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China will propose WTO reforms, but don't try to trap us: Beijing's WTO envoy
China plans to propose reforms of the World Trade Organization, China's ambassador to the WTO Zhang Xiangchen said, while warning fellow WTO members against seeing reform as a chance to put China in a straitjacket.
Scott Morrison at Apec summit insists end in sight to US-China dispute
Australian PM downplays Beijing’s Pacific expansionist ambitions as Chinese officials reportedly try to force way into PNG minister’s office
Ten years of Singles' Day, the huge shopping festival Alibaba invented
A major success story for the e-commerce giant, the day has become a symbol of China's rising consuming power.
How ‘cultural copycats’ like Miniso took over the world
Asia’s discount retailers are aping Japanese or Korean culture, but it turns out most of their products – and their operations – are from China. But is this necessarily a bad thing, when customers can’t get enough?
Assassination Plot Claimed by Sri Lanka President in Ousting PM
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said he abruptly fired the island nation’s prime minister in part because he failed to properly investigate an assassination plot against him.
Shinzo Abe Says Japan Is China’s ‘Partner,’ and No Longer Its Aid Donor (Published 2018)
For 40 years, Japan has quietly given foreign aid to China. Visiting Beijing, its leader said that would end, announcing a “new phase” in the relationship.
Why better China-Japan relations are good news for Thailand
Southeast Asian nation stands to benefit as the world’s second and third biggest economies seek joint investments in other countries
Li and Abe announce China-Japan deals, commit to stable relations
Chinese Premier and Japanese Prime Minister outline package of business deals and cooperation agreements, and vow to eliminate conflicts.
China-Japan sign three-year FX swap deal to strengthen financial stability, business activity
Japan and China on Friday signed a currency swap arrangement of up to $30 billion - the largest such bilateral deal concluded by Tokyo - to strengthen financial stability and spur business activity in both countries, the Bank of Japan said.
Japan's Abe: relations with China at 'historic turning point'
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday that bilateral relations with China are at an "historic turning point".
Japan defense chief says unilateral action in S. China Sea unacceptable
Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya says he told his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe that unilateral action is unacceptable in the South China Sea, where Beijing is expanding its military presence.
China slaps anti-dumping duty on chemical from US, Japan
East Asia News -BEIJING (REUTERS) - China will impose anti-dumping tariffs on imports of hydroiodic acid from the United States and Japan, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday (Oct 15).. Read more
Exclusive: Five Eyes intelligence alliance builds coalition to counter China
The five nations in the world's leading intelligence-sharing network have been exchanging classified information on China's foreign activities with other like-minded countries since the start of the year, seven officials in four capitals said.
Africa aid should factor debt sustainability, Japan says
Foreign Minister Kono stresses transparency in swipe at Beijing
Exclusive: U.S. Commerce's Ross eyes anti-China 'poison pill' for new trade deals
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross signaled on Friday that Washington may flex its muscle with additional trading partners in order to exert pressure on China to open its markets, saying that a "poison pill" provision in the recently completed pact with Canada and Mexico...
Tencent shuts poker platform amid widening gaming crackdown
Tencent Holdings will shut a popular Texas Hold'Em poker video game, the Chinese tech giant said to its users on Monday, in a further step to comply with intensifying government scrutiny hitting the country's gaming industry.
'Urgency' for Asia Pacific mega trade deal as the US mulls $200 billion tariffs on China
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, would account for about one-third of the global economy when it's completed.
Trump Is Said to Back $200 Billion China Tariffs Next Week
President Donald Trump wants to move ahead with a plan to impose tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports as soon as a public-comment period concludes next week, according to six people familiar with the matter.
Tencent Needs Fortnite Help To Bring Popular Video Games to China
Tencent Holdings Ltd., the world’s biggest games company, needs some help from Fortnite, the world’s hottest game.
Trade war puts new strains on America Inc's factories in China
Larry Sloven arrived in southern China three decades ago, just as the region was taking off as the low-cost manufacturing center of the world. Since then, he has exported millions of dollars of goods, ranging from power tools to LED lights, to some of America's biggest retailers...