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Foreign reporters say China work conditions worsen
Jan 30, 2018 (AFP)
Almost half of more than 100 correspondents were subjected to some form of interference in 2017 while trying to gather information, according to the report by t...
American companies see a booming China that may not want them
Jan 30, 2018 (AFP)
Three-quarters of US companies surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce in China reported feeling less welcome than in the past, the business lobby said Tue...
Wanda stock skyrockets after $5.4bn Tencent tie-up
Jan 30, 2018 (AFP)
It is the latest move by Wanda boss Wang Jianlin -- once China's richest man -- to sell off parts of his real estate empire following a rapid diversification th...
Xinhua: 'America First' puts U.S. behind the curve
Jan 29, 2018 (UPI)
Speaking at the World Economic Forum last week at the Swiss resort at Davos, U.S. President Trump put his "America First" trade policy, one that emphasizes bila...
British PM to visit China as Brexit looms
Jan 25, 2018 (AFP)
The relationship between the two countries has grown in importance as London contemplates its economic future after it officially leaves the EU in March 2019. M...
Trump angers China, South Korea with new trade tariffs
Jan 23, 2018 (AFP)
Seoul said Tuesday it planned to take the issue to the World Trade Organization while Beijing expressed "strong dissatisfaction". "Together with other WTO membe...
Trump trade crackdown gathering steam, China a target
Jan 23, 2018 (AFP)
As he prepares to mingle this week with global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a traditional cheerleader of free trade, Trump has aga...
US 'erred' in supporting WTO membership for China, Russia: USTR
Jan 19, 2018 (AFP)
In strongly worded reports to Congress, the US Trade Representative delivered a laundry list of grievances over unfair trade practices by Beijing and Moscow it ...
Apple says will pay $38 bn in taxes on repatriated profits
Jan 18, 2018 (AFP)
The iPhone maker said in a statement it plans to use some of its foreign cash stockpile, which qualifies for reduced tax rates under a recent bill, to invest in...
China economy rebounds in 2017 with 6.9% growth
Jan 18, 2018 (AFP)
The world's number two economy eclipsed the official target of about 6.5 percent and picked up pace from the 6.7 percent growth seen in 2016, which was the slow...
Juncker says would like Britain to rejoin EU after Brexit
Jan 17, 2018 (AFP)
Juncker's comment about possible re-accession comes a day after European Council President Donald Tusk said that the bloc's "hearts were still open" if Britain ...
Bangladesh blacklists Chinese firm over alleged bribe
Jan 17, 2018 (AFP)
The state-backed China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) was in negotiations with the Bangladesh government to expand a major highway from the capital Dhaka to...
China to step up cryptocurrency crackdown
Jan 17, 2018 (AFP)
China will gradually clean up over-the-counter trading platforms, peer-to-peer networks where large exchanges occur and firms registered in the country which al...
Trump tells Xi US trade deficit with China 'not sustainable': W.House
Jan 16, 2018 (AFP)
In telephone talks, Trump "expressed disappointment that the United States' trade deficit with China has continued to grow," the White House said in a statement...
China economy beat expectations in 2017: AFP survey
Jan 16, 2018 (AFP)
The world's second largest economy expanded 6.8 percent in 2017, much better than the official target of around 6.5 percent, according to the poll of 11 financi...
Canada hopes G7 summit serves as springboard for new ideas
Jan 13, 2018 (AFP)
"The G7 serves well as a proving or testing ground for discussions that could eventually go into the G20 or the United Nations or international financial instit...
China's global trade surplus falls, but grows with US
Jan 12, 2018 (AFP)
Exports expanded 7.9 percent while imports soared 15.9 percent for the year, according to the General Administration of Customs. But even as China's trade surpl...
China's US surplus jumps as trade with world picks up
Jan 12, 2018 (AFP)
The increase came despite a tumble in China's global surplus as domestic demand spurred a rally in imports. The figures on Friday showed the difference between ...
China factory gate inflation slows to 13-month low
Jan 10, 2018 (AFP)
The producer price index (PPI) -- an important barometer of the industrial sector which measures the cost of goods at the factory gate -- rose 4.9 percent year-...
France signs deals with China but warns against 'pillaging'
Jan 09, 2018 (AFP)
The two sides signed deals in the nuclear, aviation and other key sectors on the second day of Macron's first state visit to China. Macron and Xi also vowed to ...
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