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EU and Russia agree to 'early warning' setup on energy cuts

Business | Energy
2009-11-17

THE European Union and Russia yesterday agreed to an "early warning" mechanism to shield Europe from potential energy supply cuts and protect consumers in the event of a repeat of last year's Russia-Ukraine gas dispute. ...

G8 mostly skips UN hunger summit, scepticism rife

World
2009-11-16

GOVERNMENT leaders and officials meet in Rome today for a three-day UN summit on how to fight global hunger, but anti-poverty campaigners are already writing off the event as a missed opportunity. With the world's...

EU firms remain committed to China

Business | Foreign investment
2009-10-30

EUROPEAN companies are confident of China's economic outlook and won't withdraw or reduce their investment in the country because of the global financial crisis, said Joerg Wuttke, president of the European Union...

EU business group asks China to push reforms

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-9-3

CHINA needs to open up more and carry out fundamental reforms to maintain its attractiveness as an investment destination for European countries, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China said yesterday. The...

Wheeling and dealing in the EU

Opinion | Chinese perspectives
2009-8-18

LAST month, the European Union (EU) launched a series of anti-dumping actions against Chinese products, covering steel wire rod, seamless steel tubes, sodium gluconate, steel cables and aluminum road wheels. With...

US to launch US$15 billion food initiative at G8

World
2009-7-10

WORLD leaders met today with African nations before an expected announcement of a new food security proposal that represents a fundamental shift in the way the West tackles world hunger, taking wisdom from the old...

G8 welcomes developing states, eyes climate, trade

World
2009-7-9

LEADERS of the world's richest and main developing nations meet today to try to find common ground on global warming and international trade, with the poorer countries seeking concessions. US President Barack...

G8 stresses need for stimulus as economy is still too shaky

World
2009-7-9

WORLD leaders agreed that the global economy is too unstable to begin rolling back massive fiscal stimulus plans in the near future, according to a draft of the Group of Eight statement on the world economy obtained...

G8 summit skips dollar debate,aims lower on climate

World
2009-7-8

G8 leaders have failed to get emerging powers to agree climate change goals for 2050 and conclusions from their summit will not directly refer to a sensitive debate about the domination of the dollar. Draft documents...

Hu leaves for leaders' dialogue between G8, emerging economies

National
2009-7-5

CHINESE President Hu Jintao left Beijing today for a meeting between the leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) and five emerging economies (China, India, Brazil, South Africa and Mexico) from July 8 to 10 in L'Aquila,...