Chinese inflation drops in June
China's consumer-price index has dropped to 2.3 percent in June, down from 2.5 percent in May, China's National Bureau of Statistics announced on Wednesday.The rise in inflation fell just short of the...
View ArticleJapan PM's parliament speech wrong: Fraser
Malcolm Fraser has criticised the Japanese prime minister and US President Barack Obama for attacking China on Australian soil.The former Australian prime minister said Shinzo Abe should not have used...
View ArticleChinese court rules against Apple in patent case
US technology giant Apple has lost a lawsuit against a Chinese state regulator over patent rights to voice recognition software such as the iPhone's "Siri", a Beijing court said.The legal battle begun...
View ArticleChinese ambassador warns of chaos
China's ambassador to Britain warned on Wednesday of "chaos" in Hong Kong if pro-democracy campaigners go ahead with a plan to occupy the city centre and dismissed their calls for the public to...
View ArticlePM cops it for praising Japan WWII skills
China's official news agency has slammed Prime Minister Tony Abbott for praising Japan's World War II military prowess in his welcome to Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.Xinhua believes Mr Abbott's...
View ArticleAustralia's SIV scheme a target for money laundering
China’s state broadcaster CCTV has launched an extraordinary attack on one of the country’s most powerful government controlled financial institutions – the Bank of China, accusing it of money...
View ArticleNo more stimulus planned: Beijing
China's finance minister says the country is not planning any new stimulus measures and it is up to the United States to drive the global economy.Lou Jiwei said that leaders are satisfied with the...
View ArticleChina auto sales up 8.4% in H1
Car sales in China, the world's biggest car market, reached 11.68 million vehicles in the first half of 2014, an industry group says, up 8.4 per cent on last year.In June alone, sales rose 5.2 per cent...
View ArticlePM did not damage China relations: Cormann
Prime Minister Tony Abbott did not damage relations with China by praising the skill and honour of Japanese World War II troops, one of his senior ministers says.Mr Abbott expressed admiration for...
View ArticleChina's first-half auto sales up 8.4pc
Car sales in China, the world's biggest car market, reached 11.68 million vehicles in the first half of 2014, an industry group says, up 8.4 per cent on last year.In June alone, sales rose 5.2 per cent...
View ArticleChina's exports rise in June
Chinese exports rose 7.2 per cent year on year in June, better than 7 per cent growth in May, but lower than the 10.6 per cent growth forecast by economists surveyed by Reuters.Imports rose 5.5 per...
View ArticleGovt's zero-sum game with China: Plibersek
Federal opposition deputy leader Tanya Plibersek has accused the government of playing a "zero sum game" in its approach to foreign policy with China and Japan.Ms Plibersek says she was "dismayed" by...
View ArticleBank of China denies money laundering allegations
The Bank of China (BOC) has denied allegations by the country’s state broadcaster that it is illegally funnelling funds of the ultra-rich offshore in violation of the country’s strict capital...
View ArticleDiggers disagree with PM Japan praise: RSL
Many Australian diggers would disagree with Prime Minister Tony Abbott's praise for Japan's World War II military prowess, according to the head of the RSL.RSL president Rear Admiral Ken Doolan says...
View ArticleChina's yuan a growing force
China's yuan is a growing force in global finance, more than doubling in use over the past year, according to a new study from the Institute of International Finance (IIF).Although its use in the...
View ArticleThe dirty money of China's filthy rich
EconomyChinaPeter CaiEarlier this week, China’s state broadcaster CCTV launched a blistering attack on one of the country’s most powerful government-owned financial institutions, the Bank of China,...
View ArticleSymantec in talks with Beijing after software ban
US security software maker Symantec Corp said it is holding discussions with authorities in Beijing after a state-controlled Chinese newspaper reported that the Ministry of Public Security had banned...
View ArticleSamsung investigates child labour claims
Samsung Electronics Co says it is "urgently" investigating allegations that one of its suppliers in China employed children and underage students.China Labor Watch (CLW) said on Thursday the supplier,...
View ArticleChinese anti-corruption campaign nets national political advisor
A former deputy Communist Party chief in Xinjiang has been expelled from the Communist Party for suspected bribe taking and committing adultery, China’s top anti-corruption body said on Friday. Yang...
View ArticleChinese says iPhone a security concern
China's influential state broadcaster on Friday called a location-tracking function offered by Apple Inc.'s iPhone a "national security concern," in the latest sign of a backlash in the country against...
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