TRADE WARS - INDO DAILY

Anger at Chinese businesswoman's foreign passport

Nov 27, 2012 (AFP)

A prominent Chinese businesswoman has come under fire after she was exposed as having a foreign passport, highlighting resentment towards the rising number of w...

GE says 'Industrial Internet' could be worth trillions

Nov 26, 2012 (AFP)

Connecting industrial operations to the Internet could lead to significant gains in productivity, potentially worth $10 trillion to $15 trillion globally, a stu...

Samsung finds unfair practices among China suppliers

Nov 26, 2012 (AFP)

Samsung Electronics said Monday that a probe of its suppliers in China had found no evidence of alleged child labour, but did uncover some "inadequate" employme...

India, China firms sign deals despite political tensions

Nov 26, 2012 (AFP)

Indian and Chinese companies signed agreements on Monday worth billions of dollars as the two emerging market giants sought to broaden commercial ties despite p...

Strong interest for Chinese insurer PICC's IPO

Nov 23, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese insurer PICC has attracted strong interest from investors for its $3.6 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong next month a day after it began taki...

Fitch cuts ratings on Panasonic, Sony to junk

Nov 22, 2012 (AFP)

Japan's embattled electronics sector suffered another blow on Thursday as ratings agency Fitch downgraded industry titans Sony and Panasonic to junk status for ...

Japan posts worst October trade data in three decades

Nov 21, 2012 (AFP)

Japan on Wednesday posted its worst October trade figures in over 30 years, underscoring persistent weakness in the world's third-largest economy amid the globa...

Protest strikes disrupt Argentine cities

Nov 21, 2012 (UPI)

Argentine cities faced disruptions as the second mass protest in a month challenged President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's government. Most road communicati...

Asian rivals pursue trade pact amid maritime rows

Nov 20, 2012 (AFP)

China, Japan and South Korea will set aside bitter maritime territorial rows and launch talks on Tuesday for a free-trade agreement, diplomats said. The trade m...

Hundreds protest against Myanmar copper mine

Nov 20, 2012 (AFP)

Hundreds of Myanmar villagers, students and monks have joined protests at a Chinese co-owned copper mine which they allege has forced people off their land and ...

HP seeks fraud probe on acquired firm after writeoff

Nov 20, 2012 (AFP)

Hewlett-Packard called Tuesday for a probe into "willful" financial misstatements by Autonomy, a British software firm it bought for over $10 billion, which HP ...

China 'optimistic' about FTA talks with Japan, S. Korea

Nov 18, 2012 (AFP)

China, Japan, and South Korea are expected to agree on the launch of three-way free trade talks at a summit in the Cambodian capital this week, Beijing's foreig...

French minister hails EU duties on Chinese ceramics

Nov 16, 2012 (AFP)

French Industrial Renewal Minister Arnaud Montebourg hailed on Friday temporary European Union (EU) measures against Chinese ceramic imports, using a visit to t...

Foreign experts praise Customs Union

Nov 15, 2012 (Voice of Russia)

Experts of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have called the Customs Union of 3 former Soviet states "a successful example of economical inte...

Guinea sparks showdown over mineral riches

Nov 15, 2012 (UPI)

The head of the Treasury in the Guinea has been assassinated amid a looming showdown over the West African country's fabled mineral riches involving rival tycoo...

Gold demand down 11% as Chinese buying dips

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

Global demand for gold fell 11 percent in the third quarter on an annual basis, as buying in key market China dipped because of its slowing economy, the World G...

Japan, China, S. Korea to start FTA talks: reports

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

Japan, China and South Korea will hold ministerial discussions next week and are expected to agree on the launch of three-way free trade talks, media reports sa...

Internet, clean and bio-technology of significant importance for Russia

Nov 14, 2012 (Voice of Russia)

The Moscow Innovations Forum took place in Russia's capital last week. The key theme of the event was to promote innovative technology, economic development and...

Finnish operator says it has plugged nickel mine leak

Nov 14, 2012 (AFP)

Leaks from a Finnish nickel mine that have dumped toxic metals into the environment were plugged on Wednesday, the mine operator said. "The leakage of the gypsu...

US report warns over China state firms

Nov 14, 2012 (AFP)

A US commission on Wednesday urged lawmakers to consider tighter rules on investment by Chinese state-owned firms, warning that they may pose economic as well a...