China tightens Japanese trade restrictions as spat worsens
Beijing (AFP) - China imposed export restrictions on dozens of Japanese firms on Tuesday that it said were involved in ...
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China targets Japanese companies over military ties
Beijing (AFP) - China imposed export restrictions on 40 Japanese companies and entities on Tuesday, citing national security concerns, as ...
Germany’s Merz to visit China next week
Berlin (AFP) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit China next week for talks with President Xi Jinping centred on ...
US trade deficit in goods widens to new record in 2025
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US trade deficit in goods expanded to a new record in 2025, government data ...
All-in on AI: what TikTok creator ByteDance did next
Beijing (AFP) - After soaring to global attention with its hugely popular TikTok app, Chinese tech giant ByteDance is now ...
WTO chief urges China to shift on trade surplus
Munich (Germany) (AFP) - The head of the World Trade Organization on Friday urged China to change its growth model, ...
China’s fireworks heartland faces fizzling Lunar New Year sales
Liuyang (China) (AFP) - A fiery crack of red and gold explodes above a village in China's pyrotechnics hub of ...
Mercedes-Benz net profit nearly halves amid China, US woes
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German carmaker Mercedes-Benz reported Thursday its lowest annual profit since the Covid pandemic, as it counted ...
‘China shock’: Germany struggles as key market turns business rival
Alsdorf (Germany) (AFP) - China was long a lucrative market for Germany Inc, but the Asian giant's rise in high-tech ...
Dutch court orders investigation into China-owned Nexperia
Amsterdam (AFP) - A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered a formal investigation into alleged mismanagement at Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chip ...
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