ASIA’S export-dependent economies have been plunged into their worst crisis in decades as the global recession saps demand for the region’s consumer electronics, cars and semiconductors.

If China continues to force excess capacity onto a struggling world, it could result in a trade war.

Beijing - China's economy is showing signs of recovering even though the impacts of the global crisis are still being felt, according to a senior planning official, as he promised to steer clear of protectionism.

February 28, 2009: China has apparently sold some of its new assault rifles (the Type 95) to Myanmar. Troops in that country have been seen carrying the Chinese weapon.

China's procurement delegation arrived here on Friday for their final leg of the four-nation Europe tour, sealing deals amounting to some 2 billion U.S. dollars in Britain to show the country's commitment to the world economy despite threats of gloomy recession. The event-packed visit in Britain has seen Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming having a working lunch with British Secretary for ...

ASIA’S export-dependent economies have been plunged into their worst crisis in decades as the global recession saps demand for the region’s consumer electronics, cars and semiconductors.

China's procurement delegation arrived here on Friday for their final leg of the four-nation Europe tour, sealing deals amounting to some 2 billion U.S. dollars in Britain to show the country's commitment to the world economy despite threats of gloomy recession.

SINGAPORE, Feb 28 — The United States can no longer be the world's customer, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as he pointed to the need for a rebalancing of how the global economy and countries operated. In an interview with the CNBC channel aired last night, he acknowledged that this could mean a shift away from Asia's current export-driven model. As consumption in the US comes down, ...

To mark the tenth anniversary of the highly successful Mine Ban Treaty, arms control experts are calling on President Obama to get in line with key U.S. allies and the international community by bringing the United States into the agreement.

BEIJING: This is not the coming out party that China envisaged. Just as China emerges as the largest exporter in the world, the global market collapses and the world turns to China to offer a reprieve. China’s export machine is in a stall.