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US, China to resume trade talks in Washington in October
Sep 05, 2019 (AFP)
The world's two biggest economies have been embroiled in a tense year-long tariffs row, which escalated on September 1 when both sides swapped fresh levies on g...
Rising US exports shrink trade deficit; China imports fall
Sep 04, 2019 (AFP)
The relatively steady deficit comes as hopes dim for a near-term resolution to the US-China conflict, which has begun to rattle the American economy. Economists...
Hong Kong stocks surge after extradition bill withdrawal reports
Sep 04, 2019 (AFP)
The Hang Seng index leapt more than three percent in afternoon trade after the South China Morning Post and HK01 both published reports that the city's pro-Beij...
Getting out -- tariffs push some US manufacturers to exit China
Sep 04, 2019 (AFP)
Buttolph, chief finance officer at Xentris Wireless, expects that his company will never return to China after completing a move that he describes as "a kind of...
US slaps fresh duties on Chinese, Mexican steel goods
Sep 04, 2019 (AFP)
The Commerce Department's findings, which are preliminary and could be reversed, follow a similar decision in June concerning Chinese alloy aluminum imports val...
EU locked in 'long battle' against Chinese fraud
Sep 03, 2019 (AFP)
"The biggest, most worrying border is between China and your home," said Ernesto Bianchi, head of the investigations directorate in the EU's anti-fraud office O...
Trump hardens tone on China as trade war rattles economy
Sep 03, 2019 (AFP)
After a month of escalations in the year-long battle with Beijing, Trump fired off another Twitter blitz, saying Chinese negotiators may be holding out for a be...
China lodges WTO trade complaint against US: govt
Sep 02, 2019 (AFP)
The world's two biggest economies have been embroiled in a bruising year-long trade war which escalated further on Sunday when Washington moved ahead with fresh...
China hints may not retaliate for latest US tariff hike
Aug 29, 2019 (AFP)
Last week China and the US exchanged the latest blows in the year-long trade dispute, with Beijing announcing it would hit $75 billion worth of US goods in reta...
US, China to talk trade Thursday: Trump
Aug 29, 2019 (AFP)
"There's a talk scheduled for today at a different level," Trump told Fox News Radio, without elaborating. He rebutted prior news reports skeptical of his claim...
New China tariffs a 'job killer,' US industry tells Trump
Aug 28, 2019 (AFP)
The latest cry for peace in Trump's year-long trade war came just days before the first in series of tariff increases is due to go into effect -- potentially ra...
Slow boat to China: cargo ships urged to cut speed and pollution
Aug 28, 2019 (AFP)
Here, AFP looks at how the debate took shape and is evolving: - Ecological impact - Shipping represents 2.3 percent of carbon dioxide (C02) emissions, according...
Thomas Cook agrees to Chinese-led rescue
Aug 28, 2019 (AFP)
The recapitalisation, worth the equivalent of 994 million euros or $1.1 billion, sent Thomas Cook stock crashing by a fifth as analysts warned that shareholders...
Costco cuts short China debut after shoppers swamp store
Aug 27, 2019 (AFP)
The massive warehouse outlet issued a notice to users of its official app in the early afternoon saying that it would no longer allow more customers through the...
Norway says timing of EFTA-Mercosur pact 'awful'
Aug 27, 2019 (AFP)
Faced with massive criticism for his handling of the blazes in the rainforests, Brazilian President Jose Bolsonaro on Friday announced the agreement between EFT...
US tech industry cool on Trump deal on France digital tax
Aug 27, 2019 (AFP)
The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) reacted a day after Trump and Macron agreed on a plan that would see France scrap its digital tax once...
Trump says trade talks 'to start very shortly' as Costco opens first China store
Aug 26, 2019 (AFP)
"China called last night..., said let's get back to the table. So we'll be getting back to the table," Trump told reporters at the G7 summit in Biarritz. Trump ...
Signs of hope as Trump says US-China trade talks back on
Aug 26, 2019 (AFP)
The two sides have been embroiled in a bruising year-long dispute that has seen tariffs slapped on billions of dollars worth of goods in two-way trade, with the...
Trump aides downplay 'order' to US companies to leave China
Aug 25, 2019 (AFP)
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House economics advisor Larry Kudlow took to the airwaves from France, where Trump is participating in the G7 summit...
Costco bets on international appetite for first Chinese store
Aug 25, 2019 (AFP)
The move also comes at a challenging time with Beijing and Washington engaged in a tense trade war that has seen them swap punitive tariffs on hundreds of billi...
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