Why economics doesn't explain China's FTA decision
EconomyChinaHugh WhiteLowy InterpreterMalcolm Cook and I have been debating why China has been willing to bless Tony Abbott with an FTA when Mr Abbott has so strongly opposed Beijing's political and...
View ArticleHopu’s big-ticket vision for Australia
Hopu might be a little-known name in Australia’s investment community before Paladin Energy unveils its $205 million capital raising on Monday, but the China-based private equity firm has a...
View ArticleChina approves four railway projects
China’s National Development and Reform Commission, the country’s economic planning agency, has just approved four more railway projects worth 66.2 billion yuan reports Caixin. The Commission has...
View ArticleChina business news digest
EconomyChinaStaff ReporterYour daily digest of the biggest business news in China, translated and summarized every day.China climate chief days emissions deal is about forcing structural change at...
View ArticleChinese beverage king eyes agribusiness opportunities in Australia
The chairman of one of China’s largest beverage companies has sought to allay fears about Chinese investment into Australia as he prepares to buy several farm properties near Melbourne.Zhu Xinli, a...
View ArticleCanada set to announce new immigrant investor plan
Canada is set to announce a new program that would enable some prospective immigrants to acquire residency visas by investing at least 1 million Canadian dollars ($890,000) in a venture-capital fund, a...
View ArticleChina business news digest
Your daily digest of the biggest business news in China, translated and summarized every day.Chinese central bank to meddle less in forex marketThe deputy governor of the Chinese central bank has said...
View ArticleChina needs to focus on quality of growth: senior official
One of China’s leading economic policy makers has urged the government to focus more on the quality of economic growth rather than the speed reports Caixin.According to the magazine, Liu Shijin, the...
View ArticleChinese central bank to meddle less in forex market
The deputy governor of the Chinese central bank has said Beijing has largely withdrawn from regular intervention in foreign exchange, allowing for more flexibility in the foreign exchange market...
View ArticleChinese dairy industry faces crisis as breeding stock quality declines
China’s dairy industry faces a crisis as the quality of its breeding stock deteriorates, reports the Economic Observer.Premium quality milk cows only make up 20 per cent of total stock in China and...
View ArticleChina's transport infrastructure soars in 2014
Beijing has invested over 1.9 trillion yuan in transport infrastructure projects during the first ten months of 2014, according to data from the Ministry of Transport.Investment in the railway sector...
View ArticleBeijing cracks down on government spending spree
China’s Ministry of Finance has denied accusations that the Chinese government is set to embark on an end of year ‘spending spree’ reports the Beijing Times.On Thursday, the official Xinhua News Agency...
View ArticleChinese provinces merge pension system
Three Chinese provinces have released detailed plans to merge their separate urban and rural pension systems into one provincial-level network in November reports the Economic Information...
View ArticleChina business news digest
EconomyChinaStaff ReporterYour daily digest of the biggest business news in China, translated and summarized every day.Chinese central bank to meddle less in forex marketThe deputy governor of the...
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The Week Ahead
EconomyAustralian NewsCraig James & Savanth SebastianLast big week of economic data for 2014One of the quirks of the economic calendar is that a barrage of data is released at the start of every...
View ArticleChina home prices fall in November
China's housing prices fell on a monthly basis for the seventh straight month in November, a survey showed.The average price of a new home in China's 100 major cities was 10,589 yuan ($1,736) per...
View ArticleChina drafts bank deposit insurance plan
China released a draft plan Sunday to set up a long-awaited bank deposit-insurance system -- a move designed to bring more disciplined risk-taking to the banking sector and pave the way for allowing...
View ArticleChina, Japan to destroy chemical weapons
China and Japan will on Monday begin the destruction of chemical weapons abandoned by Japan in northeast China at the end of World War II.An estimated 330,000 pieces of weaponry are buried in the...
View ArticleBritish MPs refused entry to Hong Kong
A group of British politicians investigating Britain's relations with Hong Kong have been told China will not allow them into the former colony.The Foreign Affairs Committee, a panel of MPs who...
View ArticleTaiwan premier resigns over landslide loss
Taiwan's premier has resigned after his Beijing-friendly ruling party suffered a landslide defeat at the island's biggest ever local elections.In a brief resignation speech on Saturday, Jiang Yi-huah...
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