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Marvel or mishap? Hong Kong's troubled mega bridge
Dec 14, 2017 (AFP)
But critics say the multi-billion dollar infrastructure mega-project is politically driven and a costly white elephant. Dogged by delays, budget overruns, accus...
Sweet victory: French candymakers win China legal war
Dec 13, 2017 (AFP)
The lozenge-shaped sweets, made of a mixture of candied fruit and ground almonds topped with icing, are widely enjoyed in France's southern Aix-en-Provence regi...
US, EU and Japan up the pressure on China at WTO
Dec 12, 2017 (AFP)
A joint statement from the three powers made no direct mention of China, but said "severe excess capacity in key sectors, exacerbated by government-financed and...
US says 'litigation-centered' WTO losing focus
Dec 11, 2017 (AFP)
"Too often members seem to believe they can gain concessions through lawsuits that they could never get at the negotiating table," Robert Lighthizer told the WT...
China exports surge in November as trade tensions flare
Dec 08, 2017 (AFP)
The healthy trade data is welcome news for the world's number-two economy as Beijing looks to tackle industrial overcapacity, winter pollution and a ballooning ...
China exports soar higher than expected in November
Dec 08, 2017 (AFP)
The healthy trade data, which also showed imports outstripping forecasts, come as Beijing looks to tackle industrial overcapacity, winter pollution and a balloo...
IMF warns on brewing risks in China's financial system
Dec 07, 2017 (AFP)
The IMF report comes a day after regulators in Beijing drafted new rules to strengthen bank funding, and follows a number of alerts about a ballooning debt prob...
EU wins tougher, swifter anti-dumping trade powers
Dec 06, 2017 (AFP)
The political agreement was reached late on Tuesday by negotiators from the European Parliament, the 28 member states and the European Commission, the EU's exec...
US hits Vietnam with huge duties on steel made with Chinese material
Dec 05, 2017 (AFP)
The products will be subject to US punitive duties of up to 265 percent of their value, the Commerce Department said in a statement, yet another in a series of ...
Canada and China hail ties as trade talks languish
Dec 05, 2017 (AFP)
Trudeau arrived in China this week amid speculation the two sides would announce the start of talks on a proposed free trade agreement. But with top-level meeti...
Buy it with bitcoin in New York, but it's not cheap
Dec 05, 2017 (AFP)
And while a few swipes of a mobile app are all it takes to fill your electronic wallet, the novelty, for now, comes at a hefty cost. Melt is one of several smal...
China and Canada sign trade agreements during Trudeau visit
Dec 04, 2017 (AFP)
At a ceremony in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, the two leaders signed an action plan on energy cooperation as well as two memoranda of understanding on fo...
Australia casino giant Crown hit with class action over China
Dec 04, 2017 (AFP)
The employees, who pleaded guilty, were held for 10 months on charges of luring rich Chinese to Australia, before being released in August. They included Jason ...
Trump administration rejects China's bid for market economy status
Dec 01, 2017 (AFP)
In a 41-page legal document presented to the WTO, the US Trade Representative defended its right to consider China a non-market economy when ruling on how to ha...
China factory activity accelerates in November
Nov 30, 2017 (AFP)
The manufacturing purchasing managers' index, a gauge of factory conditions, stood at 51.8 for the month, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said, up from ...
China warns of retaliation after fresh US trade probe
Nov 29, 2017 (AFP)
The investigation into imports of aluminium sheet worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year was an unusually aggressive move by the United States. For the fi...
In Ireland, Brexit border risk awakens ghosts of the Troubles
Nov 28, 2017 (AFP)
It is in the heart of the scarred district that Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney sits in a community centre, warning in measured terms that the fallout of B...
Fresh US probe of Chinese aluminum imports ups ante with Beijing
Nov 28, 2017 (AFP)
For the first time since 1991, the Commerce Department said it launched the investigation on its own initiative, rather than responding to a request from a US c...
Canada PM Trudeau aims to boost trade on China trip
Nov 27, 2017 (AFP)
During the December 3-7 official visit, Trudeau "will promote a progressive trade agenda and tourism initiatives," said his office. He will meet with government...
Europe embraces Black Friday sales with some reservations
Nov 24, 2017 (AFP)
Here is how the sales, which stretch four days from Black Friday to Cyber Monday, are expected to fare in some of the continent's big spenders: - France - After...
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