 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| . |  |
. |
 by Staff Writers Beijing (AFP) Oct 25, 2019
China said Friday it would increase its trade with Brazil, as it seeks to balance the impact of a protracted trade war with the US. President Xi Jinping and Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro reaffirmed ties on Friday during the Brazilian leader's first official visit to China. "China is willing to import more high-quality goods and high value-added goods from Brazil that meet Chinese market needs," said state-run CCTV, quoting Xi. Brazil and China expect to "promote the diversified growth of bilateral agricultural product exports" through agreements between the customs and agriculture authorities of the two countries, according to a joint statement by Xi and Bolsonaro. China is already Brazil's largest trading partner for both exports and imports, according to data from Brazil's trade ministry. With a trade war raging between Washington and Beijing, China's imports of US farm goods fell from $19.5 billion in 2017 to just over $9 billion last year, creating a shortfall between supply and demand for key products like soy. Brazil is already China's biggest source of soy imports, according to agriculture data provider Trase. Brazilian and Chinese leaders emphasised continued cooperation between emerging economies in the face of protectionism worldwide. "The world is facing serious challenges from unilateralism and protectionism, putting pressure on major economies as uncertainty and instability are on the rise," Chinese vice premier Hu Chunhua said at a morning business forum attended by Bolsonaro, who also met with Premier Li Keqiang later in the day. "China and Brazil, as two major economies, should increase communication and cooperation to face these challenges and realize shared development," Hu said.
Austrian railways say night train bookings on increase Vienna (AFP) Oct 23, 2019 Austria's state rail operator, OeBB, said Wednesday that ticket sales for its long-distance night services were up substantially this year, as more and more passengers choose train travel as a more ecological alternative to flying. OeBB, one of Europe's leading operators of night rail services, said in a statement that bookings on both its regular seated and sleeper night trains were up 11 percent year-on-year in the period until mid-October. With prices for seats alone as low as 19 euros ($21 ... read more
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us. |
del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
Google
