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Divided Europe faces China Belt and Road test
Apr 24, 2019 (AFP)
The list of European leaders attending the showcase for China's global influence -- held Thursday through Saturday -- is dominated by eurosceptics and populists...
China wins Belt and Road fans but criticism persists
Apr 23, 2019 (AFP)
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) envisages massive investments in maritime, road and rail projects across 65 countries from Asia to Europe and Africa that col...
Luckin Coffee, Starbucks rival in China, files for US IPO
Apr 23, 2019 (AFP)
Luckin estimated its offering size at $100 million in its Monday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission but noted the figure was only set to calc...
Thai Navy to remove bitcoin-rich couple's sea home
Apr 20, 2019 (AFP)
Chad Elwartowski and his Thai girlfriend Supranee Thepdet, known as "Bitcoin Girl Thailand", are facing charges of threatening the kingdom's independence after ...
Malaysia revives massive China-backed project
Apr 19, 2019 (AFP)
The announcement came after the countries agreed this month to resume work on a previously suspended railway project in Malaysia, and is the latest sign of impr...
Amazon to pull plug on China retail operations: report
Apr 18, 2019 (AFP)
The US e-commerce pioneer will maintain other operations in China such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kindle e-books and cross-border teams that help ship goods ...
WTO largely sides with US in dispute over China grain import tariffs
Apr 18, 2019 (AFP)
The WTO decision was the second in as many months to favor Washington's position on trade with China in grain. Back in December 2016, Washington filed a complai...
China says US trade agreement not yet settled
Apr 18, 2019 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday held out hope the current trade talks with China will be a success, and said an announcement on the status was due "short...
China growth beats forecasts as economy shows signs of stability
Apr 17, 2019 (AFP)
The 6.4 percent reading was the latest in a string of figures indicating the world's number-two economy and key driver of global growth is stabilising after dec...
Trump says US, China trade talks to be 'successful'
Apr 17, 2019 (AFP)
The president's remarks followed a report by The Wall Street Journal saying US and Chinese officials are tentatively working toward signing ceremony for a new t...
Copper nails 9.5-month high on China GDP growth
Apr 17, 2019 (AFP)
The price of the commodity -- used in plumbing, heating, electrical and telecommunications wiring -- hammered as high as $6,575 per tonne. Copped has "responded...
US firms in China frustrated, business lobby says
Apr 17, 2019 (AFP)
US businesses have traditionally held together the US-China relationship amid rough spots in bilateral relations, but the American Chamber of Commerce in China ...
EU green lights trade talks with Washington to defuse tension
Apr 15, 2019 (AFP)
The EU's 28 member states had struggled for months to agree on a mandate to open the talks, with some fearing the delay would restart a trade war with US Presid...
US, Japan to open trade talks amid China deal optimism
Apr 15, 2019 (AFP)
After launching blistering tariffs on allies and rivals alike, Trump's trade team has completed a new North American trade pact with Canada and Mexico -- the US...
Indonesia polls bring battle over China's Belt and Road push
Apr 14, 2019 (AFP)
Business links with top trade partner China have been thrust into the spotlight by ex-general Prabowo Subianto who is challenging Indonesian leader Joko Widodo ...
US, Japan kick off trade talks amid China deal optimism
Apr 14, 2019 (AFP)
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Japan's Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi are set to embark on two days of talks in Washington. In Tokyo last wee...
China's economic growth cools to 6.3 percent: AFP poll
Apr 14, 2019 (AFP)
The world's second largest economy expanded by 6.3 percent in the January to March period, the poll of 13 economists found ahead of the official release of gros...
Regional Asian exporters could be 'crowded out' in US-China trade pact
Apr 12, 2019 (AFP)
"In the case of an agreement involving managed trade, with China committed to import more from the US, reducing imports from elsewhere can be an issue," Changyo...
Malaysia revives massive Chinese rail project
Apr 12, 2019 (AFP)
The railway was among several infrastructure projects in Malaysia supported by Beijing but put on hold after the shock defeat of a coalition that had ruled the ...
China courts eastern Europe, pledging respect of EU standards
Apr 12, 2019 (AFP)
The coastal city of Dubrovnik hosted the eighth annual "16+1" cooperation, which became "17+1" as Greece joined the economic platform for Beijing's investments ...
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