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The article discusses efforts by China to deepen economic ties with its regional neighbors through tens of billions of dollars in infrastructure investment in pipelines, railways, roads, and ports. The undertaking furthers Chinese President Xi Jinping's ambition to make China the top economic actor in the Asia-Pacific region. Details are presented about infrastructure development in the city of Horgos.

The article reports that China's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 8.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the same period of 2010. It is noted that this rate of economic development, while higher than that of many countries, is below China's rate of GDP growth since the 1980s. Implications of a slower rate of Chinese growth on international economic conditions are considered.

The article focuses on a currency agreement between China and Japan that will give the Chinese yuan a greater role in international trade. It states that Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced a series of deals that promote direct yuan-yen trade rather than converting currencies initially to U.S. dollars. It mentions that the U.S. government has encouraged China to seek an enhanced role for the yuan in hopes that China would in turn revamp its financial sector policies.

The article reports that the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korea have agreed to complete a free-trade agreement by November 2010. A preliminary trade pact reached in 2007 was never approved by the U.S. Congress. Obama is hopeful that a revised edition of that agreement will gain Congressional assent.

The article reports that the Group of 20 (G-20) economic summit conference of countries with large economies is near an agreement by which member nations would be required to submit their economic policies to a review by the group. The G-20 will also become a permanent international organization for economic cooperation, replacing the Group of Eight, a change sought by the G-20 members who are developing countries such as Brazil and China.

The article reports that U.S. President George W. Bush asked Congress to formally approve a trade agreement with Colombia. Congress has 90 days to vote on the measure, which faces significant Democratic party opposition, including presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. Analysts note voters are increasingly skeptical of U.S. free trade policies as the economy slides into a 2008 recession.

The article focuses on an increase in the number of companies around the world that are getting financial bailouts from sovereign wealth funds in countries including China, Saudi Arabia and Singapore in 2007. Concerns that the foreign investments could lead to political problems between nations are discussed.

The article discusses the International Monetary Fund's spring meeting, at which world finance ministers will consider ways to handle the fund's financial crisis and decide what its future role will be. Because many countries have paid their loans back early, the IMF's loan portfolio is the smallest it has been since the 1980s. A graph depicting the amount outstanding on IMF loans is presented. This means that the fund has less control over global economic policy and less interest income.

The article discusses a trade agreement between the U.S. and China which negates tariffs on a variety of technological products, how this impacts Chinese U.S. relations, and additional trade negotiations between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama.

The article offers world news briefs as of May 19, 2014 on topics including China's push for new trade zone called the Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP), Swiss voters' rejection of the Minimum Wage Initiative, proposed by the Swiss Trades Union Confederation, and the death of Laos' defense and deputy prime minister Douangchay Phichit and several others in an airplane crash on May 17, 2014.

The article discusses China's willingness to open more of its government market to foreign firms, the World Trade Organization's (WTO's) Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), and the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT).

The article reports on the approach of an economic summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama, discussing changing economic conditions in both the U.S. and China as well as Xi's attempt to restore U.S. investors' confidence in Chinese financial markets.

The article looks at foreign trade relations between China and Japan as of March 2013, reporting on comments by the head of the Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp., Gao Xiqing, accusing the Japanese government of devaluing the yen Japanese currency to gain a trade advantage.

The article reports that despite an ongoing diplomatic dispute involving Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, China and the U.S. concluded a two-day economic meeting on May 4, 2012 with agreements in several areas including China's need to increase its domestic consumption, and exports of high-technology goods from the U.S.

The article discusses economic talks held between U.S. and Chinese officials in Beijing, China in May, 2012, and notes several indications of China's willingness to consider economic reforms such as restrictions on export assistance for government-owned companies.

The article discusses a visit in January 2012 to China by U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner aimed at getting China to join with the U.S. and Europe on a proposed embargo on oil from Iran, and notes that China is unlikely to offer much cooperation.

