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Hong Kong GDP hits 7.1 per cent year on year

Economic growth accelerated to its fastest pace since the third quarter of last year and buoyed by strong investment and resilient exports

China quake toll ‘could reach 50,000’

The sharp rise in the expected death toll indicates hopes are fading for tens of thousands of people trapped under collapsed buildings as rescuers struggle to reach them

Japan sends rescue workers to quake zone

Two groups of 30 rescue workers are expected to take sniffer dogs and heat-sensing equipment to Sichuan province

Beijing reins in coverage of quake

Death toll rises to at least 20,000 as Beijing steps up reporting controls on China’s biggest natural disaster for 30 years

Carlyle in buy-out deal with Chinese province

The Carlyle Group has become the first international private equity group to sign a partnership deal with a Chinese region after striking a mutual co-operation agreement with Shandong province, an industrial region south of Beijing

Audio slideshow: On the ground in Sichuan province

Jamil Anderlini, the FT’s Beijing correspondent, and Du Juan, FT Beijing news assistant, report from Sichuan province, the epicentre of China’s worst earthquake in 30 years. In this audio slideshow, follow their on-the-ground reporting as they photograph and witness first-hand the human tragedy unfolding in the quake’s aftermath.

Rio looks to China to develop Africa mine

Rio Tinto is seeking partnerships with Chinese steel and construction companies to help develop a $6bn (£3.08bn) West African iron ore mine

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