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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Mon, 6 Oct 2008 20:10:00 +0100Tue, 7 Oct 2008 04:42:41 +0100Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/asiapacific/china/business(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7d539e44-93d9-11dd-b277-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=eced8d08-6d64-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7d539e44-93d9-11dd-b277-0000779fd18c.htmlA dependence on income from commodities has exacerbated the crisis for many, says David OakleyMon, 6 Oct 2008 20:10:00 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/23e5a682-9351-11dd-98b5-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=eced8d08-6d64-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/23e5a682-9351-11dd-98b5-0000779fd18c.htmlAsia-Pacific markets slid as investors focused on growing concerns about the global economic outlook and ignored the passing of the US-government sponsored bail-out plan Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:21:44 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d37b952-93bc-11dd-9a63-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=eced8d08-6d64-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d37b952-93bc-11dd-9a63-0000779fd18c.htmlSeveral of China's largest steelmakers are expected to cut output by about 20 per cent this month in a bid to support falling steel prices at a time of weakening demand Mon, 6 Oct 2008 19:34:45 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2b4904e-93cb-11dd-9a63-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=eced8d08-6d64-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e2b4904e-93cb-11dd-9a63-0000779fd18c.htmlChina hopes the practice, banned in other countries, will lift its markets, says Patti WaldmeirMon, 6 Oct 2008 18:43:59 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b8db7b6-93c7-11dd-9a63-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=eced8d08-6d64-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b8db7b6-93c7-11dd-9a63-0000779fd18c.htmlThe Chinese insurer's short-lived foray into global markets appears to have ended in ignominy after Fortis collapsed and was partly nationalisedMon, 6 Oct 2008 18:06:24 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/28c68b82-93c2-11dd-9a63-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=eced8d08-6d64-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/28c68b82-93c2-11dd-9a63-0000779fd18c.htmlAn abrupt downturn in demand could result in some yards going bankrupt as ship owners cancel or postpone orders, with the problems particularly acute in ChinaMon, 6 Oct 2008 17:41:03 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f5d020b2-9303-11dd-98b5-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=eced8d08-6d64-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f5d020b2-9303-11dd-98b5-0000779fd18c.htmlChinese market regulators announced the trial introduction of margin trading and short selling of shares, as part of long-planned reformsSun, 5 Oct 2008 20:47:53 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f2c8ca82-9307-11dd-98b5-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=eced8d08-6d64-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f2c8ca82-9307-11dd-98b5-0000779fd18c.htmlConcerns about the ability of Macao casino operators to raise funds for projects and China's efforts to cool the city's gaming market have caused a run on their stocksSun, 5 Oct 2008 19:54:43 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9973ba5c-92fb-11dd-98b5-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=eced8d08-6d64-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9973ba5c-92fb-11dd-98b5-0000779fd18c.htmlThe proposed $170bn merger between BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto would be "terrible" for global competition and should be rejected by anti-trust regulators, says China's most powerful steel industry executiveSun, 5 Oct 2008 17:41:48 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/77d1b262-90b9-11dd-8abb-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=eced8d08-6d64-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/77d1b262-90b9-11dd-8abb-0000779fd18c.htmlBy acquiring a majority stake in Zhejiang Galico, a producer of cobalt chemicals, Camec will benefit from a streamlined production for cobalt and exposure to Chinese banksFri, 3 Oct 2008 02:34:34 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6404deb6-8fe3-11dd-9890-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=eced8d08-6d64-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6404deb6-8fe3-11dd-9890-0000779fd18c.htmlEuropean leaders are talking tough amid fears that a yawning deficit is becoming unsustainable. But neither side would gain from a protectionist lurchWed, 1 Oct 2008 19:14:15 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e677c69c-8f34-11dd-946c-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=eced8d08-6d64-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e677c69c-8f34-11dd-946c-0000779fd18c.htmlThe food group becomes the third multinational company in less than a week to withdraw products linked to the melamine scandal after it found the chemical in batches of its tea powders exported to Hong KongWed, 1 Oct 2008 01:46:52 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/235c9890-8de5-11dd-8089-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=eced8d08-6d64-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/235c9890-8de5-11dd-8089-0000779fd18c.htmlA company controlled by Warren Buffett will buy a 10% holding in the Chinese electric carmaker and rechargeable battery producer for HK$1.8bn, a deal that marks the billionaire investor's first strategic investment in the mainlandTue, 30 Sep 2008 01:37:54 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d18fed12-8e59-11dd-9b46-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=eced8d08-6d64-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d18fed12-8e59-11dd-9b46-0000779fd18c.htmlPing An will reconsider pursuing its proposed asset management joint venture with Fortis following the shock capital injection by European governmentsMon, 29 Sep 2008 23:42:34 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6dcefe12-8e45-11dd-9b46-0000779fd18c,dwp_uuid=eced8d08-6d64-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6dcefe12-8e45-11dd-9b46-0000779fd18c.htmlA weakening Chinese car market has forced Toyota to curb production in the country and threatened the Japanese carmaker's ambitious sales targetsMon, 29 Sep 2008 18:07:47 +0100