International Trade

More countries use yuan to settle international payments

23 May 2013

Of the 160 countries that settled payments with Hong Kong and the mainland last month, 47 had at least 10 per cent of their transfers made out in the yuan, according to SWIFT, a global member-...

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China warns EU against protectionism on solar panels

9 May 2013

Beijing urged the European Union on Thursday to avoid engaging in protectionism, after Brussels proposed an anti-dumping levy on imports of Chinese solar panels.

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EU slaps duties on China solar panel imports

9 May 2013

The European Commission agreed yesterday to impose punitive import duties on solar panels from China in its boldest move yet to protect against what it sees as Chinese dumping of cheap goods in...

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China's April export data beats market target

8 May 2013

The mainland's export growth last month may be too good to be true, with economists unanimously linking the strong performance to speculative fund inflows betting on yuan appreciation. The...

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Canton Fair spring session ends with 9pc rise in orders over October

6 May 2013

Speaking at the closing press conference, Liu Jianjun, the fair's spokesman and deputy director general of the China Foreign Trade Centre, said the 113th session of the fair, officially known as...

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'Made in America' means added pain for Hong Kong

2 May 2013

For the past 10 years, Hong Kong's economy has been boosted by twin external superchargers. Now, both are in danger of breaking down.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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4:18AM

Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

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HKMA's push for yuan as an economic pillar is puzzling

Why should a company outside of China want to accept payment in yuan for goods exported to China? Where can it find yuan to pay for imports from China?

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Canada looks east with professional services expo in Hong Kong

Canada's effort to lessen its trade reliance on the United States by expanding into China has found an effective launching pad in Hong Kong, says Canadian International Trade Minister Ed Fast.

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Iceland PM Johanna Sigurdardottir arrives in Beijing

Iceland's Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir arrived in Beijing yesterday at the start of a five-day official visit to China.

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LEADER

Big hurdles to three-way, free trade talks

Territorial tensions, rivalries and suspicions are hardly the ideal environment for long-awaited free-trade talks between China, Japan and South Korea. But Beijing's wish to counter the American-...

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TRADE

Beijing in push for free trade deal with Japan, South Korea

Long-awaited talks on a free trade deal involving China, Japan and South Korea opened yesterday. And while tensions, rivalries and suspicions cloud their relations, Beijing is keen to counter US...

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Goal of yuan convertibility within reach

China is no longer just the world's biggest factory - it is the biggest factor in many parts of the global economy. "Made in China" is now being matched by "Bought by China" as the country's...

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