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Luxury goods market to grow 7% in 2012: study
May 07, 2012 (AFP)
The global luxury market is forecast to grow by up to seven percent in 2012 despite the financial crisis, as China continues to drive consumption, a study by an...
Clouds hang over gold mine plans in Romania
May 06, 2012 (AFP)
Plans by the Canadian company Gabriel Resources to open a gold mine at Rosia Montana in Romania might be hampered by a centre-left cabinet which is to take offi...
New Romania government wants moratorium on shale gas
May 04, 2012 (AFP)
Romania's new government will seek a moratorium on shale gas drilling, putting on hold plans by US oil giant Chevron to tap reserves in eastern and southern Rom...
China opens door to ending Chen crisis with study offer
May 04, 2012 (AFP)
China said Friday that blind activist Chen Guangcheng can apply to study abroad, offering a possible resolution to a crisis that erupted when he escaped house a...
Canada firm promises Romania $30 bn in gold mine benefits
May 03, 2012 (AFP)
Canada's Gabriel Resources said Thursday Romania would get $30 billion in economic benefits if it approves a gold mine project at Rosia Montana that has drawn o...
US pushes China to allow yuan rise, speed reforms
May 03, 2012 (AFP)
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Thursday urged China to allow its currency to strengthen further and push forward economic reforms, which he said were cr...
Brazil's Lula slams rich countries and IMF
May 03, 2012 (AFP)
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday slammed rich nations for managing the world crisis by calling for belt-tightening by the poor w...
China vows to boost imports ahead of US talks
Apr 30, 2012 (AFP)
Beijing on Monday unveiled guidelines aimed at boosting imports, just days ahead of a key meeting with the United States expected to address China's politically...
Peru in final talks for huge gold mine
Apr 27, 2012 (AFP)
The Peruvian government is finalizing a deal with US mining giant Newmont about a proposed $4.8 billion gold mine that has sparked violent protests, Mines and E...
Disgraced China boss's son drove Porsche: report
Apr 27, 2012 (AFP)
The son of a disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai received three traffic tickets while driving a Porsche in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported Fri...
US urges financial reform in China ahead of talks
Apr 26, 2012 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday urged China to undertake financial reform that would help to level the playing field between the two largest economies, in advance...
Ahead of talks, US urges financial reform in China
Apr 26, 2012 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday urged China to undertake financial reform that would help to level the playing field between the two largest economies, in advance...
Asia's promise lures French from eurozone woes
Apr 26, 2012 (AFP)
Whether it's for business, study or an exotic retirement, the French are flocking to Asia like never before, drawn by economic opportunities that contrast with ...
US presses China to open to foreign investment
Apr 26, 2012 (AFP)
The US on Thursday urged China to open its markets to foreign investors as "aggressively" as Beijing has spread its own economic influence into other countries....
China and Poland pledge to double trade
Apr 25, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged at landmark talks in Warsaw on Wednesday to double bilateral trade turnover with Poland in the next five years. During a hist...
China eyes Europe's ex-communist East
Apr 24, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao ends a four-nation European tour with a two-day visit to Poland starting Wednesday, focused on a high profile regional trade and inve...
China and Sweden ink trade deals during Wen visit
Apr 24, 2012 (AFP)
China and Sweden signed a slew of trade deals on Tuesday during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Sweden, including agreements with China-owned Swedish bran...
China's Wen eyes German business at world's top trade fair
Apr 23, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on Monday visited the world's biggest industrial fair, hosted by European powerhouse Germany where firms increasingly see Chin...
Brazil wants US technology transfer restrictions lifted
Apr 23, 2012 (AFP)
Brazil's defense minister says he will press for the lifting of US restrictions to military technology transfer in his upcoming talks with his American counterp...
Germany's Merkel, China's Wen open Hanover trade fair
Apr 22, 2012 (AFP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao officially opened Sunday evening the Hannover Messe, the world's biggest industry and trad...
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