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View ArticleHow much will a Grexit cost Asian currencies?
EconomyChinaWill HickeyAsia PathwaysAlready driving a housing bubble in all major Asian cities from Seoul to Jakarta, significant hot money inflows are what Hong Kong, China and Singapore seek to...
View ArticleChinese fruit fraud hurting Aussie growers
Chinese counterfeiters are passing off Chinese grown fruit as Australian according to the peak body of Australian citrus farmers.Citrus Australia says the counterfeiters are getting premium prices for...
View ArticleChinese vice finance minister denies QE plan
Chinese Deputy Finance Minister Zhu Guanyao has denied market speculation that Beijing is about to embark on a 3 trillion yuan debt swap deal.Zhu says the government will soon release the details...
View ArticleChina’s antigraft drive exposes military risks
BEIJING—A drive against corruption in China’s military that has taken down at least 30 generals is exposing a problem that insiders and experts say could severely hamper the armed forces’ ability to...
View ArticleChina prepares mergers for big SOEs
BEIJING—China’s leadership is preparing to radically consolidate the country’s bloated state-owned sector, telling thousands of enterprises they need to rely less on state life support and get ready to...
View ArticleChina heightens scrutiny of New Zealand infant formula imports
BEIJING—Chinese authorities are heightening scrutiny of New Zealand infant formula imports following a safety threat that sparked concerns over shipments from one of China’s biggest dairy...
View ArticleChina business news digest
EconomyChinaStaff ReporterClick here to subscribe to the China Spectator daily newsletter.Your daily digest of the biggest business news in China, translated and summarized every day. China Spectator...
View ArticleAvoiding China's debt downfall
EconomyChinaPeter CaiClick here to subscribe to the China Spectator daily newsletter.Managing China’s opaque local government debt problem is without doubt one of the biggest challenges for Beijing....
View ArticleChina likely to roll out deposit insurance, free up rates in 2015
China should be able to roll out its planned bank deposit insurance program by the end of June and may remove all controls on interest rates by the end of this year, central bank Governor Zhou...
View ArticleChina wants yuan on IMF's SDR list soon
China hopes that its currency can be included in the Special Drawing Rights created by the International Monetary Fund in the near future, Yi Gang, vice governor of the People's Bank of China said on...
View ArticleAt China’s NPC, karaoke goes quiet as austerity takes over
BEIJING—Not long ago, a clear sign that China’s politicians were in a late-night session was the warbling sound of karaoke notes.But as President Xi Jinping steps up his national campaign against waste...
View ArticleChina top judge apologizes for wrongful convictions
BEIJING—China’s top judge used a high-profile speech in Beijing to apologize for a spate of wrongful-conviction cases, part of an effort to shore up eroded public confidence in the country’s court...
View ArticleChina sees surge in court cases against polluters
BEIJING—Chinese courts heard almost nine times as many cases against polluters in 2014 than the year before, evidence of the government’s campaign to clean up China’s environment after years of lax...
View ArticleHK and Beijing airports in global top 10
Six Asian airports have made the list of the top 10 airports in the world, with Singapore's Changi Airport retaining the No.1 position for the third year running.Airports in South Korea, Japan, Hong...
View ArticleAustralia secures key China FTA clause
Trade Minister Andrew Robb has announced a significant breakthrough in Australia's free-trade agreement with major trading partner China.Mr Robb said Australia had secured the much-coveted 'most...
View ArticleChinese fraudsters are under a short microscope
EconomyChinaFergus RyanClick here to subscribe to the China Spectator daily newsletter.It’s not just frozen berries you have to worry about. This week, Australia’s peak body for citrus farmers got out...
View ArticleChina business news digest
EconomyChinaStaff ReporterClick here to subscribe to the China Spectator daily newsletter.Your daily digest of the biggest business news in China, translated and summarized every day. China Spectator...
View ArticleUK submits application to join AIIB
The UK officially lodged an application to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) yesterday, according to a statement from China's Ministry of Finance.The ministry said that the...
View ArticleAust rethinks on China development bank
A decision by Britain and New Zealand to join a China-led development bank has encouraged a rethink by Australia.The $57 billion Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is being promoted by China as a way...
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