The organizing committee of the China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) has relaxed application procedures for next week's event after companies were inconvenienced by tougher measures earlier this year. Prospective exhibitors are no longer required to produce documentation proving they do not have criminal records when applying to attend the 104th...
Ryder System Inc. last week said it has agreed to purchase niche Canadian logistics service providers CRSA Logistics and Transpacific Container Terminal Ltd. for an undisclosed amount. The deal is the Miami-based company's first since industry veteran John Williford took over its $3 billion Supply Chain Solutions unit in late June with a mandate...
An International Trade Commission report released Oct. 7 found that U.S. beef processors and cattle ranchers are losing billions of dollars a year in export opportunities due to inconsistent animal health and food safety regulations applied by overseas markets. The U.S. federal fact-finding agency's report, which was requested by the Senate Finance Co...
The European Union (EU) on Tuesday named Catherine Ashton, former leader of the British House of Lords, as the new commissioner for the powerful portfolio of external trade affairs. The appointment followed the departure of Peter Mandelson to return to the British cabinet as Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. The Eu...
China will carry out its responsibilities in global efforts to conquer the economic meltdown, Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang said in Beijing Tuesday. In a meeting with Christian Wulff, Prime Minister of Germany's state of Lower Saxony, Zhang said the economic meltdown in the United States not only cast a shadow on Europe, but also influenced China. If...
China National Bluestar Group Corp (Bluestar) yesterday said it completed a stake transfer with Blackstone Group, in which the US private equity paid $600 million for a 20 percent stake. Blackstone agreed on the deal in September last year. The latest move is its first major investment in China. Bluestar is a subsidiary of China National Chemical Co...
China National Chemical Corporation(ChemChina) announced Monday that China Bluestar (Group) Co. Ltd., its joint venture in Beijing with the Blackstone Group, has officially launched. Bluestar, one of ChemChina's subsidiary company groups, will be transformed into a Sino-foreign joint venture. U.S.-based Blackstone is putting 600 million U.S. dollars i...
China and its top trading partner EU have managed in the latest ministerial level dialogue to draw a roadmap to more business opportunities and less restrictions on bilateral trade and investment. The two sides also make commitments on working together to push the Doha round forward. The meeting took place when world economies are grappling with their ...
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