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Flagship Indian retailer opens in Pakistan
Jun 21, 2013 (AFP)
Raymond, an Indian suiting and fabrics conglomerate, will on Friday formally open its first shop in Pakistan, where business leaders welcomed it as a step towar...
China firm forays into British yacht, hotel markets
Jun 19, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group announced Wednesday it will invest nearly $1.6 billion to acquire British yacht maker Sunseeker and build London's tallest resi...
Japan May trade deficit widens on import costs
Jun 19, 2013 (AFP)
Japan extended a string of trade deficits in May, official data showed Wednesday, as the country's import costs rose on the weak yen but shipments to the United...
Chinese business leaders to head to France, Belgium
Jun 18, 2013 (AFP)
Belgium and France roll out the red carpet next week for 30 Chinese businesses leaders in a visit designed to promote trade, despite an ongoing dispute between ...
FDI into China rises in Jan-May: govt
Jun 18, 2013 (AFP)
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose during the first five months of this year, the government announced Tuesday, paced by strong increases from the ...
Environmentalists warn of Nicaragua canal disaster
Jun 15, 2013 (AFP)
A proposed Nicaraguan waterway rivaling the Panama Canal would cause an environmental disaster threatening drinking water supplies and fragile ecosystems, conse...
Singapore warns filmmaker over bus striker videos
Jun 14, 2013 (AFP)
Singapore's attorney-general on Friday issued a stern warning to an independent filmmaker over online videos in which two Chinese bus drivers accused police in ...
China to deal 'appropriately' with EU steel challenge
Jun 14, 2013 (AFP)
China said it will deal "appropriately" with the European Union's decision to challenge it at the World Trade Organisation after Beijing slapped duties on some ...
EU takes China to WTO over steel anti-dumping duties
Jun 13, 2013 (AFP)
The European Union challenged China, one of its biggest trade partners, at the World Trade Organization on Thursday over tariffs on imports of stainless steel p...
U.S. focus pulls in Pacific nations for wider trade links
Jun 13, 2013 (UPI)
Latin America's Pacific littoral states -- Chile, Colombia and Peru -- will likely be key to cementing U.S. President Barack Obama's Trans Pacific Partnership, ...
Nicaragua grants bid to build Panama Canal rival
Jun 13, 2013 (AFP)
Nicaraguan lawmakers on Thursday approved a controversial deal that would allow a Hong Kong company to build a $40 billion oceanic waterway to rival the Panama ...
EU to take China to WTO in fresh dispute
Jun 13, 2013 (AFP)
The European Union raised the stakes in a series of tit-for-tat trade disputes with China, saying it would file a complaint at the World Trade Organization over...
China miners' African gold rush tarnished by terror
Jun 13, 2013 (AFP)
Thousands of men travelled vast distances from a poor part of rural China to seek their fortunes mining gold in west Africa -- but now their dreams are in tatte...
EU set to challenge Chinese steel duties at WTO
Jun 12, 2013 (AFP)
The European Union will raise the pressure in its raft of trade disputes with China, diplomats said Wednesday, with Brussels about to challenge Beijing's steel ...
China high court talks tough on worker safety
Jun 12, 2013 (AFP)
China's Supreme Court Wednesday ordered that people who neglect workplace safety should be "severely" punished, state media said, after the country's deadliest ...
Capital dilemmas a top risk for miners
Jun 12, 2013 (UPI)
Mining and metals industry executives ranked access to equity and capital allocation as the most critical risk facing their companies, up from eighth place last...
Berlin urges rapid solution to EU-China trade tension
Jun 10, 2013 (AFP)
Germany called on Monday for a swift solution in tit-for-tat trade tensions between the European Union and China which, according to an unconfirmed press report...
China, LatAm leads gains in tourists to US
Jun 10, 2013 (AFP)
Tourists from China and Latin America swarmed to the United States last year, while fewer Europeans came, according to a government report released Monday. A re...
Ghana arrests 57 W. Africans in illegal gold mine raid
Jun 10, 2013 (AFP)
Ghana has arrested more than 50 West Africans accused of illegal gold mining in a crackdown that has already led to the detention of dozens of Chinese nationals...
Panama won't fret for now about Nicaragua canal
Jun 10, 2013 (AFP)
Panama Canal administrators on Monday downplayed the competitive threat posed by Nicaragua's plan for a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific. President Daniel...
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