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China's Q1 growth stabilises at 6.8%: AFP poll
Apr 13, 2017 (AFP)
According to an AFP survey of 16 economic analysts, the gross domestic product expanded 6.8 percent in the first three months of this year -- the same level of ...
Trump says China is not manipulating currency
Apr 12, 2017 (AFP)
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump appeared to lay to rest a simmering issue that threatened to erode relations with Beijing, just days after h...
China producer prices jump in March as demand goes up
Apr 12, 2017 (AFP)
The producer price index (PPI) rose 7.6 percent year-on-year in March, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, slightly beating economists' expectations...
China economic outlook brightens as trade up, tensions down
Apr 12, 2017 (AFP)
The new figures, released Thursday, boost hopes that the world's number two economy is getting back on track after a recent slowdown -- it grew last year at its...
China producer prices jump 7.6% in March: govt
Apr 12, 2017 (AFP)
The producer price index (PPI) rose 7.6 percent year-on-year in March, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, slightly beating economists' expectations...
Leading electronic fest Ultra expands to China, India
Apr 10, 2017 (AFP)
Leading electronic music festival Ultra announced an expansion Monday to China and India, sensing a bright future for the booming genre in the world's two most ...
Chile, China start talks to expand trade deal
Apr 10, 2017 (AFP)
The Chilean government said officials in Beijing had started discussing expanding an existing bilateral trade agreement to include areas such as e-commerce and ...
First 'Silk Road' train from Britain leaves for China
Apr 10, 2017 (AFP)
The 32-container train, around 600 metres (656 yards) long, left the vast London Gateway container port laden with whisky, soft drinks and baby products, bound ...
Trump jokes he's 'gotten nothing' from Xi so far
Apr 07, 2017 (AFP)
President Donald Trump predicted a "very great" relationship with China's Xi Jinping as the pair met for the first time at his Florida resort of Mar-a-Lago Thur...
Wary Trump and Xi measure each other up at US summit
Apr 07, 2017 (AFP)
President Donald Trump entered a second day of talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Friday hoping to strike deals on trade and jobs after an overnig...
Siemens employee held by Dutch for alleged China spying
Apr 07, 2017 (AFP)
Dutch authorities have arrested an employee of the German industrial giant Siemens on suspicion he was spying for a Chinese rival, raiding his home and workplac...
Duterte orders Philippine troops to South China Sea reefs
Apr 06, 2017 (AFP)
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday he has ordered troops to deploy on unoccupied South China Sea islands, boosting the military presence on remo...
Developing Asia to fuel global growth but risks ahead: ADB
Apr 06, 2017 (AFP)
Developing Asian countries will drive the world economy in the next two years, the Asian Development Bank said Thursday, but it warned of uncertainties from the...
US agrees to ChemChina's $43 bn takeover of Syngenta
Apr 05, 2017 (AFP)
US authorities have agreed to the $43 billion takeover of Swiss pesticide giant Syngenta by state-owned ChemChina, marking the biggest overseas acquisition by a...
China plan for new economic zone sparks real estate frenzy
Apr 04, 2017 (AFP)
China's plan to develop an economic backwater outside Beijing into a city three times the size of New York has sparked a real estate speculation frenzy among ou...
WTO creates panel to decide on China, EU trade flap
Apr 03, 2017 (AFP)
The World Trade Organization Monday set up a panel to examine the so-called "surrogate country" approach used by the European Union to calculate anti-dumping me...
Trump seeks limits on visa program favored by tech sector
Apr 03, 2017 (AFP)
The Trump administration has unveiled steps to limit an immigration visa program for skilled workers often used by Silicon Valley to attract tech workers. The m...
China to create new economic zone outside Beijing
Apr 02, 2017 (AFP)
China will create a new special economic zone outside Beijing similar to those established in Shenzhen and Shanghai, the government said, in a bid to boost flag...
Trump to name and shame trade 'cheats'
Mar 31, 2017 (AFP)
President Donald Trump will order staff Friday to pinpoint countries and goods responsible for America's nearly $50 billion trade deficit, in a protectionist wa...
China manufacturing expands in March
Mar 31, 2017 (AFP)
Chinese factory activity accelerated in March, official data showed Friday, a sign of stability in the world's second largest economy. The official purchasing m...
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