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ANZ vows to stick to Asian growth strategy

ANZ

Phil Wen and Peter Cai ANZ will not participate in the capital raising of one of its major Chinese investments but says it is not retreating from its aggressive Asian growth strategy.

China told to abandon one child policy or face ruin

Children

Peter Cai A GROWING chorus of leading Chinese scholars and government officials is warning Beijing to take immediate action to change its controversial one-child policy, or face the consequences of economic...

Australia among top destinations for rich Chinese

Australia is one of the top spots for the super-rich Chinese to come and relax.

Peter Cai For the second year running, Australia is one of the top holiday choices for China's super-rich to relax, go sightseeing and shop.

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Australia a favourite among China's rich

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Peter Cai Australia is the third most-popular tourist destination for Chinese millionaires, a report by Shanghai-based private wealth researcher reveals.

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New York Times in Chinese foray

The <i>New York Times</i> has launched a Chinese website, joining a chorus of major international mastheads rushing to gain a foothold in the lucrative media market.

Peter Cai The New York Times has launched a Chinese website, joining a chorus of leading international mastheads.

Holding the Fortis in a bid to clean up

Madame Cheung:

Ben Butler and Peter Cai She prefers to be known as Madame Cheung, but company documents here and in Hong Kong record her name as either Cheung Kwan or Freada Cheung.

Ex-ANZ executive bashes 'culture of greed'

ANZ

Peter Cai Ex-ANZ executive has blamed public dislike of bankers on the industry's culture of greed.

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Malaysia's all-clear for Lynas

Protesters at the Lynas office in Sydney.

Georgia Wilkins, Peter Cai Parliament approves Lynas' controversial processing plant, despite boycott by opposition members.

China cites environment to justify grip on rare earths

rare earths

Peter Cai and Georgia Wilkins CHINA has defended its export control of strategic raw material rare earths on environmental grounds in a newly released white paper yesterday and urged other countries not to ''politicise'' the...

China defends rare earth hoarding

Peter Cai China has defended its export control of strategic raw material rare earths on environmental grounds in a newly released white paper today and urged other countries not to ‘‘politicise’’ the issue.

Trust fund reaches settlement

The Sino Iron project in Western Australia.

Peter Cai A Macquarie-backed Chinese trust fund has reached a settlement over a loan dispute with a large private conglomerate in China with alleged connections to the now disgraced politician Bo Xilai.

Asia alarm on banks' withdrawal

A senior Asian economist has warned of a hit to the Asian market.

Peter Cai One of Asia's top economists has warned of an impending hit to growth across Asia.

Chinese traders fear repeat of 2008 as ore piles up

Shares in iron ore miners were higher across the board, despite signs that benchmark iron ore prices into China were continuing to slide.

Peter Cai Mountains of iron ore at Chinese ports used to be a sign of a booming Australian resources industry - but now it has turned into a source of headaches for Chinese commodity traders, who are...

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Stimulus doubts gain ground

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Peter Cai What stimulus? China's hoped-for splurge is less a question of 'when' or 'how much' than a 'maybe'.

China set for structural stimulus plan

Breths are held waiting for China to announce how much a when their stimulus package will be released.

Peter Cai and John Garnaut Debate about when China will reopen the money spigot and how much is mixed with anticipation.

BHP 'mega' projects put on hold

BHP will not approve any new majopr projects.

Peter Cai and Peter Ker BHP Billiton will not approve any of its multibillion-dollar 'mega' projects within the next six months, according to chief executive Marius Kloppers.

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Don't wager everything on a China stimulus

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Peter Cai Investors may be getting ahead of themselves if they think a big Chinese stimulus package is about to be unveiled.

China, Japan driving green energy investments

China and Japan will come the driving forces behind renewable energy.

Peter Cai Asian investment in the renewable energy in 2011 increased by 50 per cent from the year before.

Chinese speculation drives domestic resource boom

Peter Cai Chinese property developers and steel mills that have driven Australia's resource boom for the past decade are facing a test of survival in 2012 as the economy slows much more quickly than expected.

Crisis has China eyeing stimulus

Wen Jiabao

Peter Cai China would need to unleash a 1 trillion yuan ($A150 billion) stimulus package in the event of Greece leaving the eurozone, says the country's leading investment bank.