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China coal mine blast death toll reaches 92

Sixteen miners remain trapped after a gas explosion in Hegang in Heilongjiang province

Fund focus: riding the Chinese dragon

Invesco Perpetual’s Asian fund targets sectors benefiting from the growth of China, which continues to prove its strength during the downturn

Chinese white weddings boost platinum

Chinese brides, who value platinum partly because it goes so well with a white wedding dress, are on course to snap up enough of the metal to make up for a fall in demand from the auto components industry

China’s banks face overseas pitfalls

Torture case brought in the US reveals the perils that could threaten the overseas’ expansion dreams of China’s government-owned entities

India losing English advantage to China

India is rapidly losing an economic advantage, with the number of Chinese able to speak English now on a par with its rival, a British Council study shows

Minsheng raises $3.9bn from Hong Kong IPO

China Minsheng Banking Corp will raise at least $3.9bn with its Hong Kong initial public offering – but without the support of a high-profile Chinese private equity fund

Fears of China property bubble

Asset price rises leading to rampant wasteful investment in the sector, undermining nation’s long-term growth says Soho China head

Lex: Rare earth elements

China has cornered the market in commodities that are arguably as important as oil to a modern economy

Block on Minsheng deal costs US $1.7bn

US authorities blocked Minsheng, the Chinese bank, from acquiring a Californian lender in a deal that could have saved almost $300m of taxpayers’ money and $1.4bn from an industry insurance fund, say people familiar with the matter.

Opinion: China can build on the basis of sound finance

Only with proper firewalls between them can banks and capital markets function as two engines of economic growth. If one fails, the other can still carry on, writes Liu Mingkang

Analysis: A wary willingness

Chinese consumers embrace gold

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