Archive for the 'Asia-Pacific' Category
China seeks mutual benefits and win-win results in ACFTA
China will support the development of ASEAN-China free trade agreement (ACFTA) steadily and elaborately through close communication and negotiation with ASEAN, so as to seek mutual benefits and win-wi... Read More
China appoints special representative on Korean Peninsula affairs
The Chinese government has appointed former Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei as special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The ministry said in a press rel... Read More
New free trade zone to benefit China
China’s top brands could be on the road to becoming global household names after the launch of the 4.5 trillion U.S. dollars China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA) market, the world’s largest... Read More
China to release loan for Fiji’s housing project
The Fiji government is adamant that the Exim Bank of China’s 70 million Fiji dollars loan for the Housing Authority project will eventuate soon. Officials from Fiji’s Prime Minister’... Read More
China and ASEAN look forward to a rosy future at the start of a new decade following the scheduled establishment of a free trade area
How can countries ensure a fair business environment in the free trade area (FTA) between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)? The question triggered wide discussion among par... Read More
Confucius Institute opens Chinese-language class in Cambodia
The Confucius Institute of the Royal Academy of Cambodia held a ceremony Thursday to celebrate the opening of its first Chinese-language class and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Zhang Jinfeng gave the... Read More
A New Asian Alliance
The inauguration of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area caps 10 years of fruitful efforts It was not only the birth of a new decade. January 1 also witnessed a day of celebration on the mainland and beyon... Read More
Cashing In on Free Trade
The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA) is, of course, not a zero-sum game. Responding to concerns over escalating competition associated with free trade, ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan said i... Read More
Chen Deming: China and India are neither rivals nor enemies
In the past 2 years, the bilateral trade turnover between China and India doubled to exceed 50 billion U.S. dollars, and mutual investment increased by 10 times, said China’s Commerce Minister C... Read More
China and India, partners or rivals?
With a total population of 2.4 billion, China and India account for over one third of the world population. Without development of China and India, there would not be development in Asia, so said late... Read More
China becomes India’s 2nd largest trade partner
China Economic Net reporters learned from the China-India Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum held in Beijing January 19 that the trade volume between China and India doubled in the past 2 years, exc... Read More
China delivers aid, rescue team to quake-hit Haiti
China sent an emergency rescue team Wednesday evening to quake-hit Haiti, where several thousands of lives may have been claimed. Chinese leadership expressed sympathy with and deep condolence to the ... Read More
Chinese FM says his African, Asian trip successful
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said here Wednesday that his visits to seven African and Asian countries reached the goal of promoting mutual trust, expanding cooperation, deepening understanding... Read More