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Germany says 'no' to EU tariffs against China
May 27, 2013 (AFP)
Germany told the European Commission Monday that it rejected a proposal to slap tariffs on Chinese solar panel imports, its economy minister said. "There is, fr...
China opens dumping move against EU chemicals: report
May 27, 2013 (AFP)
China has told the European Commission that it will open complaint procedures for dumping against some European chemical companies, notably Belgian group Solvay...
Chinese group in bid for Club Med holidays: firms
May 27, 2013 (AFP)
The two main shareholders in up-market holiday group Club Mediterranee, including a Chinese firm, said on Monday that they would make a bid for the company, dri...
Merkel pledges to avert EU-China trade war
May 26, 2013 (AFP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged Sunday to take steps to avoid a brewing trade war between China and the EU during a first visit by China's new premier t...
Swiss-China trade deal a symbol amid spats with EU
May 26, 2013 (AFP)
Applauded by Switzerland's business sector, the country's free-trade deal with China is heavy with symbolism, coming as Beijing locks horns with the European Un...
China premier criticises EU for telecom probe, solar panel tax
May 25, 2013 (AFP)
China's Premier Li Keqiang has slammed the European Union for plans to probe the country's telecom products and impose taxes on its solar panels, Chinese state ...
Swiss free trade deal underscores China's globalisation: Li
May 24, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday hailed a free trade deal with Switzerland as a landmark achievement, saying it had "huge meaning" for global trade and unde...
WTO panel to examine Japan-China steel duties dispute
May 24, 2013 (AFP)
The World Trade Organization said Friday its dispute settlement board had agreed to a request from Japan to create a panel to examine its dispute with China ove...
Commodity markets spooked by Bernanke, China data
May 24, 2013 (AFP)
Commodity prices mostly fell this week as traders balanced weak Chinese data against signs that the US Federal Reserve could curtail its quantitative easing sti...
EU seeks China investment accord as first step to free trade deal
May 23, 2013 (AFP)
The EU wants to negotiate an investment protection accord as a first step towards a wider Free Trade Agreement with China, one of its biggest trading partners d...
Cheaper yen attracts record visitors to Japan
May 22, 2013 (AFP)
A record 923,000 foreigners travelled to Japan in April, up 18.1 percent from a year earlier, taking advantage of a weaker yen and an increase in chartered flig...
Japan posts worst April trade deficit
May 22, 2013 (AFP)
Japan on Wednesday posted its worst April trade deficit as a weak yen ramped up import costs and helped extend the run of monthly shortfalls to the longest in m...
Chinese PM pledges stronger partnership with Pakistan
May 22, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang vowed to strengthen his country's partnership with Pakistan Wednesday as he began an official visit less than a fortnight after the c...
Australia's resources boom over?
May 22, 2013 (UPI)
A new report from the Australian government says that committed investment in the country's major resources and energy projects has peaked. The report, released...
US report urges action on 'unprecedented' IP theft
May 22, 2013 (AFP)
A high-powered commission said Wednesday that intellectual property theft was costing the United States the equivalent of all its exports to Asia and urged a to...
Extensive gold reserves discovered in northwest China
May 21, 2013 (UPI)
Geologists in China say they've found gold reserves in a northwestern province that could be worth $32 billion to the country's economy. The discovery was made ...
Chinese PM vows to open up markets to India
May 21, 2013 (AFP)
Visiting Premier Li Keqiang promised Tuesday to open China's vast domestic market wider to India and forge a "dynamic trade balance" to deepen economic ties and...
Australia advises on avoiding 'resource curse'
May 21, 2013 (UPI)
If resource-rich developing countries can avoid the "resource curse," they could reduce dependency on aid, an Australian government official said. Speaking in S...
Macau hosts Asia's largest gaming expo
May 21, 2013 (AFP)
Casino industry leaders met in the world's biggest gambling hub of Macau on Tuesday for the Global Gaming Expo Asia, a three-day fair of gambling innovations at...
Apple's Cook grilled in Congress on offshore taxes
May 21, 2013 (AFP)
Apple chief Tim Cook faced a grilling Tuesday by US lawmakers on "sham" subsidiaries and "convoluted" strategies to shift profits offshore, but denied the compa...
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