TRADE WARS - AFRICA DAILY

Japan logs record trade deficit in January

Feb 20, 2012 (AFP)

Japan posted a record trade deficit in January, data showed Monday, as fuel imports rose following last year's nuclear disaster while exports were hit by a stro...

China's leader-in-waiting wraps up Ireland trade visit

Feb 20, 2012 (AFP)

China's Vice President Xi Jinping bade farewell to Ireland on Monday after a three-day visit during which Dublin sought to provide Beijing with a financial foot...

Xi claims 'success' as US trumpets China film deal

Feb 18, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping declared his US visit a "full success" as he ended it in Hollywood -- and as Washington said he agreed to let more US films...

Purchase expands China's Africa mine holdings

Feb 17, 2012 (AFP)

The Hong Kong-listed unit of China's state-owned China Minmetals Group said Friday it had taken control of copper miner Anvil Mining Ltd., expanding its footpri...

China sets up fund to spur investment abroad

Feb 17, 2012 (AFP)

China has set up a yuan-denominated fund to help Chinese companies invest overseas, the fund's backer said Friday, as the government encourages domestic firms t...

China to surpass India as top gold buyer: industry

Feb 16, 2012 (AFP)

China is set to overtake India as the world's largest gold buyer this year as demand for the metal for jewellery and as a safe-haven investment surges, the Worl...

EU trade chief pressures China over procurements

Feb 16, 2012 (AFP)

China is protecting a domestic market for public procurements worth $1.1 trillion, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said Thursday as he appealed to Beijing ...

Romney drags China policy into US 2012 cauldron

Feb 16, 2012 (AFP)

Republican Mitt Romney dragged delicate US-China ties into explosive campaign politics Thursday, branding President Barack Obama a "supplicant" to a "prosperous...

China's Xi in Los Angeles for trade talks

Feb 16, 2012 (AFP)

China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping arrived in Los Angeles on Thursday for a 36-hour visit including talks on boosting trade and investment, and maybe an NBA g...

Obama celebrates return of jobs from China

Feb 15, 2012 (AFP)

A day after telling China's next leader his country must play by global economic rules, President Barack Obama Wednesday celebrated the return of US jobs from t...

Steel industry slams emissions 'set-aside'

Feb 15, 2012 (UPI)

Europe's steel industry this week stepped up its opposition to a proposal that would take more than 1 billion EU carbon emissions tax credits off the market. Th...

Obama presses next China leader on 'rules'

Feb 14, 2012 (AFP)

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged China to play by the "same rules" in the global economy but voiced hope for cooperation in a key introductory meeting...

India outsourcing sector eyes emerging markets for growth

Feb 14, 2012 (AFP)

Business from emerging markets will help India's flagship information technology sector counter slowing demand in Western nations, the country's technology mini...

Philippines says to deport eight Chinese miners

Feb 14, 2012 (AFP)

Eight Chinese nationals will be deported from the Philippines after they were caught working illegally for a mining firm, an immigration official said Tuesday. ...

China leader-in-waiting on key US visit

Feb 13, 2012 (AFP)

China's Vice President Xi Jinping on Monday started a week-long tour of the United States in a key test of relations with the man on course to lead the rising A...

Novelists open new chapter for booming China film industry

Feb 13, 2012 (AFP)

Acclaimed Chinese novelist Geling Yan has become accustomed to reaching a wide audience both at home and abroad. But nothing could have prepared her for the att...

China vows to pursue balanced trade with US

Feb 12, 2012 (AFP)

A top Chinese official on Sunday vowed Beijing would pursue more balanced trade with the United States, as the country's Vice President Xi Jinping prepares for ...

Eight arrested in bribery probe at Murdoch's Sun

Feb 11, 2012 (AFP)

British police widened a probe into alleged bribery by Rupert Murdoch's media empire Saturday, arresting five staff at The Sun tabloid, a member of the armed fo...

Some Brazilian police cancel strike, others press on

Feb 11, 2012 (AFP)

Brazilian authorities claimed Saturday to have broken up strikes by police in two states after arresting labor leaders, but other police and firefighters had no...

Iran, free trade pact top EU-India summit agenda

Feb 10, 2012 (AFP)

The European Union looks set to push India at a summit Friday to use its commercial and diplomatic influence to try to bring Iran back to the negotiating table ...