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EU lawmakers urge environmental protections from Brazil
May 18, 2023 (AFP)
"The European side needs... a clear commitment and clear mechanisms on sustainability," European Parliament member Anna Cavazzini of Germany told AFP in Sao Pau...
Markets rally on US debt deal optimism
May 18, 2023 (AFP)
Markets have been skittish in recent sessions with Republicans and Democrats unable to find common ground as the deadline for a deal to raise the country's borr...
Italy treading carefully on China's Belt and Road
May 17, 2023 (AFP)
Debt-ridden Italy in 2019 became the only one of the group of leading developed democracies to sign up to China's trillion-dollar investment scheme, which criti...
Fashion groups face new Uyghur forced labour complaint in France
May 17, 2023 (AFP)
The complaint, filed on Tuesday, includes allegations of crimes against humanity, aggravated reduction to servitude, genocide and human trafficking. The compani...
Markets mixed as sluggish debt talks worry investors
May 17, 2023 (AFP)
Regional traders were provided a tepid lead from Wall Street, where disappointing retail sales data and weak earnings from Home Depot indicated softening consum...
EU, India vow to boost trade ties despite differences
May 16, 2023 (AFP)
The European Union held its first-ever trade and technology council with Indian foreign, trade and communications ministers as they seek to bolster ties. The EU...
China economic data for April miss expectations as demand cools
May 16, 2023 (AFP)
Retail sales -- a key indicator of domestic consumer activity -- grew 18.4 percent on-year, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed. The...
Markets wobble as US struggles to reach debt deal
May 16, 2023 (AFP)
Trader sentiment was also weighed by data showing China's economic recovery remained sticky, with key indicators missing expectations owing to weak domestic dem...
Asian markets struggle as focus turns to US debt talks
May 15, 2023 (AFP)
There has been some progress on reaching a deal but Democrats and Republicans remain at loggerheads, though President Joe Biden said he was confident the debt c...
EU wants to 're-calibrate' position on China
May 12, 2023 (AFP)
Brussels has urged the European Union's 27 nations to get on the same page on how they deal with China, as a more assertive Beijing asserts its influence on the...
Australia trade minister hails 'positive momentum' in Beijing talks
May 12, 2023 (AFP)
During the visit, Trade Minister Don Farrell held extensive discussions with his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao in the first face-to-face meeting of its kind s...
Asian markets struggle as easing inflation fails to boost optimism
May 12, 2023 (AFP)
Investors hoping the Federal Reserve will finally take a breather from its long-running campaign of interest rate hikes have been left feeling a little more con...
'Hostile' US policies on China risk dividing world: Stiglitz
May 12, 2023 (AFP)
"It would be a good idea... for the other G7 countries to try to put pressure on the United States to say, 'what you're doing is forming the world into two bloc...
Stocks mixed as traders weigh inflation, China talks and debt
May 12, 2023 (AFP)
Investors hoping the US Federal Reserve will finally take a breather from its long-running campaign of interest rate hikes have been left feeling a little more ...
Germany expects G7 to forge position on China economy
May 11, 2023 (AFP)
The leaders of the Group of Seven developed nations -- Germany, Japan, the United States, Britain, France, Canada and Italy -- are expected to attend the summit...
Australian minister heads to China seeking 'unimpeded' trade
May 11, 2023 (AFP)
Trade Minister Don Farrell said he aimed to secure unrestricted commerce with China, Australia's largest trade partner with a healthy appetite for iron ore and ...
Asian markets slip as traders left unmoved by US inflation data
May 11, 2023 (AFP)
Adding to the uncertainty was the battle to raise the US debt ceiling to avert a destabilising default, with Democrats and Republicans unable to reach a deal ju...
Police raids 'wake-up call' for China-based consultancies: Capvision
May 10, 2023 (AFP)
Beijing has recently taken action against several US firms in the sector, detaining local staff from due diligence company Mintz Group and questioning employees...
Markets drift lower as US inflation data looms
May 10, 2023 (AFP)
After last week's Federal Reserve interest rate hike and a forecast-beating jobs report, focus is lasered on the consumer price index reading later in the day, ...
Germany says controversial Chinese stake in Hamburg port to go ahead
May 10, 2023 (AFP)
The government controversially gave the go-ahead in October for state-owned Chinese shipping giant Cosco to buy up to a 24.9-percent stake in the Tollerort cont...
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