New Chinese auto brand Qoros struggling to catch on
WUHAN, China—A new Chinese-Israeli car brand hoping to woo customers in China with a mix of quality and affordability is having a harder-than-expected time getting its name out, its top executive...
View ArticleWhat can we expect from Chinese property buyers in the next 12 months?
EconomyChinaMichael YangSince the historic days of the gold rush, Australia has become a go-to destination for Chinese migrants. The early days of 1855 saw more than 11,000 Chinese embark on a journey...
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Why Alibaba is storming rural China
EconomyChinaPeter CaiWhen Mao was leading a Communist insurrection against the Nationalist Chinese government in the 1920s and 30s, his basic strategy was to use the country’s vast countryside and...
View ArticleChina coal tariff may be gamesmanship: ANZ's Smith
ANZ chief executive Mike Smith has played down concerns about the slowdown in the Chinese economy, and suggested the recent moves by China to impose tariffs on coal imports could be part of...
View ArticleKorean unification: a rising cost for Beijing
EconomyChinaRobert E KellyLowy InterpreterRecently, I argued that China has a strong security interest in delaying Korean unification. At a Korean National Defense University (KNDU) panel event earlier...
View ArticleChina's coal tariff may be 'gamemanship': ANZ's Smith
Worries about a slowing Chinese economy and the negative impacts for Australia are unfounded, says the head of ANZ.Chief executive Mike Smith, who is leading the bank's push into Asia, says China's...
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EconomyAustralian NewsCliona O'DowdIs Guy Debelle right?Alan KohlerThe warnings from the Reserve Bank's assistant governor may have spooked some investors, but are they justified?A taste of the market...
View ArticleHK police clear part of protest site
Police partially cleared one of three pro-democracy protest sites in Hong Kong on Friday morning, as the two sides in the nearly three-week stand-off remained steadfast in their demands. But with the...
View ArticleChinese websites to target fake goods
More than 10 Chinese online retailers pledged Friday to co-operate with Beijing city departments to root out sellers of knock-off goods, amid pressure from the government and the public to clean up a...
View ArticleChina's central bank to inject fresh stimulus
China's central bank is planning to inject up to 200 billion yuan ($US32.8 billion) into about 20 large national and regional banks, according to banking executives briefed on the matter, in another...
View ArticleHong Kong's cyber battlefield
EconomyChinaSheldon WongThe past weekend saw the Occupy Central movement take a surreal turn, almost mutating into Occupy Tsim Sha Tsui as gangsters swelled the streets of this traditional triad turf...
View ArticleAustralianSuper to avoid China for two years
AustralianSuper is set to avoid major investments in China for the next two years as it awaits action from Beijing to deal with a potentially damaging credit bubble, The Australian Financial Review...
View ArticleForeign forces behind HK protests: leader
Hong Kong's embattled leader says "foreign forces" are at work in the pro-democracy movement that has paralysed parts of the city, as demonstrators accused police of using excessive violence during...
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The Ticker: Modern business life
Business SpectatorIndustriesHarrison PolitesOn today's blog:Four graphs on why Melbourne will bear the brunt of Grattan's gas warning Could Fairfax and Ten pull off a merger? Three things you need to...
View ArticleVolkswagen to recall 500,000 cars in China
Volkswagen's Chinese joint venture will recall more than 500,000 cars in China due to a defect in the rear axles, state media says.The German automaker, which has been in China since the 1980s, will...
View ArticleUS, China in candid exchanges
US Secretary of State John Kerry and a top Chinese official have had "candid exchanges" over several contentious issues dogging relations between Washington and Beijing.The pro-democracy protests in...
View ArticleTaiwan tests submarine-launched missiles
Taiwan's navy has successfully test-fired two anti-ship missiles from a submarine in the first such exercise since the weapons were acquired from the United States, local media reports.The Harpoon...
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Cashing in on China's e-commerce boom
EconomyChinaFergus RyanThe race is on for foreign retailers to crack the Chinese e-commerce market, but many of the smaller players are being left behind.Some big retailers, like Swedish retail giant...
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Don’t blame Chinese buyers for Australia’s real-estate boom
EconomyChinaJames LaurencesonLast week I argued that blaming Chinese money for the worsening real estate affordability in Australia was off the mark (The property bubble myth that refuses to die14...
View ArticleChina seeks our help chasing its corrupt cadres
China is pushing Australia to help track fugitives from its corruption crackdown as it has emerged that several of Beijing’s most-wanted — including the former head of the nation’s State Grid Corp —...
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