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Australian PM Albanese to visit China this week
Beijing (AFP) July 8, 2025 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will begin a six-day visit to China on Saturday, as Canberra hailed a return to free-flowing trade after a tense tariff dispute came to an end last year. Beijing and Canberra have navigated turbulent ties in past years, butting heads on a range of issues spanning technology, trade and geopolitics, but they have turned a new leaf under Albanese. China lifted a ban on Australian rock lobster in December - the last barrier in a broader, multibillion-doll ... read more |
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EU to seek trade 'rebalancing' with China at Beijing summitStrasbourg, France (AFP) July 8, 2025 The EU will seek to rebalance economic ties with China, demanding it eases market access for European firms and loosen export controls on rare earths at a summit this month, the bloc's chief said Tuesday. ... more 
Markets rise as Trump sends tariff letters, delays deadlineHong Kong (AFP) July 8, 2025 Stocks rose Tuesday as traders cautiously welcomed Donald Trump's extension of his tariff deadline and indication he could push it back further, though uncertainty over US trade policy capped gains. ... more 
BRICS nations to denounce Trump tariffsRio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) July 5, 2025 BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday are expected to decry Donald Trump's hardline trade policies, but are struggling to bridge divides over crises roiling the Middle East. ... more
China says EU 'mentality', not trade, needs to be rebalancedBeijing (AFP) July 9, 2025 Beijing said on Wednesday that the European Union needed to rebalance its "mentality", not its economic ties with China, ahead of a summit between the two this month. ... more |
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US-Vietnam trade deal sows new China standoffHanoi (AFP) July 3, 2025 Vietnam's trade deal with the United States averts the most punishing of Donald Trump's "reciprocal" levies but has provoked new friction between Washington and Beijing. ... more 
Asian markets mixed as trade deal cut-off loomsHong Kong (AFP) July 2, 2025 Asian markets swung Wednesday amid trade war worries after Donald Trump said he would not push back next week's tariff deadline, with Tokyo taking a hit from threats to ramp up Japanese levies. ... more 
Most Asian stocks rise as investors eye US trade talksHong Kong (AFP) June 30, 2025 Equities mostly rose Monday following a record-breaking day on Wall Street as investors kept tabs on countries' efforts to strike trade deals with the United States before a key deadline next week. ... more 
China manufacturing shrinks in June despite trade war respiteBeijing (AFP) June 30, 2025 China's manufacturing activity ticked up in June but remained in contraction territory, official data showed on Monday, as the truce in its trade war with the United States held. ... more
China's top diplomat visits Europe pitching closer ties in 'volatile' worldBeijing (AFP) June 30, 2025 China's top diplomat heads to Europe on Monday for a visit which Beijing said will highlight ties as an "anchor of stability" in a world in turmoil. ... more |
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China to keep anti-dumping steel duties on EU, UK, S. Korea and Indonesia
Beijing (AFP) June 30, 2025 China will maintain duties on certain steel products from the European Union, the United Kingdom, South Korea and Indonesia, its commerce ministry said Monday, as overcapacity concerns drive global trade turbulence. The duties on stainless steel billets and hot-rolled plates, first levied by Beijing in 2019, range from 20.2 percent for Indonesian imports to 43 percent for those from the EU. China's commerce ministry said that an internal investigation found the potential termination of the anti- ... read more 
China's top diplomat to visit EU, Germany, France next weekBeijing (AFP) June 27, 2025 China's top diplomat Wang Yi will head to Europe next week for talks with counterparts from the European Union, Germany and France, Beijing said on Friday as it seeks to shore up fraught ties with the bloc. ... more |
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Trump ends trade talks with Canada over tax on US tech firmsWashington (AFP) June 27, 2025 President Donald Trump said Friday he is calling off trade negotiations with Canada in retaliation for taxes impacting US tech firms, adding that Ottawa will learn of their new tariff rate within a week. ... more 
After NATO deal, how far will EU go for trade peace with Trump?Brussels, Belgium (AFP) June 26, 2025 After satisfying Donald Trump's calls for Europe to ramp up defence spending in NATO, EU leaders in Brussels turned Thursday to the next big challenge ahead: how to seal a trade deal with the US leader. ... more 
China confirms trade deal framework reached with United StatesBeijing (AFP) June 27, 2025 China confirmed Friday details on the framework of a trade deal with the United States, saying Washington would lift "restrictive measures" while Beijing would "review and approve" items under export controls. ... more
Stocks mixed with eyes on Mideast, dollar hit by Trump Fed commentHong Kong (AFP) June 26, 2025 Stocks were mixed Thursday and oil rose as traders kept a nervous eye on the Iran-Israel ceasefire, while the dollar dropped after Donald Trump said he had a handful of candidates to succeed Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell, fuelling rate cut bets. ... more 
China's premier warns global trade tensions 'intensifying'Tianjin, China (AFP) June 25, 2025 Chinese Premier Li Qiang warned on Wednesday that global trade tensions were "intensifying" as he addressed the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum. ... more |
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