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US forming 'trade coalition' to confront China: Trump adviser
Oct 04, 2018 (AFP)
National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow also said there was a possibility US President Donald Trump could meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the ...
UN court ruling on US sanctions shows Tehran is 'right': Iran
Oct 03, 2018 (AFP)
The ruling by the International Court of Justice "once again shows that the US government... is day by day becoming more isolated," the foreign ministry said in...
Even in new trade deal, US plays hardball with China
Oct 01, 2018 (AFP)
Trump told reporters China wanted to open negotiations but "frankly, it's too early to talk." With US tariffs now on $250 billion in Chinese annual exports, abo...
Hong Kong at greatest risk of property bubble: UBS
Sep 27, 2018 (AFP)
Amsterdam and London were also in bubble territory, while Stockholm, Paris, San Francisco and Frankfurt were close, according to the study of 20 top cities acro...
Hong Kong banks hike lending rates for first time in 12 years
Sep 27, 2018 (AFP)
The moves by HSBC and Standard Chartered came after the Hong Kong Monetary Authority -- the city's de facto central bank -- lifted its borrowing costs following...
EU launches Asia strategy to rival China's 'new Silk Road'
Sep 26, 2018 (AFP)
EU member countries are expected to sign off on the new "Asia connectivity strategy" -- which aims to improve transport, digital and energy links while promotin...
Shares in Chinese hotpot chain Haidilao sizzle on Hong Kong debut
Sep 26, 2018 (AFP)
Shares opened at HK$18.80 ($2.40), up from an IPO price of HK$17.80 which was already at the top end of its target range, and reached HK$19.64 at one point. The...
China says can't hold US trade talks with 'knife to the throat'
Sep 25, 2018 (AFP)
Speaking a day after Washington activated tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, vice commerce minister Wang Shouwen said China is open to negotiations but t...
US, EU, Japan jointly denounce unfair trade
Sep 25, 2018 (AFP)
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Japanese Economy Minister Hiroshige Seko and European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem "reiterated their c...
Trump's tariffs on $200 bn of Chinese imports kick in
Sep 24, 2018 (AFP)
The latest volley against Beijing brings the amount of goods hit by duties to more than $250 billion, roughly half of China's US exports, with American consumer...
EU gives Britain two months to pay 2.7 bn euros over China fraud
Sep 24, 2018 (AFP)
The demand, part of a so-called infringement action launched by Brussels, threatens to further inflame tensions amid fraught Brexit negotiations just days after...
US using false accusations on trade to 'intimidate' countries: China
Sep 24, 2018 (AFP)
The US has "made a series of false accusations, and used increasing tariffs and other means of economic intimidation, to try to impose its own interests on Chin...
Pompeo on China trade war: 'We are going to win'
Sep 23, 2018 (AFP)
"We are going to win it," Pompeo said in an interview on Fox News broadcast Sunday. "We're going to get an outcome which forces China to behave in a way that if...
US ports fear they will be big losers in trade war
Sep 23, 2018 (AFP)
The anxiety is that tit-for-tat tariffs between the two economic superpowers will crimp shipments, denting port revenues. Kurt Nagle, head of the American Assoc...
Ether cryptocurrency, a victim of blockchain success
Sep 23, 2018 (AFP)
Virtual currencies have struggled across the board this month after US investment banking giant Goldman Sachs pulled back from its plans to open a trading desk ...
International study suggests ancient globalization
Sep 21, 2018 (SPX)
This archaeological research is the first of its kind, because instead of focusing on specific regions or cultures, it used radiocarbon dating to examine human ...
WTO eyes China bid to slap stiff trade sanctions on US
Sep 21, 2018 (AFP)
The decision to appoint an arbitrator was reached during a special meeting of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body convened to discuss developments in a five-year-ol...
Alibaba's Ma says 1m US jobs pledge thwarted by trade row
Sep 20, 2018 (AFP)
The billionaire owner of China's largest online shopping portal made the headline-grabbing promise to Donald Trump last year, as Beijing courted the then-newly ...
'High uncertainty' hurting global growth, OECD says
Sep 20, 2018 (AFP)
"If this goes on, we may face the risk of slowing growth," OECD chief economist Laurence Boone told reporters after the group published a report titled "High Un...
China shrugs off trade war 'obstacles'
Sep 20, 2018 (AFP)
Donald Trump this week announced another $200 billion worth of goods on which to foist levies for his latest volley in the stand-off between the world's top two...
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