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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden slapped major new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment on Tuesday, taking potshots at…
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The announcement that in 2025 India will overtake Japan in nominal gross domestic product in dollar terms has shocked Tokyo, which had until 2010 been the undisputed second-largest economy in the world but is now on the brink of slipping…
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and called on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine’s…
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to European ally Serbia on Tuesday falls on a symbolic date: the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade during…
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BEIJING (AP) — A knife attack at a hospital in southwestern China on Tuesday killed two people and injured 21 others, authorities said.No motive was given for the attack at Zhenxiong County…
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China's November retail sales see significant missChina's industrial production for November grew 2.2%, after seeing a growth of 5% in October, according to official data. That's lower than expectations for growth of 3.6% in a Reuters…
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Over the last few decades, one of the main engines of Chinese growth has been the real estate sector. Growing at breakneck speeds, the sector demanded cement, iron, and various other components at rates that ended up establishing an…
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56 Mins AgoChina's March industrial output and retail sales data miss expectationsChina's industrial output for March grew 4.5% year-on-year, missing Reuters' expectations of a 6% expansion.China's manufacturing industry grew 5.1% while…
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BEIJING (Reuters) -- China has replaced the head of its securities regulator, the official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday, as policymakers struggle to stabilize the country's main stock indexes after a plunge to five-year lows.The…
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GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — The U.S. and China agreed to hold talks that will address a key American complaint about China’s economic model, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on the second day of…
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