Taiwan police use water cannons on crowd
Taiwan riot police have used water cannons to dislodge hundreds of demonstrators who stormed government headquarters, escalating a protest over a China trade pact that has seen parliament occupied for...
View ArticleFood exporters losing out in China
Australian farmers are in danger of losing their place at the table in China, with overall growth numbers for Australian food exports masking a sharp decline in market share that will require heavy...
View ArticleIron ore steadies at $US110
After a period of closely-watched volatility the iron ore price appears to have steadied at the $US110 mark, failing to chart a significant price movement in a week.For the last five sessions,...
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Putting China's dramatic transformation into perspective
EconomyChinaSteve KeenI have been to so many countries in the last decade that my carbon footprint is Yeti-size. But one country I haven’t been to for 32 years is the one I’m in now: China.What a...
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There will be no Minsky moment for China
EconomyChinaPeter CaiIt has become fashionable lately to borrow American financial crisis lexicons such as 'Lehman Moment' or 'Minsky moment' to describe the dark cloud hanging over China’s economy....
View ArticleJPMorgan Chase exec resigns
One of JPMorgan Chase's top Chinese executives will resign, according to a bank memo, as regulators investigate whether the financial giant violated anti-bribery laws in Asia.Fang Fang, who served as...
View ArticleGeopolitics lurks amid the MH370 tragedy
EconomyChinaJohn LeeFor idealists, the 25 or so nations searching for any debris from the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is a rare example of international cooperation in the face of a...
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China sends Alibaba reeling with a regulatory king hit
EconomyChinaPeter CaiA visitor talks with an employee at the stand of Alibaba.com.cn during an exhibition in Shanghai, China, 6 November 2012. (AAP Newswire)China’s fast growing internet finance...
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China debates the TPP
EconomyChinaPaul BowlesEast Asia ForumA host of issues continue to plague Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations.Constant reminders of how difficult these issues are to conclude come from actors...
View ArticleChanges to RMB could benefit Aust: RBA
The internationalisation of the renminbi could be as transformative for global capital markets as the opening up of China's borders was for the global trading system, Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy...
View ArticleChinese leader arrives on French trip
France has rolled out the red carpet for China's leader as he arrived for a nostalgia-tinged trip due to be dominated by the signing of scores of business deals.President Xi Jinping and his glamorous...
View ArticleMichelle Obama touts education in China
US First Lady Michelle Obama has promoted ethnic equality, the civil rights movement and religious freedom in China, raising the sensitive issues on a tour meant to avoid politics."In America, we...
View ArticleThe Marines are coming to Darwin
The United States is sending 1,150 Marines to Australia in April, bolstering the roughly 200-member force already in Darwin.The reinforcements are part of a planned deployment of up to 2,500 US Marines...
View ArticleTop JPMorgan China exec leaves amid probes
One of JPMorgan Chase's top Chinese executives will resign, according to a bank memo, as regulators investigate whether the financial giant violated anti-bribery laws in Asia.Fang Fang, who served as...
View ArticleChina oil giants enjoy profit rise
China's major onshore oil firms Sinopec and PetroChina say profits rose in 2013, despite weakness in the world's second largest economy.Sinopec -- a listed unit of China Petrochemical Corp -- saw net...
View ArticleShenzhen ends first year with carbon surplus
Companies covered by the carbon emissions trading scheme in China's fast growing city of Shenzhen saw a surplus of 3 million permits in the first year of the market, vice mayor Tang Jie said, meaning...
View ArticleShadow banking a risk for China: RBA
The Reserve Bank of Australia has warned that the recent rise in bank profits in China could be undermined by the risks presented by the non-bank lending, or 'shadow lending' that takes place in the...
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Reforming China’s lumbering state giants
EconomyChinaPeter CaiOne of the biggest stumbling blocks for economic reform in China is state-owned enterprises. Many of these companies are direct descendants of former government ministries like the...
View ArticleChina, France sign major business deals
Beijing and Paris have signed scores of deals worth 18 billion euros ($A27.35 billion) on the second day of a lavish state visit by the Chinese president, in what Francois Hollande said would bring...
View ArticleRussian, Chinese firms in $3b jet deal
Russian aerospace giant Sukhoi says it has signed a preliminary deal to sell 100 jumbo jets to a group of Chinese firms worth an estimated $US3.3 billion ($A3.61 billion).A Sukhoi spokesman said the...
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