TRADE WARS - INDO DAILY

Hong Kong counts the cost after losing Alibaba listing

Sep 29, 2013 (AFP)

The collapse of negotiations for Alibaba's listing in Hong Kong, which sees the lucrative initial public offering set to head to New York, has prompted sharp cr...

EU water law could sink mine plan in Romania: minister

Sep 24, 2013 (AFP)

The fate of a Canadian gold mine project in the heart of Transylvania that has sparked public anger and massive protests hangs on a river protected by European ...

China to open first free trade zone Sunday: media

Sep 24, 2013 (AFP)

China will on Sunday open its first free trade zone, an ambitious effort to transform its commercial centre of Shanghai into a global hub, state media reported ...

Christie's hopes for more openess in China ahead of first auction

Sep 24, 2013 (AFP)

International auction house Christie's on Tuesday expressed hopes for greater openness in China's growing art markets before its first auction on the country's ...

Thousands of Romanians in fresh protest against mine project

Sep 22, 2013 (AFP)

Thousands of Romanians took to the streets on Sunday in a fourth week of protests against a Canadian company's plan to open Europe's largest gold mine in a pict...

China's FTZ plan a 'political message' to Hong Kong: analysts

Sep 22, 2013 (AFP)

Plans for China's first free trade zone -- seen as a threat to Hong Kong's status as a finance hub -- are also a tool to dampen political protest in the city, a...

US companies await reforms from China's new leadership

Sep 22, 2013 (AFP)

US companies in China are taking a cautious view of the new Chinese leadership, hoping a key November Communist Party meeting will clear up the outlook for econ...

The Africans making it big in China

Sep 19, 2013 (AFP)

From a windowless room in a dilapidated Hong Kong high-rise, Ali Diallo sells Chinese electronics to retailers across Africa. The modest surroundings belie the ...

Shanghai free trade zone will deal a blow to Hong Kong: Li

Sep 18, 2013 (AFP)

Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing has warned that Shanghai's new free-trade zone will have a "big impact" on Hong Kong, urging the city to up its game to avoid los...

FDI into China up 6.37% in first eight months: govt

Sep 17, 2013 (AFP)

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose 6.37 percent year-on-year in the first eight months of 2013, the government said Tuesday, adding it was a sign o...

Romania delays decision on controversial mine project

Sep 17, 2013 (AFP)

Romania on Tuesday delayed a decision on whether to go ahead with a Canadian gold mine project that has provoked mass protests. A parliamentary vote on a bill t...

Thousands march against Canadian gold mine in Romania

Sep 15, 2013 (AFP)

Some 20,000 Romanians took to the streets on Sunday protesting against a Canadian company's plan to open Europe's largest gold mine in the heart of Transylvania...

Romania workers occupy site of contested gold mine project

Sep 12, 2013 (AFP)

Twenty-two Romanian workers on Thursday refused to leave an ancient mining gallery in a last-ditch bid to get MPs to vote a bill that would clear the way for a ...

Richemont sales growth hit by unfavourable exchange rates

Sep 12, 2013 (AFP)

Swiss luxury goods giant Richemont said Thursday its sales growth had slowed during the first five months of its reporting year amid unfavourable exchange rates...

Multinationals to get equal treatment in China: premier

Sep 11, 2013 (AFP)

China's premier promised equal treatment for multinational companies operating in the country, as he opened a meeting of the World Economic Forum on Wednesday. ...

Egypt violence stirs fears of Suez Canal terror

Sep 11, 2013 (UPI)

A failed attack on a container ship transiting the Suez Canal has raised concerns that as Egypt descends into widening violence the strategic waterway, could be...

Romania PM backs down on controversial gold mine project

Sep 09, 2013 (AFP)

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Monday gave in to mounting street protests against a planned Canadian gold mine, admitting that a bill aimed at speeding...

Australia's new government a boost to mining industry?

Sep 09, 2013 (UPI)

Resource sector leaders in Australia applauded the election Saturday of Tony Abbott as the country's new prime minister. Outgoing Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and ...

China among world's top three investors in 2012: government

Sep 09, 2013 (AFP)

China became one of the world's top three investors for the first time last year as its foreign investment soared to a new record, the government said Monday. T...

China trade performance improves on stronger exports

Sep 08, 2013 (AFP)

China's trade performance was better than expected in August, as stronger exports to recovering overseas economies caused the trade surplus to widen to $28.5 bi...