U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Tuesday that sanctions for currency manipulation should not be included in trade deals because that could "hamper the conduct of monetary policy".
Processing trade was beaten by general trade for the first time in more than two decades in south China's Guangdong Province last month, data released by the local customs office on Monday showed.
When ancient Chinese navigator Zheng He set out at the head of a large trade envoy along the first maritime trade routes during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), he made first contact with the coastal city that would eventually become the Kenyan city of Mombasa.
The growth of China's machinery industry continued to slow in 2014 due to sluggish domestic demand but the sector's exports looked up unexpectedly thanks to robust private firms.
The Obama administration is stepping up efforts to advance trade deals with Asia and Europe to cement a trade legacy as the administration has fallen short of its goal of doubling U.S. exports over five years.
A trade tumble in China in January has sparked concerns about one of the main growth engines of the world's second-largest economy. However, economists say the data is "distorted" and the sharp contraction of exports and imports may prove short-lived.
The second round of negotiations on an upgraded China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA) has made "notable progress", China's Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.
The removal of trade and investment barriers between the EU and China is essential for win-win exchanges in all areas, said a top EU official.
Australia is set to benefit from China's announcement of the country's largest ever overseas investment program, economists said here Tuesday.
China's cabinet announced on Thursday that some preferential policies piloted in the Shanghai free trade zone (FTZ) will be expanded nationwide.
The Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Committee (ECC) on Thursday morning opened its seventh regular meeting in Taipei to review the implementation of a landmark trade agreement signed by the mainland and Taiwan in 2010.
As world elites gathered in the Swiss ski resort of Davos for the ongoing Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), the participants highlighted the need for a more open and stable global trade system under the new international situation.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday night asked Congress to grant the administration the so-called "fast track" authority to negotiate far-reaching trade deals with Asia-Pacific and European countries and speed them through Congress.
China and Turkey have in recent years enjoyed booming development in bilateral trade and economic relations, with comprehensive promotion of cooperation in such fields as trade, investment and project contracting.
China's foreign trade increased 3.4 percent year on year in 2014 denominated in U.S. dollars, significantly lower than the 7.6-percent rise in 2013 and the 7.5 percent target, indicating more room for monetary easing.
Australia and India are edging ever closer to a historic free trade agreement, according to Australian trade and investment minister Andrew Robb.
Thailand will hold its first expo in Yangon next weekend aimed at providing a platform for Myanmar entrepreneurs to establish business links with Thai manufacturers, sources with the expo said Sunday.
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