Paris, Milan, Tokyo. Tokyo?
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Tokyo’s clothing designers are cutting-edge and are frequently imitated, but their markets have remained mostly domestic.
author By HIROKO TABUCHI, source www.nytimes.com
In Southeast Asia, Unease Over Free Trade Zone
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Some manufacturers in Southeast Asia are concerned that cheap Chinese goods may flood their markets as a new free trade area opens this week.
author By LIZ GOOCH, source www.nytimes.com
Emerging Markets Soar Past Their Doubters
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Staggering gains this decade in Brazil, Russia, China, India and other developing nations have left even some bulls wondering if the good times can last.
author By HEATHER TIMMONS, source www.nytimes.com
China and Australia Sign Coal Deal
Thursday, January 7th, 2010The purchase of Felix Resources of Australia by Yanzhou Coal Mining is a bid to improve investment ties after a year in which Australia had blocked a series of Chinese takeovers.
author By REUTERS, source www.nytimes.com
Contrarian Investor Predicts Economic Crash in China
Thursday, January 7th, 2010James Chanos, who predicted Enron’s collapse, insists that the economic boom, too, in China is headed for a fall.
author By DAVID BARBOZA, source www.nytimes.com
South Koreans Press Anti-Government Protests
Friday, June 20th, 2008Critics of President Lee Myung-bak said they would continue their protests despite his repeated apologies for a U.S. beef import deal.
author By CHOE SANG-HUN, source www.nytimes.com
U.S. Said to Compromise on Beef for South Korea
Friday, June 20th, 2008An agreement in which the U.S. would not export to South Korea beef from cattle under 30 months old was sought to defuse South Korean furor over beef exports.
author By STEVEN R. WEISMAN, source www.nytimes.com
Investment Boom Gives a Lift to the Russian Economy
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Russia’s economy expanded an annual 8.5 percent in the first quarter, higher than economists expected, as consumer demand fueled an investment boom.
author By BLOOMBERG NEWS, source www.nytimes.com
Expediting the Global Jaunt
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008To deal with the hassle of getting visas stamped in their employees’ passports, businesses are increasingly outsourcing the task to companies known as expediters.
author By PAUL BURNHAM FINNEY, source www.nytimes.com
Russian Oil Dispute Renews Concerns
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008The fight over TNK-BP has turned into something of a showdown involving significant players in the Russian economy, from Western investors to prominent oligarchs to senior officials.
author By CLIFFORD J. LEVY and SOPHIA KISHKOVSKY, source www.nytimes.com
$14 Billion in Deals Precede Trade Talks
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008The deals between leading businesses in China and the U.S. sought to overcome mutual suspicion of foreign investment on the eve of economic talks between the two countries.
author By STEVEN R. WEISMAN, source www.nytimes.com
Booming, China Faults U.S. Policy on the Economy
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Americans once scolded the Chinese on mismanaging their economy. But in recent weeks, the fingers have been wagging in the other direction.
author By EDWARD WONG, source www.nytimes.com
British Inflation Hits a 10-Year High
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Inflation in Britain reached the highest level in more than 10 years in May, fanning fears that the country is moving closer to a recession.
author By JULIA WERDIGIER, source www.nytimes.com
Paulson Sees Progress in U.S.-China Ties
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Despite tension over trade, investment and food and product safety, bilateral ties are “growing in a positive direction,” the Treasury secretary said, opening two days of economic talks.
author By STEVEN R. WEISMAN, source www.nytimes.com
South Korea Seeks a Revised Beef Deal
Thursday, June 12th, 2008South Korea said it would send its top trade negotiator to the United States to try to revise an agreement to resume imports of beef that has triggered major demonstrations.
author By CHOE SANG-HUN, source www.nytimes.com
Commodity Prices Show No Letup
Thursday, June 12th, 2008Heavy rains and cool weather in the Midwest are driving up the price of corn, while other commodity prices like oil, soybeans and wheat also jumped on Wednesday.
author By DAVID STREITFELD and JAD MOUAWAD, source www.nytimes.com
Chinese Stocks Plunge 8.1 Percent
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008The Shanghai and Shenzhen markets fell after an increase in Chinese bank reserve requirements, increased worries about high food and oil prices, and fears about exports to the United States.
author By KEITH BRADSHER, source www.nytimes.com
The Food Chain: Worries Mount as Farmers Push for Big Harvest
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008As the world clamors for more corn, wheat, soybeans and rice, farmers are trying to meet the challenge. But evidence suggests harvests will be average at best.
author By DAVID STREITFELD and KEITH BRADSHER, source www.nytimes.com
BP Says It Is Committed to Russian Venture
Saturday, June 7th, 2008The statement from BP comes as the company’s joint venture, TNK-BP, came under fresh pressure from the authorities investigating accusations of tax evasion.
author By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ, source www.nytimes.com
Global Trade Negotiations Are Dealt Another Setback
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008Global trade talks stumbled again after diplomats in Geneva failed to narrow differences over industrial goods after eight days of negotiations.
author By STEPHEN CASTLE, source www.nytimes.com