Tag: China

• Monday, September 19th 2011 - 23:14 UTC

  Argentina and China agree on tax transparency and exchange information

  

  Argentina and China launched an agreement to exchange tax information involving physical persons, business associations, trust funds, foundations and any entity liable of fiscal responsibility.

• Saturday, September 17th 2011 - 02:54 UTC

  China loosing edge to Asian neighbours as world’s cheapest place to manufacture

  

  China is losing its edge as the world's cheapest place to manufacture goods, a new report suggests. Indonesia and Bangladesh are benefiting most as rising costs in China force firms to switch production, it says.

• Monday, September 12th 2011 - 23:08 UTC

  China imports hit record monthly high in August on strong domestic demand

  

  China’s imports hit a record monthly high in August, indicating a strong domestic demand despite concerns of a global economic slowdown. Imports surged by 30.2% from a year earlier to 155.6 billion dollars, government data released over the weekend showed.

• Saturday, September 10th 2011 - 06:02 UTC

  China’s inflation eases in August and industrial output soars 13%

  

  China's rate of inflation eased in August, after hitting a three-year high in July, according to the National Statistics Bureau. Consumer prices in the world's second largest economy rose 6.2% from a year earlier, down from 6.5% in July.

• Saturday, September 10th 2011 - 05:23 UTC

  Argentina thanks China for its standing support in the Malvinas sovereignty dispute

  

  Argentina expressed gratitude to China for its permanent support of the Malvinas Islands sovereignty claim in the longstanding dispute with Britain.

• Saturday, September 10th 2011 - 00:42 UTC

  China and Argentina reaffirm strategic partnership; prepare for 2012 celebration

  

  China and Argentina have agreed to further enhance mutual trust and their strategic partnership as the two emerging economies are playing an increasingly important role in the world arena.

• Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 22:21 UTC

  Fitch warns it might downgrade China and Japan ratings, but who rates Fitch?

  

  Fitch Ratings warned that it might downgrade China's credit rating within two years as the country's banks struggle with debt loads following a lending surge to help lift the economy during the 2008 financial crisis.

• Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 22:17 UTC

  China and UK to develop offshore trading hub for the Yuan in London

  

  China and the UK are to develop an offshore trading hub for the Yuan based in London. UK Chancellor George Osborne confirmed the agreement after meeting with Chinese vice-premier Wang Qishan in London.

• Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 00:45 UTC

  Argentina alleges Falklands is under ‘military occupation’ with more soldiers than civilians

  

  Falklands-Malvinas is “under military occupation” and the military base “has more soldiers than the British civilian population occupying the Islands”, said Argentine ambassador before the United Nations Jorge Argüello during a conference at China’s International Studies Foundation.

• Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 11:05 UTC

  Brazil to implement anti-dumping duties retroactively on Chinese steel tubes

  

  Brazil decided to implement anti- dumping duties retroactively to prevent companies from stocking up on imported goods the government says pose a threat to local industry.