TRADE WARS - INDO DAILY

Chinese premier in Uruguay on first stop of regional tour

Jun 22, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Uruguay Friday, his first stop on a multi-nation visit to South America. Wen's arrival marks the first time a Chinese prem...

Greek exports to China leap 269% in quarter: official data

Jun 22, 2012 (AFP)

Greek exports to China rocketed by 269.1 percent in the first quarter from the level for the same period last year, data from the Panhellenic Exporters Associat...

Philippines seizes illegal China-bound ore

Jun 21, 2012 (AFP)

Philippine authorities said Thursday they had seized a huge amount of iron ore intended to be smuggled to China, as part of a long-running battle against illega...

Americans' preferences for outdoor recreation changing

Jun 21, 2012 (SPX)

The USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) recently published a national study, Outdoor Recreation Trends and Futures, showing that Americans' curr...

Trade protectionism stifling IT sector: study

Jun 20, 2012 (AFP)

Big emerging markets led by China are increasing protectionist measures in the tech sector, hurting one of the most dynamic parts of the global economy, a US in...

Argentina draws Canadian gold mine firm

Jun 19, 2012 (UPI)

Argentina has drawn Canada's Yamana Gold Inc. into a $403.6 million mining development project despite concerns over Argentine nationalization of Spanish-contro...

Mexico to join Pacific trade talks

Jun 18, 2012 (AFP)

Mexico is to join trans-Pacific trade negotiations, a stepping-stone toward a major regional trade deal, Mexican president Felipe Calderon and his US counterpar...

China, Denmark sign deals worth billions as Hu ends visit

Jun 16, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese President Hu Jintao signed deals worth billions of euros with Denmark Saturday and got words of encouragement on his country's bid to expand its influen...

Riots follow shooting of Papuan separatist

Jun 15, 2012 (UPI)

Rioters in the capital of Indonesia's Papua province torched buildings and vehicles after police shot dead a senior official of a major separatist group. Police...

Hong Kong stock exchange to buy LME for $2.15 bn

Jun 15, 2012 (AFP)

The Hong Kong stock exchange said Friday it had entered into an agreement to buy the London Metal Exchange (LME) for a total of 1.39 billion ($2.15 billion). Ho...

Study: 'Green' economies have a dark side

Jun 14, 2012 (UPI)

"Green grabbing," the appropriation of land for biofuels, carbon-offsetting schemes and conservation, is forcing people from their homelands, a report says. Res...

BASF sees China sales more than double by 2020

Jun 14, 2012 (AFP)

German chemical giant BASF said Thursday it expects sales in China to more than double within eight years thanks to fast urbanisation in the world's second-larg...

Asylum seekers target Australia's Cocos

Jun 13, 2012 (UPI)

Australian maritime authorities are being stretched by efforts to patrol thousands of miles of ocean around the Cocos Islands, the latest territory targeted by ...

Germany, most appealing European market for China: study

Jun 13, 2012 (AFP)

China, already the top foreign investor in Germany last year, sees Europe's top economy as the most attractive country to invest in after the United States, a n...

PC maker Dell to pay dividends

Jun 12, 2012 (AFP)

Struggling computer maker Dell announced Tuesday it will use some of its cash stockpile to pay shareholder dividends as it pursues a shift to services. Chairman...

China faces 'severe' trade situation: minister

Jun 11, 2012 (AFP)

China's commerce minister said in comments published Monday that the country faces a "severe" trade situation this year, as the Asian powerhouse continues to fe...

China exports, imports rise sharply

Jun 10, 2012 (AFP)

China's exports and imports shot up in May, but analysts cautioned the better-than-expected data released Sunday was no cause for joy amid global economic woes ...

Australia's resources boom at risk?

Jun 07, 2012 (UPI)

The high cost of Australia's resource projects is posing a threat to the country's economy, a report says. The Business Council of Australia's "Pipeline or Pipe...

Latin America starts new regional alliance

Jun 07, 2012 (UPI)

Leaders of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru launched a new regional economic and political pact called the Pacific Alliance to rival other groupings in the area...

Outside View: Trade deficit drag

Jun 07, 2012 (UPI)

The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to report Friday that the U.S. deficit on international trade in goods and services was $49.3 billion in April, down fr...