04, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing's move, citing fear of pathogens, comes after it blocked shipments of Canada's most-valuable crop, canola, earlier this year. "We have been saying for s...
China ready to fight US on trade but door open for talks: defence minister
Jun 02, 2019 (AFP)
"On the trade friction started by the US: if the US wants to talk, we will keep the door open. If they want to fight, we are ready," General Wei Fenghe told an ...
China says trade war 'has not made America great again'
Jun 02, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing's broadside is the latest act in a bruising conflict between the world's top two economies that has spooked markets and sparked fears about the global e...
China to investigate FedEx: state media
Jun 01, 2019 (AFP)
FedEx earlier this week apologised for misrouting some Huawei parcels after the Chinese telecom giant said it was reviewing its ties with the package service ov...
China raises tariffs on US goods amid esclating tensions
Jun 01, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing's move hits $60 billion worth of US goods with new punitive tariffs ranging from five to 25 percent, and comes in retaliation for Washington raising dut...
China factory activity contracts in May
May 31, 2019 (AFP)
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a gauge of factory conditions, came in at 49.4 for the month, down from 50.1 in April, according to the National Bureau of...
Trump says China suffering from trade conflict
May 30, 2019 (AFP)
And after talks broke down earlier this month, he said his tough strategy is working. "I think we're doing very well with China," Trump told reporters at the Wh...
China accuses US of 'naked economic terrorism'
May 30, 2019 (AFP)
The world's top two economies are at loggerheads as trade talks have apparently stalled, with US President Donald Trump hiking tariffs on $200 billion in Chines...
Manufacturing migration: Trade spat shifts business from 'Factory of the World'
May 29, 2019 (AFP)
Business has fanned out from China, often referred to as the 'Factory of the World', into Vietnam, Cambodia, India and Indonesia for years. But the shift has ac...
Touch wood: US trade war leaves China importers struggling
May 28, 2019 (AFP)
Then the China-US trade war started. Since Beijing began to impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods last year, Xu has halted imports, his profits have plummeted,...
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