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China to cut reserve requirements for small banks
May 06, 2019 (AFP)
Authorities will slash the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) on May 15, with the aim of lowering financing costs for small businesses, the People's Bank of China ...
US says China backtracked on commitments in trade deal: reports
May 06, 2019 (AFP)
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said talks with China will resume Thursday but accused Beijing of "reneging" on previous commitments made in the negot...
US-China trade dilemma: how to hold Beijing's feet to the fire
May 05, 2019 (AFP)
With up to 100 Chinese officials reportedly expected next week in Washington, with the possibility of unveiling a grand agreement after months of tensions, that...
Chinese family say they were scammed over $6.5mn Stanford payment
May 03, 2019 (AFP)
American academia has been rocked by a colossal bribery scandal run by William "Rick" Singer who has pleaded guilty to working with corrupt coaches, university ...
HSBC posts strong jump in pre-tax profit, reins in costs
May 03, 2019 (AFP)
The London-based behemoth also said it had reduced reported operating expenses by 12 percent as group chief executive John Flint embarks on a planned overhaul a...
Pence: tariffs part of enforcement in a US-China trade deal
May 03, 2019 (AFP)
Pence told CNBC television that President Donald Trump remained "very hopeful" about the current round of trade talks, which officials have repeatedly said are ...
'Good to see you': US, Chinese negotiators resume trade talks
May 01, 2019 (AFP)
Vice Premier Liu He, a close aide to President Xi Jinping, greeted US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for discussio...
UK's May sacks defence minister Williamson over Huawei leak
May 01, 2019 (AFP)
"The Prime Minister has this evening asked Gavin Williamson to leave the government, having lost confidence in his ability to serve in the role of Defence Secre...
US, Chinese negotiators hold 'productive' trade talks
May 01, 2019 (AFP)
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, a close aide to President Xi Jinping on economic matters, met with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary...
China factory activity softens despite stimulus
Apr 30, 2019 (AFP)
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key gauge of factory conditions, came in at 50.1 for the month, down from 50.5 in March, the National Bureau of Statisti...
US trade negotiators arrive in Beijing for more talks
Apr 30, 2019 (AFP)
The US side indicated before their trip that China's massive industrial subsidies would be a top issue as the world's two leading economies seek to resolve a di...
Chinese bank profits rise, but so do bad loans
Apr 30, 2019 (AFP)
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) -- the world's largest bank by assets and several other yardsticks -- posted a net profit of 82.0 billion yuan in t...
Xi says more nations joining Belt and Road, $64bn in deals
Apr 27, 2019 (AFP)
Xi and 37 world leaders wrapped up a three-day forum in Beijing with pledges to ensure that projects on the new Silk Road are green and financially sustainable ...
China police smash $30m fake Lego ring
Apr 27, 2019 (AFP)
Police earlier this week raided the premises of Lepin -- a Chinese toymaker manufacturing Lego knockoffs in the southern city of Shenzhen -- arresting four peop...
Xi asks for 'fair and friendly' treatment for Chinese
Apr 26, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing and Washington have been locked in a bruising trade war -- which negotiators have been working to resolve -- but there has also been a growing strategic...
China's Xi aims to soothe Belt and Road fears
Apr 26, 2019 (AFP)
Xi made his remarks at a summit on his signature foreign policy, which aims to reinvent the ancient Silk Road to connect Asia to Europe and Africa through massi...
FBI director lashes China over economic espionage
Apr 26, 2019 (AFP)
Wray, speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in Washington, said China poses a "multi-layered" threat to US interests. "Economic espionage dominates...
Xi says will abolish anti-competitive subsidies to Chinese firms
Apr 26, 2019 (AFP)
Xi repeated past promises to lower tariffs, increase imports and open up more sectors of China's economy to foreign businesses. The pledge comes as top US negot...
Caterpillar has Q1 bump in sales, revenues; decline in China seen
Apr 24, 2019 (AFP)
However, the company, a Dow member and bellwether for the global economy, faces declining market share in China as competitors lower their prices, a top executi...
Top US officials heading to Beijing for trade talks: White House
Apr 24, 2019 (AFP)
"United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin will travel to Beijing for continued negotiations on the trad...
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