Dec 30, 2011

China manufacturing activity falls again

PMI declines for second consecutive month

From MARKETS Dec 29, 2011

China rare earths move unlikely to buoy prices

Analysts warn on shortages of critical ‘heavy’ elements

Dec 29, 2011

China push to put astronaut on the moon

Beijing launches ambitious space exploration blueprint

From COMMENT Dec 28, 2011

Stop fretting about Beijing as a global policeman

China should be encouraged to move from hands-off non-interference to engage, write Jonas Parello-Plesner and Parag Khanna

From COMMENT Dec 28, 2011

China’s greatest threat is internal

Economic growth will have to stem from increased demand at home, writes Richard Haass

Dec 28, 2011

China rail crash blamed on bad management

High-speed network to cautiously expand

Dec 28, 2011

Thousands strike at LG Display China plant

Beijing increasingly nervous over industrial unrest

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 23, 2011

Confectioners bite into China’s soft centre

Shanghai theme park includes ‘choco-cotta’ army

From MARKETS Dec 23, 2011

Interbank rates pressure Beijing to act

Tight liquidity may spur China to more monetary easing

Dec 23, 2011

Crabs offer lifeline for North’s economy

North Korean exports of crabs provide a rare bright spot for the economy but Chinese traders warn that mismanagement could cause this one source of income to evaporate

Dec 23, 2011

Chinese dissident jailed for nine years

Human rights advocate Chen Wei found guilty of subverting state power

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 22, 2011

China’s workshops struggle to keep pace

Communist party vision shifts to innovation

Dec 22, 2011

China warns EU of carbon tax ‘trade war’

European Court decision opens way to taxing foreign airlines

Dec 21, 2011

Wukan villagers agree peace deal

Unrest reveals challenge facing autocratic government

Dec 20, 2011

We just need some land, say siege villagers

Wukan residents demand right to ‘fill our bellies’

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 20, 2011

Tokyo eyes Chinese state bonds investment

Move would make Japan first in G7 to hold renminbi in its forex reserves

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 19, 2011

US court halts tariffs tied to Chinese subsidies

‘Countervailing duties’ source of trade tension

Global Insight Dec 18, 2011

Communist party tested by village protests

Chinese authorities yet to give a coherent response

From MARKETS Dec 18, 2011

China opens up to offshore renminbi investors

Move reflects desire to loosen capital controls

Dec 18, 2011

Wukan villagers form own administration

Communist party officials have fled

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