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China puts tech bill that concerns West on hold: U.S. official

March 13, 2015 admin annual-session, cairo, chinese, congress, krista-hughes, love, naguib-sawiris, river, said-the-bill, sawiris, speaks-during, telecom

By Krista Hughes WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China has put a hold on a draft counter-terrorism law that would require technology firms to hand over sensitive information to government officials, a senior U.S. official said in a good sign for Western businesses who saw the rule as a major impediment to working in the world’s second largest economy

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Online shopping spotlights trade wishes for small businesses

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By Krista Hughes WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Booming online shopping is turning more small businesses into exporters and pushing issues like duty-free limits and customs duties higher up the wish lists for upcoming free-trade deals. Retailer Colleen Rast, who sells new brand-name apparel and vintage collectibles through eBay and Amazon, was hit with a $150 customs bill when a New Zealand boutique returned a shipment with a retail value of $1,000.