India investigates Huawei hacking allegations
India has launched an investigation after a media report alleged that Chinese telecoms company Huawei had hacked into state-run telecoms carrier Bharat Sanchar Nigam, a senior government official...
View ArticleMicrosoft denies global censorship of China-related searches
Microsoft Corp has denied allegations that it was omitting websites from its Bing search engine results for users outside China after a Chinese rights group said the US firm was censoring material the...
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Chinese History X
EconomyChinaPeter CaiChinese Peoples' Liberation Army soldiers performing honour guard duties stand at attention with red ceremonial flags, 06 June 2001 in Beijing. [AFP PHOTO/Stephen SHAVER]Since the...
View ArticleChinese banks profits set to slip: ratings agency
The profitability Of Chinese banks is set to slip further this year according to Standard & Poor's.In a report released today, the ratings agency forecast a deterioration in Chinese bank's loan...
View ArticleChina auto sales up 6% in Jan
China's auto sales rose 6.0 per cent year-on-year in January to a record high for any month thanks to strong car sales before the Chinese New Year holiday.A total of 2.16 million vehicles were sold in...
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Closing the door on sex and the city
EconomyChinaPeter CaiPolice officers escort suspected prostitutes and their customers out of a hotel during a campaign to crack down on prostitution in Dongguan city, south Chinas Guangdong province, 9...
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Chinese private investors are a big deal
EconomyChinaAndrew Lumsden & Lizzie KnightCorrs ThinkingThe Third Plenum’s recognition of the significance of a vibrant private sector to the Chinese economy is likely to mean increased outbound...
View ArticleNanjing seeks UNESCO listing for massacre
Documents related to the Nanjing Massacre are being submitted for inclusion on a UNESCO list by authorities in the Chinese city after uproar over a Japanese bid to include suicide pilots' farewell...
View ArticleBishop not fazed by Chinese navy exercise
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says she doesn't have security concerns about China staging navy exercises south of Indonesia because they took place in international waters.It's believed to be the first...
View ArticleChinese inflation lifts in Jan
Chinese inflation rose in January, slightly more than expected, official data shows.The country's consumer price index rose 2.5 per cent compared with a year earlier in January, the same pace as in...
View ArticleChina January inflation flat at 2.5%
China's inflation rate was steady at 2.5 per cent year-on-year in January, the government says.The consumer price index figure announced by the National Bureau of Statistics was unchanged from...
View ArticleKerry urges internet freedom in China
US Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed his support for online freedom in China during a meeting in Beijing with Chinese bloggers concerned about a crackdown by authorities on Internet...
View ArticleChina Construction Bank downplays financial stability risks
By Peter CaiThe chairman of China Construction Bank Corp, Wang Hongzhang, has downplayed concerns over the stability of the country’s financial system, saying the overall risk is modest.The bank, which...
View ArticleChina labels Kerry's call for internet freedom naive
China has criticised US Secretary of State John Kerry for his "naive" call for more internet freedom in the country, and wondered why his discussion with Chinese bloggers had not touched upon Edward...
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Australia has just given away its FTA bargaining chip
EconomyChinaPeter CaiAustralian Trade Minister Andrew Robb and his Korean counterpart, HE Yoon Sang-jick, Korea Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. (AAP...
View ArticleStrategy change for $600bn China fund
China Investment Corp is selling energy and commodity holdings while seeking to capitalise on recovering United States and European economies, a major shift in strategy for the $US600 billion ($A660...
View ArticleChina lifts US Treasury buys
China, the largest foreign owner of United States Treasury debt, ramped up its holdings of longer-term securities last year at the fastest pace in five years, showing no worries over the sharp rise in...
View ArticleAust-China FTA stalls: report
The federal government’s push to seal a free trade agreement with China before the end of the year is likely to end in failure, according to The Australian Financial Review.A strategy update from...
View ArticleSinodinos quells China fears
Assistant treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has moved to allay fears in China about Australia's foreign investment review process, The Australian reports.Speaking to an audience of Chinese bankers and trade...
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A fear of failure hangs over cautious Chinese investors
EconomyChinaPeter CaiChinese worker processes steel products at a factory in Qingdao city, east Chinas Shandong province. (Imaginechina)Australia’s mining sector has lost its darling status in the eyes...
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