The European Union on Monday strengthened its restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, according to an official statement following an EU Foreign Affairs Council's meeting.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hailed the proposed transatlantic free trade talks Thursday, pledging to strengthen economic ties with the European Union (EU).
The Port Klang Free Zone, Malaysia's integrated freeport and commercial and industrial park, is set to give regional free ports a run for their money as it is turning into Southeast Asia's largest transit hub for the international Islamic market.
According to the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom released by the U.S. Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal, Hong Kong scored 89.3, well above the global average of 59.6, making the city become the freest economy in the world for the 19th consecutive year.
China and the United States concluded their latest round of high-level trade talks in Washington on Wednesday.
Derek Scissors, a research fellow at The Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center, says China and the United States deeply rely on each other for economic growth and trade. He says this interdependence has generated benefits for both.
China and the United States on Wednesday kicked off in Washington the plenary session of the annual trade talks to deepen bilateral trade and business ties.
The growth of China's exports and imports slowed in November from one year earlier, causing the country's monthly trade surplus to contract to 19.63 billion U.S. dollars, customs data showed Monday.
Chinese entrepreneurs will be boosted after an European Court of Justice ruling safeguarded their overseas rights and interests, according to China's commercial authorities on Tuesday.
China and Mexico were trusted friends and partners of mutual benefit, a senior Chinese political adviser said Friday during the opening ceremony of the Festival of China in Mexico.
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