China boosts world steel output: association
PARIS (AFP) - World steel output rose 13.1 percent in October from the level of output a year earlier, driven largely by production in China, the World Steel Association said on Friday.Production...
AFP Finance News -
Saturday November 21, 2009, 3:23 am
China Forestry Signs Letter of Intent With Landscape Engineering and Construction Firm
HARBIN, China, Nov. 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China Forestry Inc. (OTCBB:CHFY), a timber investment group in the People's Republic of China, announced today the Company has entered into a letter...
GlobeNewswire -
Saturday November 21, 2009, 12:00 am
Chinese bank may back $7.5b Qld project
Resourcehouse Ltd chairman Clive Palmer says a Chinese bank is interested in backing the company's proposed $7.5 billion coal mine and infrastructure development in central Queensland.Professor...
AAP -
Friday November 20, 2009, 5:56 pm
US investigates Chinese currency 'manipulation'
Members of the US Congress have asked the commerce department to investigate alleged Chinese currency "manipulation" by the Chinese Government.
The bipartisan request wants the commerce...
ABC Business News -
Friday November 20, 2009, 1:24 pm
Singapore Out Of The Red, Sees Growth in 2010
Singapore now sees its economy solidly back in the black in 2010 after confirming that it grew strongly in the third quarter. The country's Trade and Industry Ministry issued a flash third...
Australasian Investment Review -
Friday November 20, 2009, 8:14 am
Brambles Sees Lower Revenues
Brambles has changed CEOs and other senior managers and now the market is changing Brambles' outlook to one not so rosy. The company told yesterday's AGM in Melbourne that group sales for...
Australasian Investment Review -
Friday November 20, 2009, 8:05 am
Chinese investment allowed in SA venture
Australian regulators have allowed a Chinese state-owned company to take up to a $40 million stake in a South Australian magnetite joint venture.The stake will give Baotou Iron and Steel up to 50 per...
AAP -
Thursday November 19, 2009, 10:55 am
China alliance boosts phosphate plans
A mining executive says a new alliance with a major Chinese fertiliser group is a significant step forward for a north-west Queensland phosphate project.
Legend International Holdings is...
ABC Business News -
Thursday November 19, 2009, 10:00 am
Macarthur Coal Faces Tough Half
Macarthur Coal warned yesterday that it faces a huge drop in profit, but the news should be viewed very carefully. The AGM in Brisbane was told yesterday the company faces a sharp drop in...
Australasian Investment Review -
Thursday November 19, 2009, 8:45 am
$7.5b coal plan gets major project status
Waratah Coal says the Federal Government's declaration of major project status for the China First project is an important step forward.
The $7.5 billion project at Alpha, in Queensland's...
ABC Business News -
Thursday November 19, 2009, 8:38 am
Australia not assured of China resources future
BHP Billiton's CEO has warned Australia should not simply assume it will be China's resource supplier of choice.
It is estimated China will build 50,000 skyscrapers over the next 20 years and it...
ABC Business News -
Thursday November 19, 2009, 8:26 am
Chinese group cleared to grab Moly Mines
Australian regulators have given the green light to a private Chinese entity to take control of molybdenum mining hopeful Moly Mines Ltd for $US200 million ($A215 million).The Perth-based explorer...
AAP -
Wednesday November 18, 2009, 7:11 pm
Cyber warfare heating up: security firm
The cyber-battlefield is heating up, with the US, China and France leading a new era of IT warfare, a security provider says."There is little disagreement that there are increasing numbers of...
AAP -
Tuesday November 17, 2009, 7:52 pm
US-China economic tensions overshadow visit
United States President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart are set to hold talks on climate change, but back home in the States the focus is on economic tensions between the two countries....
ABC Business News -
Tuesday November 17, 2009, 2:35 pm
OneSteel Has No Earnings Guidance For 2010
Our second biggest steel group, OneSteel Ltd, is expecting reasonably strong levels of activity in key sectors of the economy from next year, as a result of government stimulus measures. But before...
Australasian Investment Review -
Tuesday November 17, 2009, 8:06 am
