TRADE WARS - SEED DAILY

US and China: an uneasy economic partnership

Mar 22, 2018 (AFP)

But Washington accuses Beijing of a host of unfair trade practices, including the "theft" US technology. In his latest strike against the trade behemoth, Presid...

China may target Trump-voting states in trade war

Mar 22, 2018 (AFP)

The world's second largest economy warned again on Thursday, hours before Trump's announcement, that it was ready to "take all necessary measures to resolutely ...

China urges US to not act emotionally; US trade groups say same and more

Mar 20, 2018 (AFP)

After announcing tariffs on global steel and aluminium imports, Trump is now mulling new actions against China over its "theft" of US intellectual property. Was...

US-educated reformist takes over China's central bank

Mar 19, 2018 (AFP)

Yi, who taught at Indiana University before returning to China, was elected by the rubber-stamp National People's Congress with 2,965 votes in favour, two again...

US, China flex muscles at G20 meeting

Mar 19, 2018 (AFP)

The meeting of the world's leading economies in Buenos Aires comes days before US tariffs on steel and aluminum are due to come into force on Friday for all cou...

China names reform-minded Yi Gang to lead central bank

Mar 19, 2018 (AFP)

Yi, who taught at Indiana University before returning to China, was the only nominee for the governor post ahead of a vote by the rubber-stamp National People's...

IMF chief warns 'no winners' in trade wars

Mar 18, 2018 (AFP)

"Trade wars leave no winners," she said in the interview with Argentine daily La Nacion, responding to a question about President Donald Trump's decision to sla...

EU readies tax on US tech titans

Mar 16, 2018 (AFP)

The move is aimed at recovering billions from multinationals that divert European earnings to low-tax countries, and opens a new front in an offensive by Brusse...

'Superman': Hong Kong's richest tycoon Li Ka-shing

Mar 16, 2018 (AFP)

The billionaire earned the nickname "Superman" for his business acumen and was so influential in Hong Kong that islanders joked he could prevent typhoons from h...

At G20, US seeks 'like-minded' countries, As Trump eyes China tarrifs

Mar 15, 2018 (AFP)

Talks in Buenos Aires between the world's largest advanced and emerging economies will occur amid raw tensions over President Donald Trump's increasingly confro...

US proposes WTO reforms likely targeting China

Mar 14, 2018 (AFP)

President Donald Trump's envoys to the Geneva-based trade body have circulated a document, dated March 12, that aims to address "the chronic low level of compli...

China unloads Blackstone stake amid Trump trade tension

Mar 14, 2018 (AFP)

Blackstone said in an annual report released earlier this month that China Investment Corp (CIC) had recently unloaded the stake that it first began to acquire ...

China's industrial output posts strong start to 2018

Mar 14, 2018 (AFP)

Output at factories and workshops expanded 7.2 percent year-on-year in January and February combined, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said, beating the ...

Trump planning new tariff crackdown on China

Mar 14, 2018 (AFP)

The White House is currently eyeing a hundred different Chinese products, a person with knowledge of internal discussions told AFP, stressing that the dollar va...

China rejects Canadian accusation of steel dumping

Mar 13, 2018 (AFP)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that Canada was "very concerned" about actions taken by China and that his country has already taken steps to prevent ...

China to merge banking, insurance regulators in massive overhaul

Mar 13, 2018 (AFP)

The sweeping changes were presented to the National People's Congress two days after President Xi Jinping tightened his grip on power with the legislature's app...

US orders compliance overhaul at Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

Mar 13, 2018 (AFP)

The consent order came after an exam by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found "significant deficiencies" at the branch in detecting and preventing illicit ...

Canada's Trudeau accuses China of 'dumping' steel on global markets

Mar 12, 2018 (AFP)

"We are very concerned about the actions taken by China and the dumping of steel and aluminum on the global market," Trudeau said following a tour of an aluminu...

China says still talking with US on trade

Mar 11, 2018 (AFP)

President Xi Jinping's top economic advisor, Liu He, held trade discussions with US officials at the White House earlier this month but the meetings yielded few...

For Trump's numbers, close enough is frequently good enough

Mar 09, 2018 (AFP)

The latest example came as he announced negotiations were underway between Washington and Beijing to reduce the soaring US trade deficit with China -- with Trum...