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WTO largely sides with US in dispute over China grain import tariffs
Apr 18, 2019 (AFP)
The WTO decision was the second in as many months to favor Washington's position on trade with China in grain. Back in December 2016, Washington filed a complai...
China says US trade agreement not yet settled
Apr 18, 2019 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday held out hope the current trade talks with China will be a success, and said an announcement on the status was due "short...
Amazon to pull plug on China retail operations: report
Apr 18, 2019 (AFP)
The US e-commerce pioneer will maintain other operations in China such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kindle e-books and cross-border teams that help ship goods ...
Copper nails 9.5-month high on China GDP growth
Apr 17, 2019 (AFP)
The price of the commodity -- used in plumbing, heating, electrical and telecommunications wiring -- hammered as high as $6,575 per tonne. Copped has "responded...
US firms in China frustrated, business lobby says
Apr 17, 2019 (AFP)
US businesses have traditionally held together the US-China relationship amid rough spots in bilateral relations, but the American Chamber of Commerce in China ...
China growth beats forecasts as economy shows signs of stability
Apr 17, 2019 (AFP)
The 6.4 percent reading was the latest in a string of figures indicating the world's number-two economy and key driver of global growth is stabilising after dec...
Trump says US, China trade talks to be 'successful'
Apr 17, 2019 (AFP)
The president's remarks followed a report by The Wall Street Journal saying US and Chinese officials are tentatively working toward signing ceremony for a new t...
EU green lights trade talks with Washington to defuse tension
Apr 15, 2019 (AFP)
The EU's 28 member states had struggled for months to agree on a mandate to open the talks, with some fearing the delay would restart a trade war with US Presid...
US, Japan to open trade talks amid China deal optimism
Apr 15, 2019 (AFP)
After launching blistering tariffs on allies and rivals alike, Trump's trade team has completed a new North American trade pact with Canada and Mexico -- the US...
China's economic growth cools to 6.3 percent: AFP poll
Apr 14, 2019 (AFP)
The world's second largest economy expanded by 6.3 percent in the January to March period, the poll of 13 economists found ahead of the official release of gros...
Indonesia polls bring battle over China's Belt and Road push
Apr 14, 2019 (AFP)
Business links with top trade partner China have been thrust into the spotlight by ex-general Prabowo Subianto who is challenging Indonesian leader Joko Widodo ...
US, Japan kick off trade talks amid China deal optimism
Apr 14, 2019 (AFP)
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Japan's Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi are set to embark on two days of talks in Washington. In Tokyo last wee...
China's imports plummet in March
Apr 12, 2019 (AFP)
Total imports sank 7.6 percent on-year last month while exports rose 14.2 percent, the data from China's customs administration showed, producing a trade surplu...
China courts eastern Europe, pledging respect of EU standards
Apr 12, 2019 (AFP)
The coastal city of Dubrovnik hosted the eighth annual "16+1" cooperation, which became "17+1" as Greece joined the economic platform for Beijing's investments ...
Regional Asian exporters could be 'crowded out' in US-China trade pact
Apr 12, 2019 (AFP)
"In the case of an agreement involving managed trade, with China committed to import more from the US, reducing imports from elsewhere can be an issue," Changyo...
Malaysia revives massive Chinese rail project
Apr 12, 2019 (AFP)
The railway was among several infrastructure projects in Malaysia supported by Beijing but put on hold after the shock defeat of a coalition that had ruled the ...
China's consumer and producer prices tick up in March
Apr 11, 2019 (AFP)
Beijing has struggled to get prices to pick up in recent months, with both measures staying stubbornly low as the global growth cools leading to weak demand whi...
IMF, World Bank urge caution with China loans
Apr 11, 2019 (AFP)
The global development lenders, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, are calling for more transparency about loan amounts and terms, and cautioning g...
No 'arbitrary deadline' in US-China trade talks: Mnuchin
Apr 10, 2019 (AFP)
"We're not going to set an arbitrary deadline," Mnuchin told CNBC, adding that the details of an enforcement mechanism for the agreement had now been "pretty mu...
EU's Juncker demands fair trade from China ahead of summit
Apr 09, 2019 (AFP)
The EU-China summit every year brings Beijing's number two leader the EU's top officials together and serves as a litmus test on the state of ties between Europ...
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