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China says tariff threat against US 'justified'
AFP, Published on 05/08/2018
» SINGAPORE - China's foreign minister said Saturday that his country's threat to impose retaliatory tariffs on US$60 billion of American goods in an escalating trade spat was "fully justified".
EU, Japan to sign massive trade deal as US puts up barriers
AFP, Published on 17/07/2018
» TOKYO - The European Union's top officials arrive in Japan Tuesday to sign the single market's biggest trade deal ever and present a united front as Washington upends the international trade order.
China economic growth slows to 6.7% in second quarter
AFP, Published on 16/07/2018
» BEIJING: Chinese growth slowed slightly in the second quarter as the world's number two economy faced a snowballing trade fight with the United States.
EU joins global battle against Trump tariff onslaught
AFP, Published on 02/06/2018
» WHISTLER, Canada: The European Union on Friday launched its first counteroffensive against Washington's punishing steel and aluminum tariffs while the US began meetings in Canada with outraged finance ministers from its top trading partners.
White House moves to finalise China trade sanctions
AFP, Published on 30/05/2018
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is moving to finalise trade sanctions against China even as a US delegation is set to travel to Beijing for talks to resolve the dispute.
Xerox ends merger with Fujifilm in victory for shareholders
AFP, Published on 14/05/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - US photocopier and printer maker Xerox on Sunday announced it was terminating a merger with Fujifilm and appointing a new chief executive after entering into a settlement with activist shareholders who had contested the takeover.
Xerox ends merger with Fujifilm in victory for shareholders
AFP, Published on 14/05/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: US photocopier and printer maker Xerox on Sunday announced it was terminating a merger with Fujifilm and appointing a new chief executive after entering into a settlement with activist shareholders who had contested the takeover.
Critical US-China trade talks enter second day in Beijing
AFP, Published on 04/05/2018
» BEIJING: Senior Chinese and US officials met in Beijing on Friday for a second day of high-stakes talks aimed at forestalling the growing momentum towards a trade war that could trigger billions of dollars of tariffs.
Tax incentives lure filmmakers to Hungary
Business, AFP, Published on 29/12/2016
» Budapest: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Hugh Jackman. Spotting hunky Hollywood actors is no big deal any more in Budapest, now one of Europe's top hubs for foreign film productions thanks to attractive tax breaks and cutting-edge facilities.
Kerry hopes to revive TPP trade deal
AFP, Published on 13/11/2016
» WELLINGTON - US Secretary of State John Kerry refused to call last rites on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Sunday, expressing hope President-elect Donald Trump will drop his opposition to the contentious free trade deal.