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China eyes five percent growth despite US trade war

Mar 05, 2025 (AFP)

Beijing also announced a rare hike in fiscal funding, allowing its budget deficit to reach four percent this year as it battles stuttering employment for young ...

Hong Kong firm offloads Panama ports after Trump pressure

Mar 05, 2025 (AFP)

CK Hutchison Holdings said it would offload a 90-percent stake in the Panama Ports Company (PPC) and sell a slew of other non-Chinese ports to a group led by gi...

Trump's China tariffs eclipse first term, more hikes likely: analysts

Mar 04, 2025 (AFP)

The unpredictable White House returnee railed against major US trading partners during his campaign, vowing to impose blistering measures on China once elected....

Asian stocks tumble after Trump tariffs

Mar 04, 2025 (AFP)

Japan's Nikkei and Hong Kong's Hang Seng saw the biggest drop, falling more than two percent and 1.5 percent respectively. It comes after the White House said o...

China, Canada retaliate against Trump's 'dumb' tariff war

Mar 04, 2025 (AFP)

A furious Trudeau accused Trump of trying to cause the collapse of Canada's economy to make it easier for the United States to annex his country, and blasted Wa...

China files complaint with WTO against US tariffs

Mar 04, 2025 (AFP)

The statement comes a day after Trump ordered additional tariffs against Chinese goods, increasing previously imposed 10 percent levies to 20 percent. "The Unit...

Trump says Canada and Mexico cannot avert tariffs, hikes China levy

Mar 04, 2025 (AFP)

Trump had unveiled -- and then paused -- blanket tariffs on imports from major trading partners Canada and Mexico in February, accusing them of failing to stop ...

Markets fall on trade war fears after US, China tariffs

Mar 04, 2025 (AFP)

China said it would impose levies of 10 and 15 percent on a range of US agricultural imports in response to Trump's tariffs. The US president signed an executiv...

Trade war casts pall as China's leaders meet

Mar 04, 2025 (AFP)

The closed-door meetings, known as the "Two Sessions", are concurrent gatherings of China's rubber-stamp parliament and a separate political advisory body. Voti...

Mexico says 'Plan B' ready as US tariff deadline looms

Mar 03, 2025 (AFP)

"Whatever the decision, we have a plan," she said at her morning news conference. "There is constant communication in different areas, both security and trade, ...

China manufacturing activity grows in February

Mar 01, 2025 (AFP)

The world's second-largest economy is facing sluggish internal demand and a protracted property sector crisis, as well as the possibility of a deepening trade w...

Asian markets thumped as Trump tariff salvo fans fresh fears

Feb 28, 2025 (AFP)

Disappointing earnings from chip darling Nvidia added to the sense of unease on trading floors, with investors questioning their positions after China's DeepSee...

Bitcoin falls below $80,000 first time since November

Feb 28, 2025 (AFP)

The digital unit fell to as low as $79,525.88 in early Asian trade -- its lowest level since November 11 and sharply down from the record above $109,000 seen ju...

US Treasury chief pushes Canada, Mexico to match tariffs on China

Feb 28, 2025 (AFP)

A month-long pause on US tariffs of up to 25 percent hitting Canadian and Mexican imports expires next Tuesday, and negotiations to avoid their imposition are o...

China vows response to latest US tariffs also targeting Canada, Mexico

Feb 28, 2025 (AFP)

Trump's latest move will come into effect on Tuesday alongside sweeping 25 percent levies on Canadian and Mexican imports, intensifying a brewing trade war betw...

China's leaders gather to hash out Trump tariff battle plans

Feb 28, 2025 (AFP)

The "Two Sessions" gatherings of the country's parliament and top advisory body are primarily talking shops, rubber-stamping decisions made by the Communist Par...

India and EU to finalise free trade agreement by year-end

Feb 28, 2025 (AFP)

"We have asked our teams to work out a mutually beneficial bilateral free trade agreement by the end of this year," Modi said in New Delhi. Von der Leyen, who i...

Asian markets mixed after latest Trump tariff threat

Feb 27, 2025 (AFP)

Hong Kong was again the region's standout performer as the Hang Seng Index chalked up a 20 percent year-to-date gain -- pushing it above 24,000 points for the f...

Panama AG agrees Hong Kong firm's canal concession is 'unconstitutional'

Feb 27, 2025 (AFP)

The contract held by CK Hutchison Holdings, owned by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, has been at the root of US President Donald Trump's concerns for Chinese...

China's Xi urges 'calm' response to challenges ahead of key meeting

Feb 26, 2025 (AFP)

The world's second largest economy is facing down sluggish internal demand and a protracted property sector crisis, as well as the possibility of a deepening tr...