China's imports in August rose for the first time in nearly two years while the decline in exports decelerated, signaling that government measures to stabilize growth may have taken effect, experts said on Thursday.
China on Tuesday announced embargoes on some imports from and exports to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
South Korea's cigarette imports more than doubled in 2015 from a year earlier due to a surge in local cigarette prices, customs data showed Thursday.
Japan posted a trade deficit in 2015 for the fifth successive year, although the deficit shrank by 77.9 percent from the previous year to 2.83 trillion yen (23.9 billion U.S. dollars), as import costs dropped owing to the global oil glut and slumping prices, government data showed Monday.
Japan's wholesale price declined in November for the eighth successive month, with prices for both exports and imports logging losses, the Bank of Japan said on Thursday.
China's foreign trade in August dropped 9.7 percent year on year to 2.04 trillion yuan (320.8 billion U.S. dollars), a steeper decline than the 8.8-percent contraction in July, official data showed on Tuesday. Exports fell 6.1 percent year on year to 1.2 trillion yuan, compared with an 8.9-percent drop in July, while imports slumped 14.3 percent to 836.1 billion yuan, compared with July's decrease of 8.6 percent, according to the General Administration of Customs (GAC).
Japan's exports exceeded imports in March for the first time in nearly three years, government data showed Wednesday.
Chinese authorities on Thursday announced a one-year ban on imports of African ivory carvings acquired after the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) took effect in 1975.
Chinese authorities on Thursday announced a one-year ban on imports of African ivory carvings acquired after the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) took effect in 1975.
Whether one is a farmer of winter wheat in Kansas, or a statesman in Washington, he might have a good reason to note a new policy outline released in China, a country that has 1.3 billion people to feed.
Whether one is a farmer of winter wheat in Kansas, or a statesman in Washington, he might have a good reason to note a new policy outline released in China, a country that has 1.3 billion people to feed.
The deficit in Kenya's balance of trade has widened considerably as imports accelerate to 1.8 billion U.S. dollars a month, according to new economic data.
Japan logged a good trade deficit of 891.9 billion yen (about 7.66 billion U.S. dollars) in November, down 31.5 percent from the previous year, government data showed Wednesday
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has imposed an anti-dumping duty of 49.8 percent on Indian companies after they were found to have dumped Tertiary Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) products in the Chinese market.
China seeks self-reliance in staple production, including wheat and rice, following growth in domestic grain output over the past decade, a senior Chinese agricultural official
China's Commerce Ministry on Monday imposed five-year duties on solar-grade polysilicon imports from the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK).
The Japanese government said Thursday that the country's good trade deficit stood at 960.3 billion yen (about 9.8 billion U.S. dollars) in August, mainly due to the yen's slide and growing demand for energy.
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