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US inflation jumps in the wake of Hurricane Harvey
Oct 13, 2017 (AFP)
The spike in gasoline costs was likely tied to Hurricane Harvey, which idled much of US energy production in late August and created shortages, officials said. ...
S. Korea, China renew $56 bn currency swap deal despite diplomatic tensions
Oct 13, 2017 (AFP)
There had been fears the diplomatic row would threaten the major economic agreement that expired on Tuesday, but the central Bank of Korea said it has been exte...
Energy-hungry China takes step to buffer against economic shocks
Oct 13, 2017 (UPI)
The official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday the People's Bank of China injected about $75.6 billion into the financial network through its medium-term lendi...
Evergrande boss is wealthiest as China's rich get richer
Oct 12, 2017 (AFP)
An all-time high 2,130 people made the annual ranking of China's richest individuals compiled by Shanghai-based luxury magazine publisher Hurun Report, which li...
Russia marks win in bitcoin suspect tussle with US
Oct 11, 2017 (AFP)
Alexander Vinnik, who headed BTC-e, an exchange he operated for the cyber currency, was indicted by a US court in July on 21 charges ranging from identity theft...
With a gilded cage visible from Trump Tower, Ai Weiwei honors pro-migrant New York
Oct 11, 2017 (AFP)
Weiwei's most ambitious outdoor project to date, "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors" -- which takes its name from a line in a poem by Robert Frost -- formally ope...
US, Turkish military relations good amid diplo spat: Mattis
Oct 11, 2017 (AFP)
"We maintain a very close collaboration, very close communication, the military-to-military interaction and integration has not been affected by this," Mattis t...
IMF raises China growth forecast for 2017 to 6.8 pct
Oct 10, 2017 (AFP)
The fund's latest World Economic Outlook gives President Xi Jinping a boost but also a warning as he prepares to accept a second five-year term as general secre...
Outsiders challenge Chicago school for Nobel economics prize
Oct 09, 2017 (AFP)
The Nobel Economics Prize was created by the Swedish central bank "in memory of Alfred Nobel" and first awarded in 1969, unlike the other prizes which were crea...
Researchers look for ancient trade routes at the bottom of the Mediterranean
Oct 09, 2017 (UPI)
Over the past summer, U of T archaeologist Carrie Fulton led daily dives to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea in search of insights into the economic and cult...
$37.7 million bowl sets Chinese ceramic auction record
Oct 03, 2017 (AFP)
The small piece -- which dates from 960-1127 -- stole the previous record of $36.05 million set in 2014 for a Ming Dynasty wine cup which was snapped up by a Sh...
EU targets China with tough rules on cheap imports
Oct 03, 2017 (AFP)
The European Commission, EU national governments and MEPs had been in talks since July on new rules to calculate import duties and curb unfair trading practises...
Macau casino scion rolls dice on Japan venture
Oct 01, 2017 (AFP)
His father was credited with transforming Macau from a sleepy Portuguese outpost to a gaming boomtown boasting revenues surpassing Las Vegas. With its myriad sh...
Chinese manufacturing accelerates for second straight month
Sep 30, 2017 (AFP)
The sector expanded at its fastest pace since 2012 after rebounding in August, official data showed. "The indicator showed a steady upward trend in the manufact...
Myanmar's conflict-hit Rakhine a magnet for Chinese cash
Sep 28, 2017 (AFP)
Close to half a million Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh in the last month after a militant attack sparked a vicious military campaign that the UN has called "e...
US commerce secretary hopeful about Trump-Xi trade talks
Sep 27, 2017 (AFP)
The US tycoon regularly bashed China during last year's presidential election campaign, accusing it of unfair trade practices, stealing US jobs and threatening ...
US commerce secretary says to focus on reducing defict with China
Sep 26, 2017 (AFP)
Ross met with several senior Chinese officials including Premier Li Keqiang and Vice Premier Wang Yang over the weekend to discuss some of the key frictions in ...
Japan raising up to $11.6 bn in postal giant share sale
Sep 25, 2017 (AFP)
The government will sell 914 million Japan Post shares at 1,322 yen apiece, it said in a regulatory filing, with the offering set to raise as much as 1.3 trilli...
US commerce secretary in Beijing ahead of Trump trip
Sep 25, 2017 (AFP)
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross met with Premier Li Keqiang at the headquarters of Communist Party leaders ahead of the US president's trip to China, which is ex...
China rust belt opens door wider to foreign investors
Sep 24, 2017 (AFP)
While foreign firms complain about being locked out of large swathes of China's vast market, the door has cracked open a bit wider in northeastern Liaoning prov...
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