Tag: China

• Wednesday, June 19th 2019 - 08:37 UTC

  Trump announces resumption of trade talks with China ahead of G20 summit in Japan

  

  United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping and that the two leaders’ teams would restart trade talks after a long lull in order to prepare for a meeting at the Group of 20 summit later this month.

• Monday, June 17th 2019 - 15:22 UTC

  UK firms will become the first foreign companies to be listed in Shanghai

  

  UK-listed firms will become the first foreign companies to be able to list in mainland China under a new stock link, the Treasury said. Chancellor Philip Hammond is due to launch the London-Shanghai Stock Connect on Monday.

• Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:35 UTC

  China's main economic indicators slowing down; more stimulus in the pipeline

  

  China's industrial output growth unexpectedly slowed to a more than 17-year low in May, while investment also cooled, in the latest sign of weakening demand in the world's second-largest economy as United States ramps up trade pressure.

• Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:02 UTC

  Iran dismisses as “baseless” US accusations of twin attacks on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

  

  Iran dismissed as “baseless” on Friday US accusations it executed twin attacks that left two tankers ablaze in the Gulf of Oman, raising fears of conflict in the strategically vital waterway.

• Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Protests in Hong Kong turn into chaotic street battling with pepper gas and rubber bullets

  

  Hong Kong on Thursday postponed the legislative debate on the controversial extradition Bill for a second day,  after a massive rally that witnessed violent clashes between protesters and the police on Wednesday. “The Legislative Council will not hold a session today to debate the Bill”, said a notice to lawmakers, without elaborating further.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2019 - 08:46 UTC

  China’s growing influence in Latin America is a threat to our way of life

  

  Last month I traveled to Panama, Colombia and Argentina. The purpose of my trip was to get an update on the fight for freedom and liberty in Venezuela, to highlight the important economic relationships between Latin America and my state of Florida and to continue building on the progress made to stop narco-trafficking.

• Monday, June 10th 2019 - 08:27 UTC

  A million people take to the streets of Hong Kong to protest extraditions to China

  

  A huge peaceful protest in Hong Kong against controversial plans to allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland descended into violence early on Monday as police fought running battles with small pockets of demonstrators.

• Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 07:42 UTC

  Putin and Xi call for a rethinking of the US dollar role in global trade

  

  China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin hit back at US global economic dominance on Friday as they took the stage together at Russia's showcase business forum.

• Thursday, June 6th 2019 - 08:15 UTC

  China injects liquidity to help small banks with cash following the takeover of a troubled lender

  

  Boosting liquidity to the financial system on Thursday, China's central bank signaled its readiness to supply smaller banks with a steady stream of cash after the takeover of a troubled lender, letting more banks access the funds.

• Tuesday, June 4th 2019 - 09:43 UTC

  Beijing reaffirms diplomatic ties with the new government of El Salvador: “correct decision”

  

  El Salvador’s decision to establish ties with China was correct and the two countries have bright prospects, a Chinese envoy told El Salvador’s maverick new president, who has been critical of Beijing.