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Germany loses top exporter crown to China

MATT MOORE and GEIR MOULSON AP 02/09/2010
Germany loses top exporter crown to China

BERLIN — Germany's multi-year reign as the world's No. 1 exporter is officially over, with the crown formally passing to rising Asian power China after new figures showed that German exports slid by nearly a fifth in 2009, the biggest decline in 60 years.

Obama champions exports in overture to business

President Barack Obama on Wednesday launched a drive to double U.S. exports over the next five years in a move that reaches out to business groups and Republicans who have criticized his inaction on trade.

Japan Output Slumps for Fifth Month as Exports Tumble

Jason Clenfield Bloomberg 03/29/2009
China overtakes Germany as top world exporter

China and its population of 1.3 billion has overtaken Germany, population 82 million, as the world's top exporter, trade figures from the German national statistics office showed on Friday.

Japan Output Slumps for Fifth Month as Exports Tumble

Japanese makers of cars and electronics slashed production a fifth month in February, the longest losing streak since 2001, adding to evidence that the recession is deepening.

Woman accused of illegal export to China

NEDRA PICKLER AP 02/13/2009
 
Woman accused of illegal export to China

A Maryland woman was charged Friday with exporting miniature controls for small unmanned aircraft to China.