GENEVA — The World Trade Organization predicts continued trade growth this year, though it warned Thursday that tensions and retaliatory measures, notably between the U.S. and China, could compromise those gains. WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo…
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Australia admits ‘tension’ with Beijing over new anti-influence laws
(CNN)Relations between Australia and China have grown frosty in recent months, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull admitted Thursday, amid reports in local media that Australian ministers had been refused Chinese visas. In December last year…
Hong Kong in the running to host three Kazakh state IPOs
Nurlan Rakhmetov, its managing director for transformation, privatisation and restructuring, told South China Morning Post that Chinese state-owned investors have shown keen interest in taking part in the IPOs, buoyed by the central Asian nation’s…
China commerce ministry says Beijing will fight back if U.S. escalates trade spat
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is well prepared and will not hesitate to fight back if the United States escalates its trade spat with Beijing, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, adding Chinese President Xi Jinping’s…
How To Revive Your Mind, Body And Soul During Spring In Beijing
Given its harsh winters and muggy summers, Beijing shows best in the spring. It’s a time when blossoms return to trees and locals ditch the heavy mittens and blankets attached to their scooters. In fact,…
Ford to ramp up Lincoln rollout in China in bid to catch rivals: sources
DETROIT/BEIJING (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co’s (F.N) premium Lincoln brand plans to build as many as five new vehicles in China by 2022, according to two U.S. sources, in a move to expand sales in…
CIA Director Mike Pompeo failed to disclose business link to China
CIA Director Mike Pompeo failed to disclose links to a company owned by the Chinese government during his 2017 confirmation. The CIA defended Pompeo’s omission saying, “He would have no reason to know details on…
LVMH Sets Upbeat Tone for Luxury Brands
LVMH moved to ramp up its e-commerce business across its stable of brands last year with new sites for its Celine handbags and Berluti shoes, the first online store in China for its largest brand,…
Heritage minister gets assurances from China on protection of intellectual property
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly said she and dozens of Canadian cultural organizations in China have been given assurances on protection of intellectual property should they enter the Chinese market. Canadian companies have raised concerns repeatedly…
‘We will make great progress together!’ Trump praises Xi after Chinese leader offers concessions on auto tariffs and intellectual property
Very thankful for President Xi of China’s kind words on tariffs and automobile barriers…also, his enlightenment on intellectual property and technology transfers. We will make great progress together!’ Trump tweeted. But China also filed a…
China making concessions in trade standoff with Trump?
BEIJING– President Xi Jinping promised Tuesday to cut China’s auto tariffs and improve intellectual property protection in possible concessions aimed at defusing a worsening dispute with Washington over trade and technology that investors worry could…
China-Based CLPS Files For $14 Million U.S. IPO
CLPS (CLPS) intends to raise $14 million from the sale of its common stock in a U.S. IPO, according to an F-1 registration statement. The firm provides legacy financial institutions in China with a range…
The big multinational brands kowtowing to China
A couple of years ago, a satirist on Taiwan, the democratic self-governing island that China claims as a province, created an online “Apologise to China” contest. Shortly before, an 18-year-old Taiwanese pop singer named Chou…
