Euro zone countries are working on a "comprehensive package" to solve the bloc's debt crisis which could be agreed by February or March.
Beijing on Wednesday asked Washington to assure the security of its financial assets in the country, as the US is likely to further press China to revalue the yuan during President Hu Jintao's visit there next week.
Sino-US economic ties benefit both sides: Geithner
Two top US Federal Reserve officials offered differing views on monetary policy on Tuesday, with one warning the Fed's ultra-easy stance may soon backfire, and the other saying he is comfortable with it.
UK businesses hope that China will continue opening its markets to foreign investors, said a senior British business leader as Vice-Premier Li Keqiang visits the country.
The top US product safety official said on Monday the agency has failed to persuade Chinese makers of defective drywall to compensate American homeowners, in a dispute that threatens to mar strained trade ties.
To hear a number of prominent economists tell it, it doesn't look good for the U.S. economy, not this year, not in 10 years.
To hear a number of prominent economists tell it, it doesn't look good for the US economy, not this year, not in 10 years.
Scotland and China signed a $10 million renewable energy technology licensing deal on Sunday, the Scottish government said, as Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang began a four-day state visit to Britain.
Shanghai overtook Singapore as the world's busiest container port in 2010, helped by continuing growth in Chinese trade and the business generated by the World Expo it hosted last year.
The US economy may finally be hitting its stride even if growth remains too weak to put a real dent in the nation's jobless rate.
Record high food prices are moving to the top of policymaker agendas, driven by fears it could stoke inflation, protectionism and unrest and dent consumer demand in key emerging economies.
Facebook is generating profits at a faster-than-expected rate, and will likely attract so many investors this year that it will have to disclose financial data similar to a publicly traded company by April 2012.