Britain, China sign yuan deal
Britain and China have signed a deal for the first clearing service for yuan trading outside of Asia, the UK government says.The move would make yuan, or renminbi, transactions in London's financial...
View ArticleChina's rare earth limits break rules: WTO
China has broken the rules of global commerce by restricting exports of rare earths, tungsten and molybdenum, a move that benefited domestic industries, a World Trade Organisation panel says.A WTO...
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When it comes to China, size matters
EconomyChinaSteven BarnettMorning commuters swarm through a major subway interchange station in downtown Shanghai, China on 15 July 2009. AAP/EPA/QILAI SHENMongolia’s economy grew nearly 12 per cent...
View ArticleCitic Group to list in Hong Kong
China's Citic Group is planning to list shares in Hong Kong, a move that will give overseas investors rare access to one of China's largest and most prestigious state-owned companies.The planned...
View ArticleAbbott dismisses China threat
China's expanding military capacity is a normal part of economic growth and should not be seen as a threat, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says.China this month announced its annual military budget would...
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A foreign injection will drive China forward
EconomyChinaPeter CaiIn the dying days of the Qing Empire (1644 to 1912), Sir Robert Hart, an Ulsterman, was running China’s Imperial Maritime Customs Service. It was clean, efficient and, most...
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Why China is unlikely to have a 'Lehman moment'
EconomyChinaStephen GrenvilleLowy InterpreterFinancial markets are worried about the Chinese financial sector, with some even talking about the possibility of a 'Lehman moment', which would set off a...
View ArticleHyundai to build fourth China plant
South Korea's largest carmaker Hyundai Motor says it will sign a preliminary agreement to build a fourth plant in China, as it looks to expand in the world's biggest car market.Chairman Chung Mong-Koo...
View ArticleChina's ICBC 2013 net profit up 10.2%
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the country's biggest lender by assets, says its net profit rose 10.2 per cent last year, amid "still-complicated" global economic situation.The bank, a...
View ArticleChina defends death penalty after report
China has defended the death penalty as a traditional deterrent, after a report said its annual executions has again far exceeded the rest of the world's combined.Beijing judicially put to death...
View ArticleAust and China bond over plane search
The global efforts to search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane appear to have contributed to warming Australian and Chinese relations.Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is in Geneva for a nuclear...
View ArticleChina-Malaysia tourism hit by MH370
A major Chinese tour operator is breaking ties and cancelling bookings with Malaysia Airlines while another is seeing country reservations drop as travellers grow wary after Flight MH370's...
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Chinese homebuyer alarm is a case of deja vu
EconomyChinaPeter CaiIn the 1980s, Australians were concerned about Japanese investment entering the country, and in particular real estate in Queensland, which culminated in the “Heart of the Nation”...
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The fog of censorship in China’s media
EconomyChinaPeter CaiAt a renewable energy conference last week in Shenzhen, Chinese vice premier Ma Kai brandished a copy of Caixin’s Century Weekly magazine and told the audience that if they wanted...
View ArticleChina tycoon bids for House of Fraser
Chinese businessman Yuan Yafei has launched a surprise takeover bid for British department store chain House of Fraser worth STG450 million ($A811.47 million), media reports say.Sanpower, a...
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Embracing China as number one
EconomyChinaShiro ArmstrongEast Asia ForumChina is Australia’s most important economic partner. That is true now and it is only likely to become more so in the future.In January Australia’s foreign...
View ArticleBad loans spike in Chinese banks
China’s five biggest banks collectively wrote off RMB59 billion ($US9.5bn) in debts that could not be collected in 2013, representing a 127 per cent increase on the previous year, The Financial Times...
View ArticleWukan set for new elections
A Chinese village which held landmark democratic elections after it rebelled against Communist Party officials is heading to the polls again, but there are fears that local authorities are reasserting...
View ArticleMH370 puzzle spurs China to mull enhanced monitoring capabilities
Beijing is reportedly mulling plans to install a comprehensive global monitoring network, in the wake of the frustrating search for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370.According to the South China...
View ArticleSA premier to visit China with PM
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill is to join the prime minister's business delegation to visit China next month.Mr Weatherill says he will join the delegation on April 10 and 11 and is in the...
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