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S. Korea, China formally sign free trade pact
Jun 01, 2015 (AFP)
China and South Korea on Monday formally signed a free trade agreement (FTA) that would remove most tariffs between Asia's largest and fourth-largest economies,...
Rising worker activism in 'world's workshop' challenges China
May 27, 2015 (AFP)
As workers gathered around a table in a cheap restaurant to discuss strike action against their shoe factory bosses, Chinese police barged in and dragged away t...
Iron ore firm Fortescue soars on China investment talk
May 26, 2015 (AFP)
Shares in Australian iron ore giant Fortescue Metals jumped more than 10 percent Tuesday on speculation that two of China's largest companies are poised to pump...
China, Latin America have profitable but unequal ties
May 26, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang heads home from a Latin American tour Tuesday with a briefcase full of deals that bolster a relationship profitable for the re...
China-backed infrastructure bank operational by end-2015
May 22, 2015 (AFP)
The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will be operational by the end of this year, prospective founding members said Friday after a three-da...
HP sells stake in China unit for $2.3 billion
May 21, 2015 (AFP)
Hewlett-Packard announced Thursday it was selling a 51 percent stake in its China-based server business, creating a joint venture with Tsinghua Holdings that wi...
Japan PM unveils $110 bn plan for Asian infrastructure
May 21, 2015 (AFP)
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Thursday a $110 billion investment plan for infrastructure projects in Asia in an apparent counter to China's move t...
Chinese investment not Brazil panacea: analysts
May 20, 2015 (AFP)
Brazil may have received a $53 billion investment boost from China but the South American giant would be unwise to view investment from the Asian superpower as ...
China-backed infrastructure bank members to meet in Singapore
May 19, 2015 (AFP)
Prospective founding members of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will hold a three-day meeting in Singapore this week to discuss polici...
China, Brazil, unveil multibillion trade, investment deals
May 19, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang lifted the wraps Tuesday on a multibillion-dollar series of trade and investment deals with Brazil, as Beijing looks to invest $53 bi...
US charges China academics in trade theft scheme
May 19, 2015 (AFP)
US prosecutors have charged six Chinese nationals, including three university professors, in a years-long scheme to steal trade secrets on mobile phone technolo...
Mongolia and Rio Tinto sign Oyu Tolgoi deal
May 19, 2015 (AFP)
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto and Mongolia agreed a multi-billion-dollar expansion of a vast copper and gold mine, officials said Tuesday, ending a tw...
China PM on Brazil visit, promising big investment
May 18, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang began a three-day visit to Brazil on Monday armed with a promise of some $50 billion in infrastructure investments as his host...
India's Modi brings home $22 billion in China deals
May 16, 2015 (AFP)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi got down to business on the final day of his trip to China on Saturday, saying his country was open for investment as firms ...
China to invest $50 billion in Brazil
May 14, 2015 (AFP)
China will invest $50 billion to help overhaul Brazil's aging infrastructure, the government here announced Thursday, ahead of an official visit by Chinese Prim...
Indian PM Modi leaves for China with trade on mind
May 13, 2015 (AFP)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left for China on an official visit focused on boosting trade ties between Asia's rival superpowers and setting...
Japan current account surplus surges in March
May 13, 2015 (AFP)
Japan on Wednesday logged a more than 20-fold surge in its current account surplus in March thanks to an improving trade picture and buoyant returns on the coun...
Brazil looking to China for investment, trade
May 13, 2015 (AFP)
Brazil signalled Wednesday it will look to China for major investments in its infrastructure as it prepares to host next year's Olympics amid an economic slump....
Chinese Premier Li to visit South America: Beijing
May 11, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will this month visit four South American countries, including Brazil, officials said Monday, as Beijing seeks to build its influence...
Chinese turn Paris suburb into Europe's biggest fashion market
May 10, 2015 (AFP)
The rows of upmarket sedans look out of place parked in the working-class Paris suburb but this is Aubervilliers, Europe's made-in-China clothing capital where ...
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