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Business SpectatorTechnologyHarrison PolitesOn today's blog:CEO Tim Cook tackles all of those burning Apple questions at #WSJDLive The 23 countries that are beating Australia at gender equality One...
View ArticleAlibaba chief tops Forbes China rich list
Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is China's richest person with a fortune of nearly $US20 billion ($A21.64 billion), as billionaires increase despite a slowdown in the country's economy,...
View ArticleChinese property loan growth moderates in Q3
Bank lending to China's property sector continued to grow at a slower pace in the third quarter of the year as the country's home market has cooled considerably since the beginning of this year....
View ArticleAlibaba eyes payments tie-up with Apple
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.— Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. , which recently raised US$25 billion in the world’s biggest initial public offering in the U.S., is interested in partnering with Apple Inc. in...
View ArticleSamsung’s primacy tested in China
SHANGHAI — Samsung Electronics Co. ’s attempt to stay on top of the fast-changing smartphone business will depend on winning back people like He Wenzong.The 30-year-old apparel-company employee and...
View ArticleStandard Chartered turns cautious as China’s economy slows
LONDON— Standard Chartered PLC said Tuesday that it is keeping a close eye on China’s slowing economy as it posted worse-than-expected third-quarter numbers and laid out plans to cut costs.The...
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Is China a leader or a laggard on Climate?
EconomyChinaDavid HolmesThe ConversationGreens senator Scott Ludlam’s prophecy that environment minister Greg Hunt has been directed to play solitaire for an entire term of office is so far holding up...
View ArticleThe reinvention of Rudd continues
EconomyChinaJames BowenLowy InterpreterRemember Kevin Rudd? The former prime minister might no longer be foremost in Australian minds — particularly in a period in which a more historically significant...
View ArticleFormer Chinese military vice-chair admits 'huge bribes'
A retired general ensnared in a high-profile corruption drive launched by Chinese Communist chief Xi Jinping has admitted taking "extremely huge" bribes in return for army promotions, state media...
View ArticleAust should join China bank: Raby
Australia made a mistake in not signing up to a new Chinese-led Asian investment bank, said Geoff Raby, a former Australian ambassador to China.Australia’s decision to refuse to join as a foundation...
View ArticleAfter Alibaba, Xiaomi lures 29 banks for loan
Bankers still feeling the buzz of Alibaba Group ’s blockbuster listing last month have been casting around for the next big tech deal out of China. If the appetite by creditors to lend to Xiaomi Inc....
View ArticleChina to open bank card clearing market
China is set to open its bank card clearing market to both domestic and foreign investors, as part of its effort to open up its financial sector. The State Council, the nation's cabinet, said in a...
View ArticleKeating warns on China snub
Australia’s relationship with key trading partner China could be strained by a decision from the Abbott government to reject an offer to be a founding member of the Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure...
View ArticleHong Kong's protesters will be tomorrow's leaders
EconomyChinaAntony DapiranThere is one thing that Australian politicians as diverse as Tony Abbott, Julia Gillard, Peter Costello and Lindsay Tanner, among many others, all have in common: they all cut...
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China has nipped Bitcoin in the bud
EconomyChinaFergus RyanIn the year 2000, Bill Clinton famously quipped that trying to control the internet in China would be like "trying to nail Jello to a wall".Fourteen years later and, for the most...
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Business SpectatorIndustriesHarrison PolitesOn today's blog:Why educate when it's so much easier to scare? Glen Stevens is not the RBA’s longest speaker The all-important Yammering Index is finally...
View ArticleChina lenders record weaker profit growth as economy slows
BEIJING—Net profits at China’s major lenders grew at a sluggish pace in the third quarter and bad loans climbed as the world’s second-largest economy lost momentum.The outlook for China’s banking...
View ArticleHuawei’s Chen: Advanced tech can help us enter the U.S. market
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—Huawei Technologies Co., which has been effectively shut out of the U.S. telecommunications-equipment market on security concerns, hopes that investments in advanced technology...
View ArticleLenovo completes Motorola acquisition
Lenovo Group Ltd. said Thursday it has completed its US$2.91 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, as the world’s largest personal-computer maker continues its expansion in the global smartphone...
View ArticleBad loans rise at China's four largest banks
Sour loans on the books of China's biggest banks have risen 22 per cent since the start of the year, as slowing economic growth and overcapacity in a number of industries take an increasing toll on the...
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