2017-05-16 China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Meeting Sets Goals for Huge Development Plan
Countries involved in China’s Belt and Road development program have agreed on an action plan for a long list of…
2017-05-04 UN: Protectionism Threatens Asia’s Economic Growth
A United Nations report is warning that economic growth in Asian countries “faces significant risk” from rising levels of trade…
2017-05-01 Chinese Investing in Silicon Valley Companies
American Mark Pavlyukovskyy created a company that provides materials people can use to build their own computer. Last year, when…
2017-04-26 Chinese Company Seeks to Buy MoneyGram
The Chinese company Ant Financial is intensifying efforts to buy the American company MoneyGram International. MoneyGram is the world’s second-largest…
2017-04-14 US Investigates Trade Imbalances with Southeast Asian Countries
The United States Commerce Department has begun a 90-day study of trade imbalances between the U.S. and some Asian nations.…
2017-03-29 Will High Cost of Small Loans Hurt Cambodians?
The Cambodian government has ordered a limit on interest rates on small loans. The decision comes before local elections are…
2017-03-25 South Korean Businesses, Culture Face Backlash in China
China is South Korea’s biggest trading partner and many Chinese are big fans of Korean pop culture. But Korean businesses…
2017-03-15 Vietnam Looks for Trade Deal with US
Vietnam is seeking a trade deal with the United States to replace the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement. Official…
2017-02-27 Experts Divided on What Trump Policies Mean for the Economy
Despite rising stock prices, some experts remain concerned that economic proposals from the campaign of President Donald Trump will hurt…
2017-02-14 Experts Weigh Influence of China-Led Development Banks
In a little over one year, Chinese-based development banks have made $3 billion available for projects in a number of…
2017-02-08 Officials Consider the US-South Korea Free Trade Deal
American business leaders are urging South Korean leaders to increase market access to U.S. companies seeking to sell goods in…
2017-01-28 Venezuela’s Economic Problems Will Grow, IMF Predicts
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says people in Venezuela are likely to experience economic hardship in 2017. Venezuelans are already…
2017-01-25 TPP Nations Seek to Save Trade Deal after US Withdraws
Members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are seeking to move forward with the trade agreement after the United States withdrew.…
2017-01-24 Trump Withdraws US from TPP Trade Deal
President Donald Trump officially withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal on Monday. The move was…
2017-01-22 Chinese Billionaire Does Not See China-US Trade War
The head of China’s largest online seller Alibaba does not think China and the United States will have a trade…