TRADE WARS - AFRICA DAILY

India, China firms sign deals despite political tensions

Nov 26, 2012 (AFP)

Indian and Chinese companies signed agreements on Monday worth billions of dollars as the two emerging market giants sought to broaden commercial ties despite p...

GE says 'Industrial Internet' could be worth trillions

Nov 26, 2012 (AFP)

Connecting industrial operations to the Internet could lead to significant gains in productivity, potentially worth $10 trillion to $15 trillion globally, a stu...

Strong interest for Chinese insurer PICC's IPO

Nov 23, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese insurer PICC has attracted strong interest from investors for its $3.6 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong next month a day after it began taki...

Fitch cuts ratings on Panasonic, Sony to junk

Nov 22, 2012 (AFP)

Japan's embattled electronics sector suffered another blow on Thursday as ratings agency Fitch downgraded industry titans Sony and Panasonic to junk status for ...

Japan posts worst October trade data in three decades

Nov 21, 2012 (AFP)

Japan on Wednesday posted its worst October trade figures in over 30 years, underscoring persistent weakness in the world's third-largest economy amid the globa...

Protest strikes disrupt Argentine cities

Nov 21, 2012 (UPI)

Argentine cities faced disruptions as the second mass protest in a month challenged President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's government. Most road communicati...

HP seeks fraud probe on acquired firm after writeoff

Nov 20, 2012 (AFP)

Hewlett-Packard called Tuesday for a probe into "willful" financial misstatements by Autonomy, a British software firm it bought for over $10 billion, which HP ...

Hundreds protest against Myanmar copper mine

Nov 20, 2012 (AFP)

Hundreds of Myanmar villagers, students and monks have joined protests at a Chinese co-owned copper mine which they allege has forced people off their land and ...

Asian rivals pursue trade pact amid maritime rows

Nov 20, 2012 (AFP)

China, Japan and South Korea will set aside bitter maritime territorial rows and launch talks on Tuesday for a free-trade agreement, diplomats said. The trade m...

China 'optimistic' about FTA talks with Japan, S. Korea

Nov 18, 2012 (AFP)

China, Japan, and South Korea are expected to agree on the launch of three-way free trade talks at a summit in the Cambodian capital this week, Beijing's foreig...

French minister hails EU duties on Chinese ceramics

Nov 16, 2012 (AFP)

French Industrial Renewal Minister Arnaud Montebourg hailed on Friday temporary European Union (EU) measures against Chinese ceramic imports, using a visit to t...

Guinea sparks showdown over mineral riches

Nov 15, 2012 (UPI)

The head of the Treasury in the Guinea has been assassinated amid a looming showdown over the West African country's fabled mineral riches involving rival tycoo...

Gold demand down 11% as Chinese buying dips

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

Global demand for gold fell 11 percent in the third quarter on an annual basis, as buying in key market China dipped because of its slowing economy, the World G...

Foreign experts praise Customs Union

Nov 15, 2012 (Voice of Russia)

Experts of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have called the Customs Union of 3 former Soviet states "a successful example of economical inte...

Japan, China, S. Korea to start FTA talks: reports

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

Japan, China and South Korea will hold ministerial discussions next week and are expected to agree on the launch of three-way free trade talks, media reports sa...

Internet, clean and bio-technology of significant importance for Russia

Nov 14, 2012 (Voice of Russia)

The Moscow Innovations Forum took place in Russia's capital last week. The key theme of the event was to promote innovative technology, economic development and...

US report warns over China state firms

Nov 14, 2012 (AFP)

A US commission on Wednesday urged lawmakers to consider tighter rules on investment by Chinese state-owned firms, warning that they may pose economic as well a...

Finnish operator says it has plugged nickel mine leak

Nov 14, 2012 (AFP)

Leaks from a Finnish nickel mine that have dumped toxic metals into the environment were plugged on Wednesday, the mine operator said. "The leakage of the gypsu...

Caribbean financial scams costing millions

Nov 13, 2012 (UPI)

Financial scams have robbed U.S. and Caribbean citizens of millions of dollars, driving U.S. and Jamaican security forces into urgent collaboration to stem the ...

Huntsman, Sinopec form joint venture in China

Nov 13, 2012 (AFP)

US chemicals maker Huntsman Corporation unveiled Tuesday a joint venture with a subsidiary of Chinese oil giant Sinopec to build and operate a chemical plant in...