Tag: China

• Friday, July 26th 2019 - 10:06 UTC

  China/Brazil meeting: “pragmatism will prevail” anticipate Bolsonaro hard liners

  

  Brazil's foreign minister has made clear that there is no love lost for Beijing on his part, but when he sits down with his Chinese opposite for the first time on Thursday analysts expect pragmatism to prevail.

• Thursday, July 25th 2019 - 05:24 UTC

  China opens dairy market to 24 Brazilian plants

  

  The Brazilian farm ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that China has authorized 24 plants to export dairy products including powder milk and cheese to the Asian country.

• Thursday, July 25th 2019 - 05:06 UTC

  US to compensate a minimum US$ 15 per acre to farmers hurt by trade war with China

  

  The U.S. government will pay a minimum of US$ 15 per acre to farmers hurt by President Donald Trump’s trade war with China under an aid package to be unveiled before the end of the week, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said.

• Wednesday, July 24th 2019 - 10:05 UTC

  Bolsonaro plans to visit China and Arab countries next October

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro plans a round of official foreign visits in late October, including to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and China, the government said on Tuesday.

• Monday, July 22nd 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Chinese investment in the US plummeted 88% since Trump took office

  

  Growing distrust between the United States and China has slowed the once steady flow of Chinese cash into America, with Chinese investment plummeting by nearly 90% since President Donald Trump took office.

• Monday, July 22nd 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  China launches its 'Nasdaq' technology board in Shanghai on Monday to compete with tech rival US

  

  Trading begins on Monday (July 22) on a new Nasdaq-style technology board in Shanghai that represents one of China's most significant market reforms, and a potential weapon in its growing tech rivalry with the United States.

• Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Loans from Russia and China to Venezuela will be renegotiated through the Paris Club, says Guaidó

  

  Loans to Venezuela from President Nicolas Maduro's allies Russia and China would be renegotiated through the Paris Club if Maduro leaves power, an advisor to the opposition said, responding to concerns about favorable treatment for the two countries.

• Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Chile reduces copper price projection for 2019 as China's demand slows down

  

  Chile, the world's largest producer of copper, reduced on Thursday its price projection for the precious metal for 2019 from US$3.05 to US$2.89 per pound due to a drop in demand from the planet's largest consumer, China.

• Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  
Huawei is not restricted in Brazil, says VP Hamilton Mourao

  

  China's Huawei will not be restricted in Brazil where plans are underway to launch a 5G network, the country's vice president said, defying US pressure to shun the firm.

• Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:42 UTC

  African swine fever: Pork prices in China soaring and the worst is yet to come

  

  Pork prices have been sent soaring and herds devastated as African swine fever tears through China's massive pig-farming industry, forcing the country to ramp up imports to satisfy demand - but analysts warn worse is yet to come.