Beijing Urged To Disclose Details Of Games Arrests

SENIOR Australian Government officials have urged their Chinese counterparts to release details as soon as possible on any Australians who may be detained, as China beefs up security around Beijing for the Olympic Games.

Display Of Spine When Knowledge Meets Twitchy China

MELBOURNE publisher Hardie Grant thought editing was done on The Knowledge Book until it ran up against the Olympics, the Dalai Lama and Mao Zedong.

Olympic Movement Provides A Mirror On China: Rogge

INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has distanced his organisation from international concerns about China as the Beijing Olympic Games draws near.

We Can't Force China To Change: Ioc

INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has distanced his organisation from China's biggest concerns - human rights, Tibet and Taiwan - as the Beijing Olympic Games looms closer.

Iron Ore Warriors Outflank China

Australia's big miners are calling the shots in iron ore price talks.

Olympic Dreams: China And Sports, 1895-2008

Olympic Dreams: China and Sports, 1895-2008 Xu Guoqi Harvard University Press, $54.95

Beijing Denies Contraband Flights Report

THE Chinese Foreign Ministry has denied an Age report that supporters of Zimbabwe's President were flying to China to engage in illicit trade.

China Takes On Robbin' Hoods

The Chinese Government recently abolished agricultural taxes, a big step towards reversing a chronic and systemic robbing of the poor.

Mugabe's Thugs Waved Through Australian Skies

AIR ZIMBABWE is using Australian air space to ferry military officials and war veterans responsible for political violence in Robert Mugabe's repressive regime to China.

Exposed: Mugabe's Secret Flights

ZIMBABWE is using Australian air space to ferry to China high-ranking military officials and war veterans, some responsible for political thuggery and violent disruption of elections under Robert Mugabe's repressive regime.

Stemming The Flow From Poor To Rich

A leading Chinese economist says making taxes more equitable is China's biggest challenge.

Slowing Growth Ok For Now, Says China

CHINESE officials have welcomed a mild economic slowdown as a healthy rebalancing away from exports and energy-intensive industry.

Buyers In Fresh China Pattern

These days, we choose quality over quantity when updating our homewares, reports Andrea Jones.

China's Aluminium Cuts Just What Rio Needed To Fend Off Bhp Bid

RECORD aluminium prices in response to production cutbacks in an energy-constrained China have bolstered Rio Tinto's defences against what it considers a low-ball $170 billion takeover bid from BHP Billiton.

Chinese Red Tape Redefines Freedom For The Press

"WE WILL give the media complete freedom to report when they come to China." So promised one of the most senior Chinese Olympic officials, Wang Wei, in 2001 on the eve of the International Olympic Committee awarding Beijing the 2008 Games.

China Numbers Add Up To New Risks

CHINESE export growth has slowed to its lowest rate in at least five years, raising new risks for the world economy.

Shock For World Trade As China Exports Fall

CHINESE export growth has slowed to its lowest rate in at least five years, raising new risks for the world economy.

China, India Snub World On Targets

CHINA, India and other major developing nations have rejected a push by the world's richest countries for them to commit to firm targets on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

Always Keep China In Mind

It's been a rough week for resources companies but the future is bright.

We Can't Pay For China's Growth: Stoner

AUSTRALIAN efforts to cut greenhouse emissions will be cancelled out by China, where emissions are tipped to grow by more than 10 per cent a year, NSW Nationals leader Andrew Stoner has said.

Axing The Death Penalty

The torch relay continues through China.

Temple A 'winner' For Aust And China: Abbot

THE planned Shaolin Buddhist Temple at Comberton Grange is a big win for China and Australia, says Abbot Shi Yong Xin.

China's Party Chiefs Target Possible 'troublemakers' As Games Near

SENIOR party officials from around China have been ordered in a national video hook-up to keep protests and riots or other "mass incidents" from disrupting the Olympic Games.