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Article | December 30, 2011 - 10:39am

As 2011 slowly winds down, taking a back seat to the new year to come, a long battle that begun in 2009, will surely rage on in 2012.

Article | December 28, 2011 - 11:32am

The China-Japan agreement to stop using the dollar, or any other currency, in their bilateral transactions was a very strong blow to the US financial standing in world affairs. To a lesser degree this Chino-Nippon agreement is also detrimental to the Eurozone.

Article | December 15, 2011 - 10:58am

Relations between the EU and China over trade issues have been occasionally tetchy, but the aspiration of European SMEs to gain access to Chinese markets has never diminished, providing hope that business between west to east will continue to increase in the future.

Article | December 13, 2011 - 1:58pm

On 13 December, the European Parliament endosed the plan under which the international nuclear fusion research project ITER will receive €1.3 billion from the EU budget for 2012 and 2013.

Article | December 12, 2011 - 4:55pm

Minister defends government policy in Tibet.

Article | December 11, 2011 - 1:49pm

Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz said that Turkey and China are two countries garnering global attention mainly due to their growing economies. He was speaking at a signing ceremony of the Salt Lake Underground Natural Gas Storage Project held at Ankara's Rixos Hotel, Zaman reported. 

Article | December 10, 2011 - 10:55am

The Chinese-EU relationship has been at times quite rocky. Some critics still say that there is still European apprehension for the ever increasing Chinese presence on the continent. China is still Europe’s largest trading partner, which had a trade surplus with Europe of €160-€180 billion in 2011, and it overtook Germany as the...

Article | December 7, 2011 - 11:53am

The European Union is suffering from the worst financial crisis since World War II; despite this, its investment growth in the Chinese market has surged, especially in the energy sector, specifically focusing on renewable energy.

Article | November 25, 2011 - 4:32pm

The EU has indicated its willingness to help out in the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea and play a vital role in the mediation procedure.

Article | November 25, 2011 - 4:30pm

EUROFER (the European Steel Association) filed an anti-dumping complaint with the European Commission citing evidence that organic coated steel imported from China is being sold at dumped prices, thereby causing significant injury to the EU steel industry.

Article | November 24, 2011 - 3:46pm

The UN Climate Change Conference, which starts on 28 November in Durban, South Africa, should agree on a road map and deadline for finalising a comprehensive and legally binding global framework for climate action.

Article | November 18, 2011 - 3:42pm

Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard and International Co-operation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis response Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva have addressed the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report: Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate-change adaptation...