China Still In Control Of Most Media

Despite the rhetoric, little has changed, writes John Garnaut in Beijing.

Media Tolerance Can Be Sweet And Sour

China's powerbrokers are changing their approach to information, but not with freedom in mind.

Democracy Or Disarray? China's Taxi Drivers Protest And It Makes The News

A WAVE of protests and riots across China has ignited debate about whether it shows rising political instability or a new tolerance for democracy.

Close Finish In Olympiad

Israel who led the Olympiad in Dresden, Germany after 9 rounds lost to Ukraine in round 10. Zahar Efimenko (UKR) has a performance rating of 2793 and Gabriel Sargissian(ARM)has an amazing 2893 performance rating. Results of the top teams round 10: Ukraine 2.5 Israel 1.5, Serbia 1 Armenia 3, England 1.5 China 2.5, Slovenia 0.5 Russia 3.5 Top rankings

Bhp Changes Tack On China

BHP Billiton was the last of the big miners to accept that the Chinese economy, and therefore the global commodities market, was in trouble.

China Is Down But Not Out - And Steeling For A Revival

BHP Billiton was the last of the big miners to accept that the Chinese economy - and therefore the global commodities market - was in trouble.

Economists Hail Decision To Quit

ECONOMISTS last night praised BHP's directors for having the wisdom to know when to give up - but warned that the decision highlighted the uncertainty about China's economy.

Economists Hail Bid Decision

ECONOMISTS last night praised BHP's directors for having the wisdom to know when to give up - but warned that the decision highlighted the uncertainty about China's economy.

China's Richest Man Disappears

CHINA'S richest man, the $US6 billion ($A9.5 billion) electronics magnate Huang Guangyu, has disappeared from his home into a vortex of speculation about corruption and stock market manipulation.

Tycoon Vanishes On Graft Rumours

CHINA'S richest man, the $US6 billion ($9.5 billion) electronics magnate Huang Guangyu, has disappeared from his home into a vortex of speculation about corruption and sharemarket manipulation.

Property Blues Arrive In China

PROPERTY developers in China face a bleak 18 months as operating uncertainties mount, credit becomes harder to obtain, and new government regulations are implemented, Moody's Investors Service says.

Tibet Seeks New Tactics For An Old Game

Tibetans, at home and in exile, are split on their next move in their struggle against China.

Hopes Of Pigeon Pair Up In The Air

BERKELEY pigeon racers Brady and Taylor Townsend could be in for a huge financial windfall if their entrant in today's Million Euro Pigeon Race in China gets up.

China Looks At Fortescue Alliance

CHINESE steel mills are considering injecting cash into Fortescue Metals Group in exchange for a sizeable stake in the company.

Informal Lending Threatens China's Financial Stability

Chinese regulators have no idea how to control private lending.

Financial Crisis Comes Second To Quake Effort

SIX months ago China's most devastating earthquake in 30 years tore through Sichuan here in south-west China. With an estimated 80,000 people killed, 15 million left homeless, 50,000 villages and towns destroyed and the livelihoods of an estimated 50 million people affected, the world's financial meltdown at first glance can hardly make things worse.

Market's China Optimism Punctured

THE 'R' word is haunting investors, quashing any optimism generated by China's record economic stimulus package.

$858bn Package Seduces Markets

CHINA'S efforts to stimulate its economy have lifted equities markets, with investors betting the package of almost $US590 billion ($A858 billion) will increase global demand and reduce the severity of a global recession.

$849bn Package Seduces Markets

CHINA'S efforts to stimulate its economy have lifted equities markets, with investors betting the package of almost $US590 billion ($A858 billion) will increase global demand and reduce the severity of a global recession.

Beijing Must Seize The Moment

CHINA'S fiscal rescue package is good news for the short-term health of the world economy.

The Great China Bailout

THE ailing global economy is set to receive a shot in the arm from China, with a massive $858billion stimulus package aimed at keeping the emerging economic superpower growing.

Long Term Remains A Chinese Puzzle

CHINA'S outsized fiscal rescue package is good news for the short-term health of the world economy.

China Stimulus Plan To Bolster Regional Economies

BEIJING'S mammoth economic rescue package will focus overwhelmingly on construction, raising hopes China can help to stabilise global commodity markets and the regional economy as it did through the Asian financial crisis of the late-1990s.

Little Piggies Go To Market And Bring Inflation Down

There's plenty of pork to export as China's economy falls.

Us Naval Chief Says Subs Can Curb China

THE commander of the US nuclear submarine fleet said he believes China's navy is a growing threat and it is vital that American and Australian submarines continue to operate together as "the deadliest force in the world".

Vale Cuts Capacity As China Slows

BRAZIL'S Vale - the major competitor to Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton in the iron ore market - has slashed its annual production of the steelmaking material by 10 per cent, or 30 million tonnes, due to weak market conditions in China.

As Demand Slumps, China Closes Steel Mills

COLLAPSING global markets have caused the closure of half the steel-making capacity in Tangshan, the world's largest production region, a survey by local industry analysts shows.