TRADE WARS - INDO DAILY

US, China talk 'progress' after phone call on trade

Dec 29, 2018 (AFP)

"Just had a long and very good call with President Xi of China," US President Donald Trump said on Twitter after his chat with China's President Xi Jinping. "De...

China, US trade negotiators plan 'to meet in January'

Dec 27, 2018 (AFP)

Both sides are engaged in a bruising trade war but relations have thawed since Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump agreed to a 90-day tru...

US team to visit China for talks during trade truce: report

Dec 27, 2018 (AFP)

Deputy US Trade Representative Jeffrey Gerrish will lead the US team for talks during the week of January 7, Bloomberg said, citing two people familiar with the...

China to allow victims of IP theft to sue for damages

Dec 24, 2018 (AFP)

Victims can claim "punitive damages" under the draft law presented Sunday at a meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC, China's...

China and US 'make progress' after trade call

Dec 23, 2018 (AFP)

Both sides are engaged in a bruising trade war but relations have thawed since Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump agreed to a 90-day tru...

China mulls new foreign investment law: state media

Dec 23, 2018 (AFP)

The new "unified law" will replace three existing laws on Chinese and foreign equity joint ventures, non-equity joint ventures and wholly foreign-owned enterpri...

China signals more support for economy

Dec 21, 2018 (AFP)

The meeting headed by President Xi Jinping also pledged further opening of the economy, better protection of intellectual property rights and to push forward tr...

Siemens boss takes aim at Chinese buyouts

Dec 21, 2018 (AFP)

The recent ousting of robotics maker Kuka's chief executive Till Reuter two years after the prestigious German firm was taken over by Chinese group Midea, was j...

Nike stays bullish on China as it reports higher profits

Dec 20, 2018 (AFP)

Net income for the quarter ending November 30 was $847 million, up 10.4 percent from the year-ago period. Revenues were $9.4 billion, up 9.6 percent. A key driv...

Under pressure: clock ticks for China in trade talks

Dec 20, 2018 (AFP)

With the clock ticking since December 1 on a 90-day deadline to reach a deal with the United States, China has only made superficial peace offerings as it tries...

With eye on China, Germany toughens rules for foreign buyouts

Dec 19, 2018 (AFP)

It plans to lower the threshold where reviews apply to foreign purchase offers of 10 percent of companies, down from 25 percent now. Germany and other EU states...

FedEx shares dive on weak China, Europe outlook

Dec 19, 2018 (AFP)

Executives listed a panoply of vulnerable markets: China, which has been hit by its trade fight with the United States; Britain, which has slowed sharply since ...

US and China spar at WTO policy forum

Dec 19, 2018 (AFP)

The world's top two economies exchanged harsh words at the US Trade Policy Review, where the WTO's 164-members are given the chance to scrutinise the practices ...

With eye on China, Germany shields strategic firms against takeovers

Dec 19, 2018 (AFP)

The new rules allow the government greater review powers in the defence, high-tech and infrastructure sectors, including utilities and telecoms providers, for m...

China's economic miracle: 40-year rise in numbers

Dec 18, 2018 (AFP)

Here we break down the transformation in numbers. - 42 - The factor by which the size of China's economy multiplied between 1980 and 2017, expanding from $305 b...

British companies in China optimistic despite Brexit

Dec 18, 2018 (AFP)

Nearly half of 212 British companies that took part in the survey, or 47 percent, think Brexit could have a positive impact on business if London and Beijing st...

US takes fire at WTO trade policy forum

Dec 17, 2018 (AFP)

Every WTO member faces a trade policy review, but the latest US audit turned especially hostile, with nations blasting a raft of tariffs and other measures impl...

Report aims at untapped workforce for Israel's growing high-tech sector

Dec 16, 2018 (AFP)

Israel's high-tech sector -- an industry that has earned it the nickname "start-up nation" -- is seen as a global leader. Its 7,000 local high-tech firms and do...

Trade war: Signs of progress in US-China talks

Dec 16, 2018 (AFP)

The whole world is watching the talks between Washington and Beijing, hoping a 90-day tariff truce will hold and the sides can end a dispute that threatens hund...

Germany to tighten rules on foreign takeovers: report

Dec 16, 2018 (AFP)

Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet plans to approve the law change on Wednesday and send it to parliament, the Handelsblatt business daily said, without citing ...