BEIJING, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- China, seeking to expand ties with Nepal, gave a red-carpet welcome to its prime minister and agreed to a more cooperative bilateral partnership.

China must face the undertows of inflation, protectionism and inequality next year.

China and Southeast Asia establish the world's biggest free trade area (FTA) on Friday, liberalising billions of dollars in goods and investments.

China and Southeast Asia establish the world's biggest free trade area (FTA) on Friday, liberalising billions of dollars in goods and investments.

China and South East Asia establish the world's biggest free trade area on Friday, liberalising billions of dollars in goods and investments covering a market of 1.7 billion consumers.

China and South East Asia establish the world's biggest free trade area on Friday, liberalising billions of dollars in goods and investments covering a market of 1.7 billion consumers.

SHANGHAI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - China has issued its first batch of coal export quotas for 2010 at 25.5 million tonnes, expected to account for about half of total quotas for the year, trade sources said on Wednesday.

China and Southeast Asia establish the world's biggest free trade area (FTA) on Friday, liberalising billions of dollars in goods and investments covering a market of 1.7 billion consumers.

China and Southeast Asia establish the world's biggest free trade area (FTA) on Friday, liberalising billions of dollars in goods and investments covering a market of 1.7 billion consumers.

The establishment of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (FTA), which is a significant event in Asia, will exert a deep influence on bilateral relations between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a renowned Singapore scholar has said. In a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua, Tan Khee Giap, Chair of the Singapore National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, said ...