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China 'compressing' technology gains: US intel official
AFP, Published on 23/01/2019
» WASHINGTON: China is making technological advances in a far shorter timeframe than it took the United States, rapidly narrowing the gap between the two countries, a senior US intelligence official said Tuesday.
Ex-British FM Johnson says Brexit deal like 'Titanic'
AFP, Published on 25/11/2018
» BELFAST: Brexiteer Boris Johnson on Saturday lambasted British Prime Minister Theresa May's draft EU divorce deal, calling it a "historic mistake" of Titanic proportions.
Debate swirls on 'giveaways' after Amazon HQ deal
AFP, Published on 18/11/2018
» WASHINGTON: As the winners of the biggest corporate prize in decades -- the new Amazon headquarters -- relished their victory, debate was still raging over the billions of dollars in incentives offered to attract the fast-growing US technology colossus.
US trade conflicts weigh on robust growth in third quarter
AFP, Published on 26/10/2018
» WASHINGTON: Robust US GDP growth continued in the third quarter but at a slower pace just ahead of key congressional elections, as the economy faces mounting headwinds from trade wars, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
China warns of 'serious hazard' of protectionism at WEF meeting
AFP, Published on 12/09/2018
» HANOI: China on warned Wednesday that protectionism poses a "serious hazard" to growth and cautioned "individual countries" against isolationism, in a veiled reference to the deepening trade spat between Washington and Beijing.
US-China trade spat looms over regional WEF meeting
AFP, Published on 12/09/2018
» HANOI: Threats by US President Donald Trump to slap more punishing tariffs on Chinese goods are set to dominate a meeting of Asian business bigwigs and leaders that opens Wednesday in Hanoi.
US, Canada set for talks to revise NAFTA
AFP, Published on 28/08/2018
» WASHINGTON - With a deal with Mexico out of the way, US trade officials are due to resume talks with Canada on Tuesday to try to salvage the North American Free Trade Agreement as a trilateral deal.
Mexico president-elect wants Canada in new NAFTA
AFP, Published on 28/08/2018
» TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico: Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called Monday for a three-way trade deal with the United States and Canada, saying a two-way agreement reached with the US was just a first step.
PepsiCo: Indra Nooyi stepping down as CEO
AFP, Published on 06/08/2018
» NEW YORK - Indra Nooyi, one of the most prominent female CEOs, will step down as head of PepsiCo following 12 years navigating the soft drinks and snacks company through a tricky climate of often unpredictable consumer preferences on health and sustainability.
Blockbuster antitrust trial impact to go beyond AT&T, Time Warner
AFP, Published on 10/06/2018
» WASHINGTON: With a judge set to rule in the trial over the merger of AT&T and Time Warner, any decision could have a far-reaching impact on the media and communications sector and the future course of antitrust enforcement.