Tag: China

• Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 09:24 UTC

  China iron ore futures soar on concerns over the Vale tragedy in Brazil

  

  China iron ore futures rose to a record on Monday, the first session after a week-long national holiday, on concerns that supply from Brazil, the country’s second-largest ore supplier, may decline after a fatal dam accident at a Vale mine.

• Saturday, February 9th 2019 - 07:34 UTC

  Trade war: US and China set to discuss intellectual property on Monday

  

  United States negotiators are preparing to press China next week on longstanding demands that it reform how it treats American companies’ intellectual property in order to seal a trade deal that could prevent tariffs from rising on Chinese imports.

• Friday, February 8th 2019 - 10:10 UTC

  Trade deal: Trump said no meeting with Xi before the March first deadline

  

  President Donald Trump said on Thursday he did not plan to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a March 1 deadline set by the two countries to achieve a trade deal.

• Friday, February 8th 2019 - 09:13 UTC

  Collapse in China sales hits Jaguar Land Rover profits

  

  Jaguar Land Rover booked a loss for the last three months of 2018 as sales collapsed in China. The company booked a £3.1bn reduction in the value of its plants and other investments leading to a £3.4bn quarterly loss, its biggest to date.

• Thursday, February 7th 2019 - 10:33 UTC

  As March countdown clicks, UN warns about global implications of the US/China trade dispute

  

  United Nations trade official has warned a US plan to raise tariffs on Chinese goods next month would have “massive” implications for the global economy. The US plans to increase tariffs on Chinese goods if the two sides fail to make progress on a trade deal by 1 March.

• Tuesday, February 5th 2019 - 06:48 UTC

  UN chief Antonio Guterres sends Lunar New Year greetings

  

  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday extended his warm wishes for the Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival. In a video message, Guterres thanked China and the Chinese people for their commitment to the United Nations and called for efforts to build a peaceful and prosperous world.

• Tuesday, February 5th 2019 - 06:31 UTC

  China celebrates on Tuesday 5 February, Lunar New Year, identified as the Year of the Pig

  

  Chinese New Year or 'Spring Festival' is China's most important festival and holiday time. Chinese New Year 2019 falls on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, beginning a year of the Pig. China's public holiday will be February 4–10, 2019.

• Friday, February 1st 2019 - 10:20 UTC

  Guaidó invites Russia and China to change sides: “your interests will be best served”

  

  Global jostling intensified on Thursday between countries that want Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in power and those trying to force him to resign, as opposition leader Juan Guaidó made overtures to his rival’s allies Russia and China.

• Friday, February 1st 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Brazil and China prepare for first high-level political and economic talks since 2015

  

  Brazil and China are expected to hold their first high-level political and economic talks since 2015 later this year, Brazil’s agriculture trade secretary said on Thursday, in a move likely to boost farm trade between the two countries.

• Friday, February 1st 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Summit with Xi, “soon”, should seal “the biggest deal ever made” forecasts Trump

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping soon to try to seal a comprehensive trade deal as Trump and his top trade negotiator both cited substantial progress in two days of high-level talks.