TRADE WARS - NANO DAILY

US exports to China rise; total trade deficit widens in October

Dec 06, 2016 (AFP)

The US trade deficit widened in October but remained smaller than a year earlier, and included a big jump in exports to China, especially cars, the Commerce Dep...

Amazon testing cashier-free retail store

Dec 05, 2016 (AFP)

Amazon on Monday unveiled a new kind of retail store, with no cashiers. In the concept store in Amazon's hometown of Seattle, Washington, customers can fill the...

Ratings agencies see China slowing down

Dec 05, 2016 (UPI)

As investors watch carefully the balance between oil supply and demand, ratings agencies said the Chinese economy was on pace to moderate in 2017. Twin crashes ...

Erdogan wants trade with Russia, China in local currencies

Dec 04, 2016 (AFP)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country was moving towards allowing trade with Russia, China and Iran to be conducted in local currencies, as he...

EU accuses China of wrecking 'green' goods deal

Dec 04, 2016 (AFP)

China has scuppered attempts by world trade heavyweights to eliminate or reduce tariffs on a list of environmentally friendly products, the European Union said ...

China must 'walk the talk' on trade: former WTO chief

Dec 02, 2016 (AFP)

Beijing's pledges to pursue trade liberalisation in the face of a potentially more protectionist US under Donald Trump meant it was time for China to "walk the ...

China merges steelmakers to forge new national leader

Dec 01, 2016 (AFP)

China officially established a new national steelmaking leader -- the world's second-largest manufacturer -- on Thursday by merging two giant mills, as Beijing ...

China factory activity growth accelerates in November

Dec 01, 2016 (AFP)

China's factory activity grew at its fastest rate in more than two years in November, official data showed Thursday, as cheap credit and improving demand helped...

China puts brakes on overseas spending spree

Nov 29, 2016 (AFP)

Beijing is tightening screening on Chinese companies' overseas investments, according to the government and reports, after a record-setting shopping spree raise...

Nasdaq head hopeful Trump will refine, not kill, trade

Nov 29, 2016 (AFP)

Nasdaq chief Robert Greifeld said Tuesday he was worried about a US trade war with China but expects President-elect Donald Trump to adopt a pragmatic approach ...

Surging homeowner loans in China raise alarms over debt

Nov 27, 2016 (AFP)

Chinese household debt has risen at an "alarming" pace as property values have soared, analysts say, raising the risk that a real estate downturn could send sho...

Five on trial linked to $7.6 billion China 'Ponzi scheme'

Nov 25, 2016 (AFP)

Five people linked to a collapsed Chinese peer-to-peer lender have gone on trial for gold smuggling, state media said Friday, the first court case in a scandal ...

Dollar rally plugs on, Tokyo boosted by soft yen

Nov 24, 2016 (AFP)

The dollar barrelled ever higher against most currencies Thursday, sitting at an eight-month high against the yen and hitting a record high against the Indian r...

Trump's TPP withdrawal gives China chance to redraw trade map

Nov 24, 2016 (AFP)

China will be handed the opportunity to reshape the rules for global trade and profit from a more isolated US if President-elect Donald Trump carries out his pl...

Chinese Coca-Cola workers strike over asset sale

Nov 24, 2016 (AFP)

Coca-Cola workers in three Chinese cities have gone on strike after the US soft drinks giant announced it was selling its bottling interests in the country. Str...

Ex-Ericsson executives tell of massive bribery: report

Nov 23, 2016 (AFP)

Former executives with Swedish telecoms equipment giant Ericsson say the firm shelled out tens of millions of dollars in bribes between 1998 and 2001, the Swedi...

Flesh-and-blood Ken exposes Chinese labour conditions

Nov 23, 2016 (AFP)

A flesh-and-blood figure of Barbie's beau Ken stood in a giant pink box on a Lausanne street on Wednesday to highlight dire working conditions in Chinese toy fa...

New Christie's sale taps Asian quest for Western art

Nov 23, 2016 (AFP)

Auction house Christie's is holding its first ever sale of Western art masterpieces in Hong Kong this week in response to a surge in interest from wealthy Asian...

China watching Trump policies, will defend trade rights

Nov 23, 2016 (AFP)

China will pay close attention to trade policies implemented by US President-elect Donald Trump, and will defend its rights in the World Trade Organization, a s...

Chile vows to strengthen trade with China

Nov 22, 2016 (AFP)

Chile vowed Tuesday to strengthen trade with China in the face of protectionist threats from US President-elect Donald Trump, as it prepared to host the Asian g...