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APEC members pledge to liberalise green trade
14/11/2011 - APEC summit

APEC members pledge to liberalise green trade

Asia-Pacific leaders committed to lowering trade barriers and reducing tariffs on environmental goods to five percent as the regional APEC summit closed on Sunday. APEC economies account for 60 percent of trade in environmental goods and services.
Growing tensions over trade agendas at APEC summit
13/11/2011 - USA - CHINA

Growing tensions over trade agendas at APEC summit

US President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao presented competing trade agendas at the APEC summit Saturday, with Obama privately taking China to task for what he said Americans saw as "unfair" trade and currency practices.
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Market turmoil likely to top agenda at France-China talks
21/08/2011 - DIPLOMACY

Market turmoil likely to top agenda at France-China talks

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose country holds the G20 presidency this year, is set to meet his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Thursday for talks expected to focus on the recent financial market turmoil.
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Communist Party celebrates 90th anniversary
01/07/2011 - CHINA

Communist Party celebrates 90th anniversary

Marking the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party Friday, President Hu Jintao praised the party’s economic accomplishments but also warned that it must fight corruption to retain popular support.
Secret Palestinian Concessions
24/01/2011 - IN THE PAPERS INTERNATIONAL

Secret Palestinian Concessions

In today’s international press review, we focus on the revelation of 1,600 secret documents about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. According to the files, Palestinian negotiators accepted Israel’s annexation of all but one of the illegal settlements in 2008.
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THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, January, 21th (part 2)
22/01/2011 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, January, 21th (part 2)

People across the Arab world have a "malicious grin", and François Picard’s panel knows why. Also, why panda diplomacy is always so successful in Sino-American relations; the reason rich people the world over are sweating over the latest WikiLeaks statement; and what could well be the obituary of Israel’s Labour Party.
THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, January, 21th (part 1)
22/01/2011 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, January, 21th (part 1)

People across the Arab world have a "malicious grin", and François Picard’s panel knows why. Also, why panda diplomacy is always so successful in Sino-American relations; the reason rich people the world over are sweating over the latest WikiLeaks statement; and what could well be the obituary of Israel’s Labour Party.
Hu Jintao's visit to the United States
21/01/2011 - BUSINESS MATTERS

Hu Jintao's visit to the United States

As Chinese leader Hu Jintao leaves the United States after a four-day state visit, Business Editor Stephane Marchand analyses the complex relationship between the two giants.
President says China not a military threat, calls for closer economic cooperation to foster peace
21/01/2011 - DIPLOMACY

President says China not a military threat, calls for closer economic cooperation to foster peace

Chinese President Hu Jintao denied that his country represented a military threat to the world during a speech in Washington, and insisted that closer economic cooperation with the US would foster global peace and stability.
US and China agree on trade deals worth $45 billion
20/01/2011 - US-CHINA

US and China agree on trade deals worth $45 billion

The world's two leading economic powers have announced they signed trade agreements valued at $45 billion during meetings in Washington. Despite lingering tensions, China and the US said the agreements would lead to a new era in cooperation.
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