Tag: China

Thursday, December 24th 2020 - 08:31 UTC
China forecast to grow 2% this year and rebound 7,9% in 2021: exports' boom

Economic growth in China is expected to slow to 2% this year, before rebounding to 7.9% in 2021 as private investment and consumption heat up, a World Bank report released on Wednesday projected.
Saturday, December 19th 2020 - 09:05 UTC
US record imports from China in 2020, despite Trump administration's tariffs

Despite the Trump administration's tariffs on Chinese goods and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. imports from China are surging as the year 2020 draws to a close, The New York Times reported.
Thursday, December 17th 2020 - 09:59 UTC
Trump administration designated Switzerland and Vietnam as currency manipulators; China in monitoring list

U.S. Treasury Department designated Switzerland and Vietnam as currency manipulators for the first time, while keeping China on a watch list, in the Trump administration’s final foreign-exchange policy report.
Wednesday, December 16th 2020 - 08:51 UTC
Brazil's health regulator ANVISA considers Chinese Covid-19 vaccine process non transparent

Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa said China’s health authorities are not transparent in their authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use, a statement that may further inflame political tension in the country.
Wednesday, December 16th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
China pledges more trade and development cooperation with Chile on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations

China is willing to provide a broader market and more development opportunities for Chile and other countries as it seeks reform and opening-up at a higher level, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday in a phone conversation with his Chilean counterpart, Sebastian Piñera.
Tuesday, December 15th 2020 - 09:08 UTC
WTO fails to agree rules on over-fishing; billions of dollars spent subsidizing fishing fleets

World Trade Organization negotiators have failed to reach a deal by a year-end deadline to cut the subsidies that have helped decimate the world’s fish stocks, but will try again next year, the chairman of the talks said on Monday.
Saturday, December 12th 2020 - 09:21 UTC
China suspends meat imports from two Brazilian companies

China has temporarily suspended meat imports from two Brazilian companies, Brazil's agriculture ministry said late on Friday.
Friday, December 11th 2020 - 09:26 UTC
Indigenous communities stall Ecuador's most ambitious copper mining project

Conflicts with indigenous communities have stalled operations at Ecuador's San Carlos Panantza copper mining project, which the government of President Lenin Moreno had long pointed to as an example of mining sector expansion that would generate US$ 40 billion in export revenue over the next decade.
Friday, December 11th 2020 - 08:43 UTC
Brazilian and Argentine beef exports to China suspended after Covid-19 in packaging

Two beef producers from Brazil and one from Argentina have had their exports to China suspended for one week after packaging of their products tested positive for traces of COVID-19, customs said. China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) made the announcement.
Friday, December 11th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
Brazil confident of its chicken and pork production in 2021, despite grain costs

Brazil's meat producers increased output for world markets this year and will again boost production next year, even though they face continued challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's meat lobby ABPA said.