Tag: China

• Monday, June 10th 2013 - 22:31 UTC

  Slower global agricultural production in next decade but prices above historic average, says FAO

  

  Global agricultural production is expected to grow 1.5% a year on average over the coming decade, compared with annual growth of 2.1% between 2003 and 2012, according to a new report published by the OECD and FAO released this week.

• Monday, June 10th 2013 - 20:41 UTC

  Argentina celebrates: China accepts three GM types of soybean for consumption

  

  China approved three genetically modified soybean types for consumption, including the RR2BT seed resistant to the imidazolinonas and the glufosinat-ammonium herbicides. The announcement was made following a meeting between Agriculture ministers from Argentina and China in Beijing.

• Friday, June 7th 2013 - 08:03 UTC

  Mexico and China leave behind mistrust and agree on strategic partnership

  

  Leaving behind an atmosphere of mistrust, China and Mexico agreed this week to upgrade bilateral ties to comprehensive strategic partnership, and thus opening broad prospects for economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.

• Tuesday, June 4th 2013 - 07:00 UTC

  Mujica calls on Spain for a more active role in the EU/Mercosur trade discussions

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica called on Spain for a more decisive role in the trade and cooperation agreement discussions between Mercosur and the European Union which have been going on for over a decade.

• Monday, June 3rd 2013 - 18:04 UTC

  Uruguay’s president cancels last leg of European tour on medical advice

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica, 78, cancelled the last leg of his European visit, Italy, saying he was exhausted and suffering from jet-lag. He has been in the road since May 22, with a first official three-day visit to China, later to Spain, the Vatican and to Galicia and the Basque country, from where his family came.

• Monday, June 3rd 2013 - 05:13 UTC

  Xi Jinping visits Mexico to try and improve political and trade cooperation

  

  The leaders of Mexico and China will meet for the second time in two months this week, a sign of deepening cooperation, even as the Latin American nation seeks to close a huge trade deficit. Chinese President Xi Jinping will be treated to a lavish two-day state visit in Mexico that begins on Tuesday, with an event at the Campo Marte military field with President Enrique Peña Nieto and a speech to Congress.

• Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 22:05 UTC

  Uruguay’s Mujica: Integration with Asia is our “Strategy for the Future”

  

  On Tuesday Uruguayan President Jose Mujica said that the policy of integrating the economies of Asia and his country is a necessary “strategy for the future.”

• Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 03:07 UTC

  Argentina and Brazil ‘fear’ a greater integration with China, says Mujica

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica currently in Beijing on an official visit, underlined the significance of China in trade and investments fro South America, but also admitted there is some ‘fear’ mainly from Argentina and Brazil about a greater integration and dependency from the Asian giant.

• Wednesday, May 22nd 2013 - 18:00 UTC

  China/Latam trade expanded 8% in 2012 and region’s deficit jumped to 6.6bn

  

  Latin America's trade deficit with China jumped to 6.6 billion dollars last year from only 150 million in 2011, according to an analysis by online publication Latinvex based on new data from the IMF. Total trade between China and Latin America grew 8% last year to 255.5bn which means the region’s trade with China is growing faster than with the United States, 6.2%.

• Wednesday, May 22nd 2013 - 06:03 UTC

  Uruguay: Mujica on a most ambitious mission to China after investments for ports and railways

  

  Uruguayan President Jose Mujica begins on Wednesday the longest and most ambitious of his overseas trips hoping to convince China to invest in infrastructure projects that are crucial for the development of the country and its foreign trade: a deep water port and recovering the rail cargo network.