China's year in review: part two
EconomyChinaPeter CaiThis is the second article in a two-part series about the ten developments that have shaped China in 2014. To read about the first five developments, click here. 6. TerrorismChina...
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How Chinese farmers can reap more than they sow
EconomyChinaAidan LavinConsumer-driven organic farming practices in China have the potential to stem falling participation rates in the agriculture sector and help ensure the safety and sustainability...
View ArticleManufacturing activity contracts in China
China's manufacturing activity contracted in December, HSBC's closely watched purchasing managers' index shows, as the world's second-largest economy is buffeted by domestic headwinds.The British...
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An opportunity for Australian NGOs in China
EconomyChinaQian FangThere is no doubt that Australia and China are getting more involved in collaborations in the business sector, diplomatic dialogue as well as cultural exchange. However,...
View ArticleChina shares surge to highest point in over five years
Chinese markets started the year with a bang on Monday, with Shanghai ending at a more than five-year high as the benchmark was yanked higher by property and commodity stocks, while Shenzhen received a...
View ArticleChina ends rare earths export quotas
China ended a decade-old quota system limiting exports of rare-earth minerals that was at the center of a World Trade Organisation dispute which the country lost in 2013, industry officials said on...
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Russia and China’s tenuous strategic relationship
EconomyChinaRebecca FabriziEast Asia ForumChina is working to make the international order suit its interests better and put China front and centre in global affairs. Xi Jinping’s new diplomatic focus...
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Xi’s the man in 2014
EconomyChinaKerry BrownEast Asia ForumIt became clear in 2014 that Xi Jinping was the dominant leader of China. Even President Obama recognised this at the end of the year, stating that no recent...
View Article‘Don’t take sides’ in China-Japan islands conflict, says survey
The majority of Australians believe the nation should remain neutral in any armed conflict between China and Japan over the East China Sea islands and reject US requests for a military contribution...
View ArticleChina services PMI hits 3-month high
Activity in China's manufacturing sector has grown at its fastest pace in three months according to a private survey.The HSBC/Markit Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was 53.4 in December, up...
View ArticleBMW to pay subsidies to Chinese dealers
German carmaker BMW has agreed to offer 5.1 billion yuan ($A885 million) in subsidies to its Chinese dealers to help make up for losses from slowing sales, Bloomberg news agency reports.Quoting a top...
View ArticleThe cracks in China's political narrative
EconomyChinaJohn LeeIn an opinion piece for yesterday’s edition of The Australian, former Foreign Minister and New South Wales Premier Bob Carr warned against Australia getting involved in a conflict...
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The Chinese empire's burning peripheries
International NewsAsiaDavid Feith - WSJWall Street JournalChina’s paramount leader, Xi Jinping , frequently reiterates that China is pursuing “peaceful development.” On a trip to France last year, he...
View ArticleSheep farmers take hit as demand for hides falls
Australian and New Zealand farmers are having a tough time selling lambskins as China’s tanneries face slowing demand for the products, particularly from Russia, and as Beijing cracks down on some...
View ArticleChina Southern Airlines removes more executives amid investigation
HONG KONG— China Southern Airlines Co. said on Monday that it removed its chief financial officer and an executive vice president from their posts amid a police investigation.The move brings to four...
View ArticleToyota aims to sell 1.1 million cars in China in 2015
Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it aims to sell 1.1 million cars in China in 2015, resetting the target it missed last year amid industry wide slowing growth.Toyota said it sold 1.03 million cars in...
View ArticleChinese consumer confidence lifts in December
Chinese consumer sentiment improved in December, regaining some ground lost since its three-year low levels in October, according to a private survey.The Westpac-MNI China consumer sentiment indicator...
View ArticleJunior miners start 2015 with a bang
Junior miners are enjoying a strong start to 2015 as iron ore price gains help the stocks rebound after commodity equities were hammered in the latter part of last year.Shares in iron ore miners BC...
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Revamping China's fiscal system
EconomyChinaYukon Huang - WSJWall Street JournalContrary to popular belief, banks aren’t the source of China’s major economic headaches. They’re merely the accommodators. The real culprit is the...
View ArticleChina CPI tepid, but matches forecast
China’s consumer price index — a main gauge of inflation — stabilised in December at 1.5 per cent, up from 1.4 per cent in November.The index saw 2 per cent growth overall in 2015 according to China’s...
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