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Nicaragua says concludes free trade talks with China
Jul 25, 2023 (AFP)
"We thank God for the good news that we have achieved the substantial conclusion of the negotiations," Laureano Ortega Murillo, presidential adviser on trade an...
Blinken expects to 'work well' with new Chinese foreign minister; US commerce chief to visit despite hacking
Jul 25, 2023 (AFP)
"I've also known Wang Yi for more than a decade. I've met with him repeatedly," Blinken said in reference to the new top diplomat. "I anticipate being able to w...
Top Chinese leaders say economy 'facing new difficulties'
Jul 24, 2023 (AFP)
The country's highest-ranking officials gather annually at the end of July to review the economic situation before their traditional summer break in August. Thi...
Markets fluctuate as US jobs data knocks rate hopes
Jul 21, 2023 (AFP)
Investors have largely been on the back foot since Monday, when Beijing announced a big miss on second-quarter growth that indicated the post-Covid recovery had...
Markets mixed as rate hopes play against China fears
Jul 20, 2023 (AFP)
The mood across trading floors has been generally positive of late, with last week's news that US inflation had slowed more than expected coming alongside healt...
Chinese mortgage strikers despair as unfinished homes stay stalled
Jul 20, 2023 (AFP)
He is one of many victims of a long-running housing crisis still wreaking misery on the lives of homebuyers, many of whom have little legal recourse on what has...
Congress probes US companies' Chinese investments
Jul 20, 2023 (AFP)
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has written to GGV Capital, GSR Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures and Walden International, seeking details ...
US, Japan, South Korea to hold summit in August: Seoul
Jul 20, 2023 (AFP)
Relations between Pyongyang and Seoul are at one of their lowest points ever, with diplomacy stalled and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calling for increased w...
Most markets track Wall St rally but China weighs on optimism
Jul 19, 2023 (AFP)
Another batch of forecast-topping earnings in New York added to the upbeat mood as the corporate earnings season gets under way, though worries over China's gro...
Divided G20 split over Ukraine, slow progress on debt
Jul 18, 2023 (AFP)
Many countries are still recovering from the coronavirus pandemic and drastic commodity price surges triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while climate ch...
Storm clouds loom large over China's economy
Jul 17, 2023 (AFP)
The disappointing figures follow a string of below-par readings in recent months indicating the post-Covid recovery was already going off the rails and highligh...
China property giant Evergrande loses $113 billion over two years
Jul 17, 2023 (AFP)
The loss showed "the existence of material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern", Evergrande said...
EU and Latin America spar over trade and Ukraine
Jul 17, 2023 (AFP)
The summit of just over 50 senior figures is the first between Brussels and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) since 2015, with a stal...
Markets struggle as China growth misses forecasts
Jul 17, 2023 (AFP)
Equities surged last week as news that US inflation slowed more than forecast fanned hopes that the Federal Reserve would soon end its campaign of interest rate...
EU hosts Latin America amid rifts over Ukraine, trade
Jul 17, 2023 (AFP)
The summit is the third between Brussels and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), but only the first since 2015, with several issues un...
'Artificially high' growth predicted for China in Q2: survey
Jul 15, 2023 (AFP)
A year ago, with restrictions such as sudden lockdowns, travel curbs and factory shutdowns the norm, China posted 0.4 percent on-year growth, one of its lowest ...
China's top diplomat tells EU not to 'vacillate'
Jul 15, 2023 (AFP)
Germany, Europe's leading economy on Thursday, announced plans to "de-risk" ties with China. Other EU leaders, weary of China's growing assertiveness and cosy r...
Wang tells Blinken to 'work with China' on improving US ties
Jul 14, 2023 (AFP)
The discussion on the sidelines of Southeast Asian talks in Jakarta on Thursday was the latest in a series of high-level interactions as the two sides try to ea...
Blinken rallies SE Asia against 'coercion', in swipe at China
Jul 14, 2023 (AFP)
Blinken met foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta at a gathering that also brought the top diplomats of China and...
Burberry sales jump on China boost
Jul 14, 2023 (AFP)
Group sales grew 18 percent to 589 million pounds ($772 million) in its first quarter, or three months to the end of June, compared with a year earlier, accordi...
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