Tag: China
Telstra announces SouFun float
Telstra's Chinese online real estate subsidiary SouFun has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.[MORE]
Developing world leaps digital divide
The number of internet users in five emerging economies will nearly double by 2015, a new report says.[MORE]
US stocks rise on home sales, jobless data
Wall Street extended yesterday's strong gains overnight, with some encouraging home sales figures and a fall in jobless claims boosting sentiment.[MORE]
Massive traffic jam returns to China
A huge traffic jam stretching at least 120 kilometres has reappeared in northern China, with thousands of cargo trucks stuck in a bottleneck.[MORE]
High house prices drive ex-miner underground
A retired Chinese coal miner has found an underground solution to the country's sky-high housing costs, by carving out a new home beneath the shack he lives in, state media reported.[MORE]
US stocks enjoy best rally in eight weeks
Some better-than-expected economic data from the United States and Asia sent Wall Street soaring overnight, to its biggest gains in eight weeks.[MORE]
Australian organ tourists drive sinister trade
Australians are helping fuel a predatory international transplant trade by travelling overseas to buy organs illegally.[MORE]
Carter wins American's release from N Korea
Former US president Jimmy Carter has secured the release of an American citizen jailed in North Korea.[MORE]
Winemakers see red over bogus bottles
Winemakers have called for diplomatic action after it emerged Chinese counterfeiters are passing off fake Australian wine as the real deal.[MORE]
Kim Jong Il reported to be in China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is reportedly visiting China with his youngest son.[MORE]
Chinese slowdown may affect WA iron ore
A resources analyst says the slowdown of growth in China may affect Australia's iron ore industry in the short term with more downward pressure on steel prices.[MORE]
Dozens dead in China plane crash
More than 40 passengers have died after a plane overshot a runway and burst into flames while attempting to land on Tuesday in China's northeast.[MORE]
China, East Timor strengthen military ties
East Timor's prime minister, Xanana Gusmao, has thanked the Chinese government for funding the construction of the country's new military headquarters.[MORE]
Chief Minister, Mayor visit China to spruik NT
Almost 40,000 people per day are expected to pass through the Australian pavilion at the World Expo in China this week.[MORE]
China braces for more severe weather
Southern China is bracing for heavy rain and strong winds from a new tropical storm heading its way, the latest in a series of severe weather which has killed nearly 3,000 people so far this year.[MORE]
Chinese drivers stuck in 9-day traffic jam
The end may now be in sight for frustrated drivers who have endured a nine-day, 100-kilometre long traffic jam on a highway leading into Beijing, state media reports.[MORE]
New Zealanders fight foreign investment in farms
A group of New Zealand businessmen has funded a high-profile campaign to fight foreign investment in the country's agricultural land.[MORE]
China seizes 100 tonnes of melamine-laced milk powder
China has seized more than 100 tonnes of melamine-contaminated milk powder in its northern provinces, state media says.[MORE]
N Korea devastated by flood: state media
North Korea has been hit by a "devastating flood" along its border with China, Pyongyang's state media said on Saturday, as heavy rain swelled the Yalu river.[MORE]
50,000 evacuated in China flooding
Three people were missing and more than 50,000 evacuated from the Chinese city of Dandong after flooding along the Yalu river, which forms the border with North Korea, officials and state media said.[MORE]
Armless piano player wins hearts in China
A 23-year-old man who lost his arms in a childhood accident may become China's answer to Susan Boyle after wowing judges and the audience on a TV talent show by playing piano with his toes.[MORE]
Asia puts pressure on Aussie theme parks
Tourism experts are warning Australia's theme park operators to lift their game or be defeated by competition from Asia.[MORE]
Two dead, 90 missing in China mudslides
Devastating mudslides in south-west China have claimed their first two victims and left 90 others missing, as experts in other parts of the country warn of more disasters to come.[MORE]
Hunter Valley safety experts to brief Chinese mining officials
Chinese mining officials have enlisted the help of Hunter Valley safety experts to improve China's horror mine safety record.[MORE]
UN climate scientists link Russia, Pakistan calamities
Climate scientists are urged to look into changes in atmospheric currents linked to the Pakistani floods and wildfires in Russia.[MORE]
