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EU, China have much to lose if trade war breaks out: analysts
May 19, 2013 (AFP)
The latest tit-for-tat EU-China trade disputes could signal worse to come but both sides have a lot to lose if things get out of hand and harm the much-needed e...
Apple, US lawmakers in offshore tax showdown
May 17, 2013 (AFP)
Apple and US lawmakers are gearing up for a showdown over taxes -- specifically how to deal with the huge stockpile of cash held by Apple and other multinationa...
Greek PM in China touts country as European 'gateway'
May 17, 2013 (AFP)
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Friday touted his troubled but improving economy as an attractive entry point for Chinese investment into the European U...
FDI into China creeps up: commerce ministry
May 16, 2013 (AFP)
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose marginally in April, the government announced on Thursday, as investment into the giant from the rest of Asia re...
Environmentalist outrage as Rio Tinto gets mine go-ahead
May 15, 2013 (AFP)
Australia Wednesday gave Rio Tinto the go-ahead for a controversial Aus$1.3 billion (US$1.3 billion) bauxite mine project in a decision environmentalists blaste...
EU warns China of telecoms probe
May 15, 2013 (AFP)
The EU has alerted China to its decision to launch an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe involving the mobile telecommunications networks sector, Trade Commiss...
Latvia grants dual citizenship for economic migrants, exiles
May 14, 2013 (UPI)
Latvia's Parliament has voted to ease citizenship rules for those living abroad but excluded Russia, drawing criticism from the country's Russian speakers. Afte...
Greek PM hopes China trip will boost his country's ailing economy
May 13, 2013 (AFP)
Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras hopes his four-day trip to China this week will help his country's ailing economy by attracting investment and promoting...
Japan steelmaking giant posts $1.2 billion net loss
May 10, 2013 (AFP)
Japan's Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp., the world's second-biggest steelmaker, on Friday posted a $1.2 billion net loss in its fiscal year to March. The ...
China to probe steel tube imports in trade dispute
May 10, 2013 (AFP)
China said Friday it was investigating some steel tube imports from the European Union, Japan and the United States over allegations that products had been sold...
Peru copper plans moving again despite protests
May 09, 2013 (UPI)
Peru government plans to join the global copper producers club in a big way are moving ahead despite a spate of environmental protests over months that caused w...
China hails new WTO boss as nod to developing world
May 09, 2013 (AFP)
China on Thursday welcomed the appointment of Brazilian diplomat Roberto Azevedo to head the World Trade Organization, with state media saying it showed the gro...
China considers resource tax to include coal
May 09, 2013 (UPI)
A Chinese government official has signaled that tougher taxes on the use of resources and on emissions would be imposed so the country can achieve greener indus...
China swings back to trade surplus in April
May 08, 2013 (AFP)
China swung back to trade surplus in April after posting a rare deficit the previous month, official data showed Wednesday, but analysts cautioned the better-th...
EU hesitant on free trade deal with China: source
May 07, 2013 (AFP)
Even as it seeks free trade deals with the United States and Japan, the EU sees little near-term prospect of a similar accord with China, one of the bloc's most...
Hong Kong port workers vote to end strike
May 06, 2013 (AFP)
Hundreds of workers at a Hong Kong container port operated by tycoon Li Ka-shing voted Monday to end a 40-day strike, one of the city's longest-ever, after thei...
France wants to boost Japan relations, maintain China ties
May 04, 2013 (AFP)
France wants to boost its relations with Japan all the while maintaining strong ties with China, despite simmering diplomatic tensions between the two Asian gia...
China must obey ruling on US steel imports: WTO
May 03, 2013 (AFP)
China must fall into line by July 31 with a World Trade Organisation order to change its restrictive policy on certain steel imports from the United States, an ...
U.K. under pressure to clean up tax havens
May 03, 2013 (UPI)
British Overseas Territories in the Western Hemisphere will abandon their "tax haven" status as London struggles to raise cash and counter European charges its ...
Mercosur seeks more Pacific partners for commodities, goods
Apr 30, 2013 (UPI)
As Europe struggles with multiple eurozone crises and economic downturn, emergent Latin America is tilting toward the Pacific region as a potential major partne...
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