china summons us ambassador over military sanctions

China summons US ambassador over military sanctions

China summoned the US ambassador on Saturday (Sep 22) to lodge an official protest over sanctions imposed by the United States against a Chinese military organisation for buying Russian fighter jets and missiles, state media said.
wto eyes china bid to slap stiff trade sanctions on us

WTO eyes China bid to slap stiff trade sanctions on US

A World Trade Organization arbitrator will review Friday a Chinese request to impose more than US$7 billion (nearly 6 billion euros) in annual sanctions on the United States over anti-dumping practices, a Geneva trade official said.
vietnam shares extend declining on trade tariffs

Vietnam shares extend declining on trade tariffs

Vietnamese shares fell on Tuesday morning, dragged down by low investor confidence following the announcement of US tariffs on US$200 billion worth of Chinese imports.
chinese inflation picks up in august amid tariffs war

Chinese inflation picks up in August amid tariffs war

China's consumer price inflation rose more than expected in August, official data showed Monday, after Beijing's first wave of tariffs on US goods came into force, with prices of eggs, pork and vegetables rising.
asian markets hit by fresh trade fears after trump comments

Asian markets hit by fresh trade fears after Trump comments

Donald Trump's latest threat to impose tariffs on all Chinese imports sent Asian markets tumbling Monday (Sep 10) on growing fears of an all-out trade war between the world's top two economies.
alibaba co founder jack ma announces retirement

Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma announces retirement

Alibaba co-founder and chief Jack Ma plans to retire from the Chinese e-commerce giant on Monday (Sep 10) to devote his time to philanthropy focused on education, he told the New York Times in an interview.
chinese tourists evading tax

Chinese tourists evading tax

Chinese tourists are reportedly avoiding paying tax in Viet Nam, with the help of tourism companies.
ancient chinese painting expected to fetch us 51 million

Ancient Chinese painting expected to fetch US$51 million

A nearly 1,000-year-old ink painting by one of China's greatest literati masters Su Shi is expected to fetch US$51 million at auction, Christie's said Thursday (Aug 30) as the work went on view in Hong Kong.
chinese south korean tourists flock to central vietnam

Chinese, South Korean tourists flock to Central Vietnam

Around 4.43 million tourists arrived in the central province of Quang Nam in the first seven months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 30.2 percent, according to the tourism sector.
onus on dangerman pato in asian champions league clash

Onus on dangerman Pato in Asian Champions League clash

Axel Witsel and Anthony Modeste played a major part getting Tianjin Quanjian into the Asian Champions League quarter-finals but the Chinese side must contest the biggest game in their short history without the star duo.
chinese casino tycoon missing as stocks plunge

Chinese casino tycoon 'missing' as stocks plunge

Shares in an Asian casino operator plunged almost 20 per cent in Hong Kong on Friday (Aug 24) as it said its tycoon head had gone missing, the latest setback for the firm after a project in Manila had been stopped.
as new tariffs hit us china seek to avert more economic damage

As new tariffs hit, US, China seek to avert more economic damage

Thousands of American and Chinese products became 25 per cent more expensive overnight, but talks are underway on Thursday (Aug 23) to try to avert more economic damage from President Donald Trump's multifront trade confrontations.
vinh tan 1 gearing up for operation

Vinh Tan 1 gearing up for operation

The $1.75 billion Vinh Tan 1 thermal power plant, the largest Chinese-invested project in Vietnam, will come into commercial operation ahead of schedule after concerns of potential power shortages in the southern provinces. Phan Ngoc Cam Thanh, deputy director of Vinh Tan 1 Power Co., Ltd. told VIR’s Thuy Thu about his preparations and ambitions for the future.
first round of us tariffs on chinese goods to hit us 50b on aug 23

First round of US tariffs on Chinese goods to hit US$50b on Aug 23

The first round of President Donald Trump's 25 per cent punitive tariffs on China will hit US$50 billion in goods starting on Aug 23, the government announced on Tuesday (Aug 7).
vietnam stocks slip on china us trade fears

Vietnam stocks slip on China-US trade fears

Vietnamese shares struggled on Monday following the decline of the Chinese market while blue chips continued to suffer from strong net foreign selling.