This section offers news briefs related to finance in Asia as of November 2011 including one on the decision of the Chinese government to not accept the offers of European countries to invest in its bonds as well as one on the impact of the continuous rise of the value of yen and the debt crisis in Europe on Japan's economy.

The article reports on the growing tensions between the U.S. and China over the speed of the Chinese yuan's appreciation.

This article reports on the setback faced by Group of 20 countries in their efforts to boost global economic growth.

The article reports on the call by Chinese President Hu Jintao for the U.S. and China to forge a framework of broader and stronger economic cooperation.

The article focuses on the U.S. government's completion of several energy-related deals between the country and Chinese companies prior to the arrival of Chinese President Hu Jintao.

The article reports that the U.S. is asking China to agree to deals, including those for auto parts, beef and agricultural goods, to establish goodwill.

This article reports on a conference that will be co-hosted by the South Korean government with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to yield discussions about the growing importance of Asia in the world economy.

The article reports on the decision of world leaders to set aside their differences on economic issues and minimize disagreement during the meeting of the Group of Eight (G-8) in Huntsville, Ontario on June 25, 2010.

The article reports on the opposition expressed by World Bank chief economist Justin Yifu Lin to the forced appreciation in value of the Chinese yuan to rebalance the global economy. Lin stated that the appreciation of yuan can hamper the global economic recovery. His stance contrasts with the call of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and officials from the U.S. and Europe for China to allow its currency to appreciate in order to improve its domestic consumption and reduce reliance on exports. Lin emphasized the need to reform economic structure.

The article reports on the state of negotiations on Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2009. According to Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, his country aims to finish negotiating in 2010. The main obstacle to Russia's entry into the WTO is the fact that it wants to join the WTO with Kazakhstan and Belarus.

This article states that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Union (EU) have reached agreement on loans for Latvia to help the country survives recession in 2009. The IMF and the EU have agreed to loan Latvia of 2 billion U.S. dollars. The IMF and EU is prodding Latvia's government to cut its budget deficit to sustainable levels. It is expected that Latvia's economy will contract by 18% in 2009.

This article reports on the admission of Kosovo by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) despite active opposition from Serbia and Russia. The opposition from Serbia and Russia stems from the unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo in 2008. The U.S., France, Germany and Great Britain supported Kosovo's IMF membership bid.

This article deals with the effort by developing countries to secure larger influence at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The support by Brazil, Russia and China for the IMF to issue its first bonds is part of the goal of securing larger influence at IMF. The three countries have expressed their willingness to contribute to the quadrupling of IMF assets to $1 trillion.

This article reports on the new challenges facing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after leaders of the G-20 decided to increase the assets of the IMF to $1 trillion during a summit in Great Britain. The IMF is tasked to bailout troubled economies and prevent another recession from happening. The author cites that the task of the IMF is politically sensitive as it involves decisions that impact the economy of countries. Brazilian finance minister said that even some rich countries are allowing IMF to review their financial systems.

This article states that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is lining up Brazil, China and Russia as potential buyers for its plans for first bond offering. The three countries which collectively are called BRIC countries have met to discuss and craft a common position on terms they want to see fom such an offering. The offering is intended to build IMF a $1 trillion asset. It is expected that China will buy $40 billion of the bonds from IMF.

The article reports on the global plan being put up by the U.S. and Great Britain to provide funds to fight the sharpest contraction in global trade since the Great Depression. Government officials in both countries plan to reveal the initiative at the summit of the leaders of the world's biggest economic powers in London, England. According to the article, the initiative shows the efforts of U.S. President Barack Obama to position himself on trade issues.

This article reports on the call by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new system of government oversight of hedge funds, private-equity firms and other financial companies whose failure poses a major risk to the global economy. The IMF has also called for a widening of the scope of international financial regulation. The IMF is suggesting a binding code of conduct across nations. The call by the IMF is aimed at influencing the scheduled April 2009 summit of Group of 20 leading economies.