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Writing on the wall as Chinese businesses fret over US trade war
Shanghai (AFP) - At a bustling Shanghai trade fair, exporters of goods ranging from plush toys to chainmail bikinis expressed...
China’s elite don traditional garb for annual ‘Two Sessions’ talking shop
Beijing (AFP) - Sporting military uniforms and multi-coloured traditional garb, delegates from all four corners of China descended on the...
France opposes seizing frozen Russian assets: minister
Paris (AFP) - France voiced opposition Tuesday to seizing frozen Russian assets to fund a European military spending boost for...
Trade wars intensify as US tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China take force
Washington (AFP) - Mounting trade wars between the United States and its largest economic partners deepened on Tuesday as US...
Trump’s China tariffs eclipse first term, more hikes likely: analysts
Beijing (AFP) - Donald Trump's latest tariff hike targeting China is likely only the start of his intensifying trade war...
Trade war casts pall as China’s leaders meet
Beijing (AFP) - China's leadership gathered at their largest political event of the year in Beijing on Tuesday, seeking a...
Trump says Canada and Mexico cannot avert tariffs, hikes China levy
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump shut down hopes Monday of an eleventh-hour deal with Canada and Mexico to...
Trade and growth on agenda for key China meeting
Beijing (AFP) - China's largest political event of the year begins in Beijing on Tuesday, as US tariffs cast a...
What are China’s annual ‘Two Sessions’ meetings?
Beijing (AFP) - Thousands of delegates from across China gather in Beijing from Tuesday as the country kicks off its...
TSMC announces $100 billion investment in new US chip plants
Washington (AFP) - Taiwanese chip-making giant TSMC will invest at least $100 billion in the United States to build "cutting...
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