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EU Commission rebuffs Paris demand to 'reconsider' American hire

Jul 14, 2023 (AFP)

"The decision was made. We see no grounds to reconsider," commission spokeswoman Dana Spinant said. The French government on Thursday asked the commission to re...

Blinken rallies SE Asia against 'coercion', in swipe at China

Jul 14, 2023 (AFP)

Blinken met foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta at a gathering that also brought the top diplomats of China and...

Beijing says Germany's new China strategy to result in 'risks'

Jul 14, 2023 (AFP)

The 64-page strategy, adopted on Thursday by officials in Berlin who said it was formulated in response to a "more assertive" China, has already drawn the ire o...

Wang tells Blinken to 'work with China' on improving US ties

Jul 14, 2023 (AFP)

The discussion on the sidelines of Southeast Asian talks in Jakarta on Thursday was the latest in a series of high-level interactions as the two sides try to ea...

Germany bolsters approach to more 'assertive' China

Jul 13, 2023 (AFP)

Seeking a balance between competing interests of the EU's biggest economy, the document overhauls Germany's stance toward China as a "partner, competitor and sy...

Top US, Chinese diplomats to meet at ASEAN talks

Jul 13, 2023 (AFP)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Wang Yi, China's top foreign policy official, will meet on the sidelines of Association of Southeast Asian Nations talk...

Markets surge on hopes Fed close to end of hiking cycle

Jul 13, 2023 (AFP)

Traders already had a spring in their step this week on signs that the US central bank's monetary tightening measures were kicking in, fanning speculation that ...

China exports plunge in June, deepening economic woes

Jul 13, 2023 (AFP)

Overseas shipments are a key pillar of growth in the world's second-largest economy but apart from a brief rebound in March and April, they have declined since ...

Most markets advance as US inflation data looms

Jul 12, 2023 (AFP)

Regional equities have enjoyed a broadly positive week so far after China signalled a long-running crackdown on the tech sector was nearing an end while officia...

ASEAN-plus-three to meet on South China Sea, economic ties

Jul 12, 2023 (AFP)

China will be represented at the talks by top diplomat Wang Yi instead of Foreign Minister Qin Gang after Qin pulled out for "health reasons", according to the ...

Stock markets mostly rise on China support; pound rallies

Jul 11, 2023 (AFP)

Traders were looking ahead to US inflation data this week, set to provide fresh indication of the Federal Reserve's interest rate plans. Hong Kong was again one...

Yellen sees 'desire on both sides' for productive US-China ties

Jul 10, 2023 (AFP)

Yellen's comments on National Public Radio's Marketplace program come after a four-day visit to Beijing during which she met with China's new economic leadershi...

New Zealand signs 'ambitious' trade deal with EU

Jul 09, 2023 (AFP)

The deal, agreed in June 2022 after four years of tough negotiations, is "ambitious", said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. "It is a very wel...

US-China cooperation in climate finance 'critical': Yellen

Jul 08, 2023 (AFP)

Yellen is on a four-day trip to Beijing, as the United States seeks to cool tensions and stress areas of collaboration between the world's two largest economies...

Yellen says 'impossible' to decouple China, US economies

Jul 07, 2023 (AFP)

Yellen's four-day trip is her first as Treasury chief to China, with which the United States is butting heads over trade curbs, human rights and a litany of oth...

Blinken to seek ASEAN pushback on China, pressure on Myanmar

Jul 07, 2023 (AFP)

Blinken will travel to Jakarta for talks with foreign ministers of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), flying straight from Lithuania where he will ...

Maritime sector seals carbon-cutting deal but sparks criticism

Jul 07, 2023 (AFP)

The London-based IMO said its Marine Environment Protection Commission has adopted a "historic... strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international...

AIIB says internal review found 'no evidence' of China influence

Jul 07, 2023 (AFP)

Bob Pickard, a former communications chief, resigned from the lender last month, saying it "serves China's interest" and was "a resource to the geopolitical goa...

Equities track Wall St losses as traders brace for more Fed hikes

Jul 06, 2023 (AFP)

The notes added to worries about the global economic outlook after another round of depressed data out of China highlighted the tough work facing authorities as...

Germany's 'China city' seeks new direction amid fraying ties

Jul 06, 2023 (AFP)

Located in Germany's rustbelt and long in decline, Duisburg got a welcome boost in 2014 when President Xi Jinping promoted it as a key stop on China's new "Silk...