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Chinese traders in South Africa
22/04/2012 - African news explained

Chinese traders in South Africa

The number of Chinese traders setting themselves up in southern Africa has spiked over recent years. However, many struggle to adapt to local customs and feel victimised by the authorities.

17/04/2012 - France

Sarkozy denies plan to build nuclear power station in Kadhafi's Libya

Incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday denied that France had plans to build a nuclear power station in Libya under Moamer Kadhafi, despite an agreement to negotiate such a deal signed in ...

23/02/2012 - France - China

France's Moët Hennessy to make red wine in China

Moët Hennessy, the wine and spirits arm of the French luxury group LVMH, will start producing a high-quality red wine in China in four to five years.

07/02/2012 - France

French trade deficit reaches record high for 2011

France has posted a record 69.6 billion euro trade deficit for 2011 although the trade gap for December alone showed a slight improvement at 4.99 billion euros, compared with 5.35 billion euros in ...

01/02/2012 - France - internet

French court fines Google maps for unfair trading

A French court has found Google guilty of abusing its monopoly position by offering Google Maps free of charge.

27/01/2012 - France - Turkey - Armenia

Armenian couple name baby Sarkozy as genocide bill row rumbles on

An Armenian couple have named their new-born baby Sarkozy as a tribute to the French parliament’s approval of a law making it illegal that genocide of Armenians took place in Turkey in ...

Ma Ying-jeou
14/01/2012 - Taiwan

Taiwan and Beijing get closer after Ma Ying-jeou reelected president

Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou was reelected Saturday with 51.6 per cent of the votes on a 90 per cent vote count.

21/12/2011 - Kenya

Kenya-Sudan relations on hold as court backs Beshir arrest warrant

The Kenyan government on Tuesday saw its hopes of restoring diplomatic and trade ties with Sudan knocked back after the Court of Appeal in Nairobi declined to quash an arrest warrant against ...

28/07/2011 - France - Germany

French fury over German food fair's foie gras ban

A diplomatic spat has blown up between France and Germany over a Cologne food fair’s decision to ban French foie gras, the fattened liver of ducks or geese.

19/07/2011 - Egypt

Egypt's new trade minister tells RFI he will not take office

Egypt’s new Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Fekri Abdel Wahab told RFI on Tuesday that he would not be taking office after all.

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